Tavis Knighten Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Senior Executive responsible for leading growth, development and change for all areas of litigation and risk.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Managing Attorney for a multi-jurisdictional Staff Legal Office consisting of 9 attorneys and 6 support staff members. Responsible for managing the staff legal office to maintain productivity and efficiency. Responsible for monitoring weekly and monthly metrics to ensure attorney compliance with SOPs, diary and reporting procedures.Daily responsibilities.

Greater Atlanta Area

Manager of an in-house legal office with 6 attorneys and 5 support staff members. Responsible for the overall vision and direction of the staff counsel office. Daily responsibilities include: managing workloads while maintaining high productivity; responsible for ensuring quality results as measured by negotiated resolutions and trial results; responsible.

• Established a successful boutique law firm of trial attorneys specializing in insurance defense and civil litigation matters. Represent a diverse group of small businesses and individuals facing an array of.
• Took several jury trials to verdict and litigated more than (60+) civil cases with 76.92% resulting in wins.
• Successfully overturned the pattern jury instruction on comparative fault. Clark v. Rush, 312 Ga. App. 333, 718 S.E.2d 555 (2011).
• Attained a winning track record with the Georgia Court of Appeals, securing favorable judgments in 3-out-of-3 cases.
• Grew a one-attorney office, to a small boutique firm with a staff of six (6) employees, including two (2) lawyers.
• Developed a solid foundation in legal cost management and budgeting to help clients achieve their legal goals while maintaining their financial performance.

• Supervised litigated medical malpractice claims on behalf of hospitals and healthcare organizations
• Responsible for handling cases valued in excess of $500,000
• Appeared at all mediations and arbitration hearings on assigned files, coordinated with defense counsel to prepare a litigation strategy for each litigated file, and analyzed claims to determine legal liability and.
• Appeared at all mediations and arbitration hearings on assigned files, coordinated with defense counsel to prepare a litigation strategy for each litigated file, and analyzed claims to determine legal liability and.

• Investigated claims to determine the standard of care, breach and causation, and appeared at all mediations and arbitration hearings on assigned files.
• Negotiated, mediated and settled medical malpractice claims on behalf of physicians, and completed case evaluations of both minor and high exposure claims

• Sold technology-based business solutions to property and casualty insurance carriers, increasing revenues by more than 200% in assigned region, and maintaining 100% client retention.
• Identified key prospects through the development of strategic sales plan, and directed all sales and revenue opportunities for new and existing clients within assigned territory.

• Acted as a multi-lines claim representative handling commercial, personal property, and casualty claims.

Foundational Leadership

Mini Mba For In-House Counsel

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: President of the International Law Society 2003/2004 John Marshall Moot Court Competition - winner 2004 Thomas.

B.A., Sociology / Spanish

Diploma, College Prep

Certificate General Civil Mediator