Damany Ransom

a256='69c03No such function oxygen_'title'
Damany F. Ransom 
The Ransom Firm LLC
AtlantaGA

OVERVIEW

For more than a decade, Damany has represented individuals and businesses in civil litigation. He focuses on business disputes—such as claims for professional liability, breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts—and personal injury and premises liability claims.

Damany represents clients in a variety of industries, including technology companies, professional services firms, financial institutions, manufacturers, food processors and entertainment companies. Over the past few years, Damany has obtained dismissals, summary judgments and defense verdicts for a number of his clients. He has been just as successful on the plaintiff side, having tried cases and obtained sizable settlements for individuals and companies in business tort and contract cases.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Advised board of directors of multinational ice cream company. Restructured internal operating procedures, assessed company missions and initiatives, and provided counsel on contractual and governance matters. The representation is ongoing.
  • Led prosecution of complex breach of contract claim on behalf of consulting firm. Directed trial team and obtained favorable mid-trial settlement during federal district court jury trial.
  • Defended manufacturer of component part of commercial refrigeration unit in product liability lawsuit filed in federal court. Excluded plaintiff’s expert and obtained summary judgment on eight of ten claims. Obtained unanimous jury verdict on remaining claims.
  • Led defense of utility company in negligence action filed by employee of independent contractor who sustained permanent lung injuries during a construction project. Argued and obtained summary judgment in favor of client. Saved the company several million dollars.
  • Led defense of engineering firm against claims it negligently performed soil studies and other services related to the development of a residential subdivision. Obtained summary judgment on breach of contract and professional negligence claims. Saved the firm several million dollars.
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of an entertainment company against claims that it was liable for the conversion of copyrighted works prepared by the plaintiff during the course of her employment with the company.
  • Filed lawsuit on behalf of corporate officer for wrongful termination and breach of employment contract. Negotiated a sizable settlement for client.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Appointed by the judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to serve a three-year term on the court’s Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel (2016 – 2019)
  • Co-Vice Chair – American Bar Association Business Torts and Unfair Competition Committee (2015 – 2017)
  • Named to Lawyers of Color’s inaugural “Nation’s Best” list (2019)
  • Selected as one of Georgia’s “Rising Stars” (the top 2.5% in the state) by Atlanta magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers magazine (2010 – 2016)
  • Selected as one of “Georgia’s Legal Elite” in Business Law by Georgia Trend Magazine (2012); in Personal Injury (2013, 2015)
  • Selected for the 2015 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
  • Appointed 2012 – 2014 Leadership Fellow for the American Bar Association Section of Litigation

EDUCATION

  • The University of Michigan School of Law, J.D., 2001
  • Morehouse College, B.A., Finance, 1998, magna cum laude

ADMISSIONS

  • State of Georgia
  • State of Mississippi

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Moderator – “Walk the Walk – No Excuses for Lack of Diversity,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Diversity for Success Seminar, Chicago, Illinois (June 2017)
  • Speaker– “Attacking and Precluding Expert Opinion: Aggressive Use of Daubert,” Defense Research Institute (DRI) Trial Tactics Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 2013)
  • Author – “A Gift To Tort Defendants From The Ga. Supreme Court,” Product Liability Law360 (April 2012)
  • Author– “Alternative Dispute Resolution: The pros and cons of alternative dispute resolution over litigation,” Smart Business Magazine (May 2008)

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

  • Shareholder, Baker Donelson
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Karen Wells Roby of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Active Member of The 2023 African American Legal Braintrust™

To nominate an exceptional attorney for membership, please click here.
Nominate an Attorney
© Copyright 2024, All Rights Reserved | National Black Lawyers
phone-handsetcrossmenu linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram