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Kristen L. Beightol 
Atlanta, Georgia
phone 404-873-4696
888-392-4312
fax 404-872-3745
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Kristen L. Beightol focuses her career in the areas of medical malpractice, trucking litigation, and litigation on behalf of governments to obtain unpaid taxes. Ms. Beightol is involved in litigation across the nation in all three areas. Ms. Beightol has pursued medical malpractice cases in many different areas of medicine, but has a particular interest and expertise in the areas of brain injury, birth injury, kernicterus, anesthesia injury, and eye injury. Ms. Beightol's trucking litigation experience has mainly been in representing those injured by tractor trailers; however, Ms. Beightol did spend a period of time gaining insight into the defense of such cases when she worked for one of the premier Atlanta trucking defense firms. At Bird Law Group, P.C., Ms. Beightol has returned to her love of representing those who have been injured by medical or trucking negligence and has navigated her career into the additional area of helping governments across the nation recoup unpaid taxes from corporations who have neglected to pay them.

Areas of Practice:
Medical Malpractice
Trucking Law
Taxation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Georgia
North Carolina
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
Education:
Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina, May, 2001
J.D


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May, 1997
B.A
Honors: Summa Cum Laude


Published Works:
"Settling with the Third-Party Tortfeasor: Taking on the Employer's Lien", (Mark McGrath), North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2004


Chapter 12: The Law of Expert Witnesses, (Bill Faison), Wake Forest University School of Law Damages CLE, 2002


Representing the Anesthetized Patient, (Mark McGrath), North Carolina Lawyer's Weekly, 2002


"Pharma Wars 101", Trial Magazine, September, 2012


Representative Cases:
Estate of Janice Spell v. Firas Ghanem, et al, NO. COA05-353 (2005)
Cullen v. Valley Forge Life Ins. Co., et al., 161 N.C. App. 570, 589 S.E.2d 423 (2003)
Representative Clients:
Plaintiffs in Medical Malpractice and Trucking Litigation and Governments in Taxation Litigation
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Presenter, "The Nuts and Bolts of Medical Malpractice Cases for Paralegals.", IPE Seminars, February 24, 2011


Presenter, "Closing out the Case.", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Paralegal and Legal Assistant Workshop, June 16, 2010


Presenter, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association to John Marshall Law School, April 2, 2010


Presenter, "Res Ipsa Loquitur in Med Mal Cases", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, June 14, 2008


Presenter, "Case Preparation - Getting in Sync with Your Attorney", NBI, Inc., January 25, 2008


Presenter, "Medical Malpractice", Wake Early College High School, BioMedical Technology Class, November 29, 2007


Presenter, "Motions in Limine: Curb the Worst of the Defense Tactics" and "Anticipate the Defense Motions in Limine and Brief the Issues: A Quiz File for Lawyers", North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, February 25, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Association for Justice, 2001 - 2008
Publications Committee Member


American Association for Justice, 2011 - Present
Publications Committee Member


Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - 2008


Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - Present


North Carolina Association for Justice, 2001 - 2008
Secretary of the Professional Negligence Section (2007-2008)


North Carolina Association for Justice, 2001 - 2008
Professional Negligence Section Member


North Carolina Association for Justice, 2001 - 2008
Publications Committee Member


North Carolina Association for Justice, 2011 - Present
Professional Negligence Section Member


North Carolina Association for Justice, 2011 - Present
Publications Committee Member


Junior League of Atlanta, 2008 - Present


Junior League of Raleigh, 2001 - 2008


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2170 Defoor Hills Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

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888-392-4312
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