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George C. Creal Jr., P.C.

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Admitted to the Georgia Bar June, 1993. Currently practicing as a professional corporation in general litigation in all state and federal courts. 75% DUI Defense, 15% Personal Injury Law, 5% Criminal, 5% Worker Compensation. Government Entity Insurance Defense formerly for Coregis Northwestern Insurance(1998-2002). June 17, 1996 to present.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OF COUNSEL, FINCHER & HECHT, LLC

Practicing on a project/contract basis in General Litigation in State and Local Government Law, Employment Law, Government Entity Insurance Defense for Coregis Northwestern Insurance Company, and representing the City of Forest Park, Georgia, and City of Hapeville, Georgia. May 1997 to March 2002.

LITIGATION ASSOCIATE, BENTLEY, KARESH & SEACREST

Litigation Associate for Insurance Defense Firm. Represented clients on behalf of Commercial Union Insurance Companies, Atlanta Casualty Insurance Company, Superior Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company. Cases included automobile liability, commercial construction site liability, commercial trucking liability and premises liability. Also assisted in the representation of several local home owners associations and involved in real estate litigation. April 1995 to June 1996.

LITIGATION ASSOCIATE FOR INSURANCE DEFENSE FIRM

Represented clients on behalf of Commercial Union Insurance Companies, Atlanta Casualty Insurance Company, Superior Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company. Cases included automobile liability, commercial construction site liability, commercial trucking liability and premises liability. Also assisted in the representation of several local home owners associations and involved in real estate litigation. April 1995 to June 1996.

LAW CLERK, SUPERIOR COURT, CLAYTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Clerk for Judge Kenneth Kilpatrick, responsibilities include research and drafting of proposed orders for civil and criminal motions taken under advisement; assisting in the final compilation and drafting of jury charges; and spot research on issues raised at trial and other hearings. July 1993 to April 1995.

CLERK FOR JUDGE KENNETH KILPATRICK

Responsibilities included research and drafting of proposed orders for civil and criminal motions taken under advisement; assisting in the final compilation and drafting of jury charges; and spot research on issues raised at trial and other hearings. July 1993 to April 1995.

SUMMER JUDICIAL LAW CLERK

Judge J. Owen Forrester, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. Researched and wrote draft orders as well as researched legal issues for the Judge during Hearings and Trials. Summer 1992.

CONTRACT LEGAL WORKER

Assisted Foster & Foster, a law firm representing Clayton County, with legal research and trial and appellate brief writing in Federal Court on a contract basis. March 1994 to April 1995.

LAW CLERK

Eric K. Krasle, Attorney at Law, Athens, GA: Researched legal issues in the general practice of law and assisted at trial. Spring 1992.

MEAD DATA CENTRAL, INC,; LEXIS ASSOCIATE

Responsible for instructing students at U.G.A. Law School in computer aided legal research. 1992, 1993.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor May 1993

Activities: Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law , Special Projects and Research Editor ’92-’93, Summer Editor ’92, Editorial Board ’91-’92.Georgia Society of International and Comparative Law; Environmental Law Association; Student Bar Association; Brussels Seminar on the Law and Institutions of the European Communities held in Brussels, Belgium, Summer 1991; Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands, Summer 1991.
Honors: Dean and Virginia Rusk Fellowship to the Brussels Seminar.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Cum Laude with High Honors, March 1990.
Major / Minor: Economics/ Political Science
Honors: U.G.A. Alumni Scholarship 1986-1990; Sigma Phi Epsilon Pledge Academian; Golden Key National Honor Society; U.G.A. Honors Program Junior Certificate; High Honors U.C.A.; Dean’s List; The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Wh o’s Who in Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 1990. Activities: Controller (1989), Assistant Controller (1988) Sigma PM Epsilon Fraternity. Vice President (1989-1990) University of Georgia Student Alumni Council. University of Georgia Model United Nations Team, National Model United Nations Competition, Most Outstanding Delegation (1989), Honorable Mention (1988). Delegate European Unification Celebration, Twinning of Sigma Phi Epsilon with the “Corpo de Droit” of the University of Lyon ( Lyon III) in Lyon, France.

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BAR MEMBERSHIP

  • State Bar of Georgia. June 1993 to present.
  • Atlanta Bar Association. May 1996 to present.
  • Clayton County Bar Association. June 1996 to present.
  • Coweta County Bar Association. June 1998 to June 2003.
  • Georgia Court of Appeals. June 1993 to present
  • Georgia Supreme Court. June 1994 to present
  • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. March 1994 to present.
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. June 1993 to present.
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. April 1996 to present.
  • Who’s Who in American Law, 9th Edition. 1996 to present.

COMMUNITY

Kiwanis Club of Southlake

Involved in various charitable activities and community service. Member since February 1994.

Board of Directors Clayton County Law Library Authority

Member since 1998. Manage and oversee public law library for County of 250,000 persons for the Superior, State, Magistrate, Juvenile and Probate Courts of Clayton County.

North Avenue Presbyterian Church

Atlanta, Georgia. Member since 1976. Deacon Jan. 2000- Jan. 2003. Actively involved in church and related activities.

Briarcliff-Normandy Condominium Association. Board of Directors

November 1995 to December 1, 1998.

Druid Hills Civic Association

Historic Preservation Committee. September, 1996 to September 1997.

Peachtree Presbyterian’s Men’s Forum

Weekly Christian Men’s prayer breakfast and community speaker’s forum. November 1995, 1996, 1997.

Sigma Phi Epsilon

Georgia Delta Alumni Corporation, Board of Directors. Fall 1994 to Fall of 1995.

Litigation Associate for Insurance Defense Firm

Represented clients on behalf of Commercial Union Insurance Companies, Atlanta Casualty Insurance Company, Superior Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company. Cases included automobile liability, commercial construction site liability, commercial trucking liability and premises liability. Also assisted in the representation of several local home owners associations and involved in real estate litigation. April 1995 to June 1996. Clerk for Judge Kenneth Kilpatrick, responsibilities include research and drafting of proposed orders for civil and criminal motions taken under advisement; assisting in the final compilation and drafting of jury charges; and spot research on issues raised at trial and other hearings. July 1993 to April 1995.