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About Albert
Biography
Albert (Al) Parnell has spent his entire career preparing, managing, and trying product liability, environmental, and toxic tort cases in multiple states. He is recognized by his peers as one of the nation’s leading asbestos lawyers, a solution provider, and a pioneer in toxic tort and product liability litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in more than 250 asbestos and toxic tort cases in over 30 states. He has served as National Counsel for multiple companies in asbestos, chemical, and MDL cases. He has played a major role in the strategy and negotiation of the settlement of thousands of toxic tort suits, and he has been lead counsel in many landmark asbestos litigation cases. He is responsible for the management of complex litigation cases throughout the nation and has achieved successful outcomes for many Fortune 500 companies.
Al has defended some of the nation’s leading national and multinational corporations throughout his distinguished career. His clients have included Atlantic Richfield Company, BP Amoco, CertainTeed Corporation, General Electric Company, Johns Manville, Monsanto, Stouffer Chemical, Union Carbide Corporation, and The United States Gypsum Company.
Al is one of the preeminent law conference speakers in the country. He has delivered more than 200 presentations across the nation and globe for legal organizations, such as the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the American Bar Association (ABA), multiple state bar associations, and distinguished law schools, colleges, and universities. He is the author of numerous articles on product liability and toxic torts, including the breakthrough essay, “Manufacturers of Toxic Substances: Tort Liability and Punitive Damages,” The Forum, American Bar Association, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Spring 1982.
Al is dedicated to the professional development, ethical responsibility, and continuing education of attorneys. He has been instrumental in shaping the scope of continuing education and in designing, attending, and speaking at DRI conferences across the nation. He has served on the Board of Directors of DRI, been President of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, and received DRI’s national Louis Potter Lifetime Professional Achievement award in 2004. He was honored in November 2009 at the meeting in Miami for his thirty years of “noble” and “influential” service and resigned from the Law Institutes Committee at that time.
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Licensed in Georgia for 57 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1969
No misconduct found
Licensed in Illinois
State: Illinois
No misconduct found
Licensed in Indiana
State: Indiana
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 29 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in Texas for 31 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Licensed in West Virginia for 36 years
State: West Virginia
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Licensed in Nebraska for 36 years
State: Nebraska
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Location
Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP
303 Peachtree St NE Ste 4000, Atlanta, GA, 30308-3266
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Experience
Honors
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2014
The International Who's Who of Product Liability Lawyers, Who's Who in Legal
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2013
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
"Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta, Best Lawyers®
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2011
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2010
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2009
Honored for 30 Years of Service to DRI, Defense Research Institute
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2008
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2007
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2006
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2005
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2004
LOUIS Potter Lifetime Professional Achievement Award, Defense Research Institute
2004
The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Who's Who in Legal
2004
The International Who's Who of Product Liability Lawyers, Who's Who in Legal
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2004
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2003
The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Who's Who in Legal
2003
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2002
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2002
The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Who's Who in Legal
2001
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
2000
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1999
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1998
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1997
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1996
The Best Lawyers in America©, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation
1995
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1994
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1993
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1992
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1991
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1990
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
1989
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions, Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America©
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AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
Work Experience
1968 - Present
Senior Partner, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP
Associations
1983 - Present
Defense Research InstituteMember, Law Institutes Committee
1974 - Present
Georgia Defense Lawyers AssociationMember, Board of Directors
Nebraska State Bar Association
Member
International Association of Insurance Counsel
Member, Membership Committee for Georgia
International Association of Insurance Counsel
Member, Product Liability Committee
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Member
The Florida Bar
Member
West Virginia State Bar
Member
State Bar of Texas
Member
State Bar of Georgia
Member
1994 - 2000
Atlanta Bar AssociationChairman-Elect, Certified Legal Education Committee
1992 - 1995
Defense Research InstituteBoard of Directors
1989 - 1992
Defense Research InstituteSouthern Regional Vice President
1988 - 1989
American Bar AssociationChairman
1987 - 1988
American Bar AssociationChairman Elect
1983 - 1986
Defense Research InstituteChairman, Law Institutes Committee
1982 - 1984
Defense Research InstituteState Chair, Southern Region (Georgia)
1981 - 1982
American Bar AssociationVice Chairman
1980 - 1981
Defense Research InstituteArea Chair, Southern Region (Atlanta)
1978 - 1980
Georgia Defense Lawyers AssociationPresident
Education
1968
Vanderbilt University Law School
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
1964
Lyon College
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
N/A
Harvard University Law School
Speaking Engagements
2015
2015 Asbestos Medicine Seminar, Las Vegas, NV
"Never Again Asbestos"
2014
Cardno Chemrisk Science Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada
"A Personal Review of Asbestos Litigation History From 1975-2014: Today's Changes and Defense Perspectives"
Publications
2007
The YLD Review Young Lawyers Division- State Bar of Georgia Volume 48, Issue 3
Lessons Learned . . .About Being Successful in the Practice of Law
1992
For The Defense, Vol. 34, No. 4
Medical Monitoring: A Dangerous Trend
1989
Calendar Call, General Practice & Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Vol. 8, No. 1
Proof of Damages: Loss of Consortium, Services, Earnings, Collateral Sources, and Medical Expenses
1986
Legal Insight
Defense of Tort Claims and Workers' Compensation Claims Involving Cigarette Smokers
1986
Fulton County Daily Report
Last Gasp For Cigarettes
1984
The Vanderbilt Lawyer, Vol. 15, No. 1
Tortured Toxic Torts
1983
For The Defense, Vol. 25, No. 12
The Effective Use of Demonstrative Aids in Closing Argument
1983
The Brief, American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Vol. 12, No. 2
Asbestos Lawsuits: Is Bankruptcy the Answer
1982
The Forum, American Bar Association, Vol. XVII, No. 4
Manufacturers of Toxic Substances: Tort Liability and Punitive Damages
1981
Insurance Counsel Journal
Industrywide Litigation, Where We've Been and Where We're Going
1980
For The Defense, Vol. 22, No. 6
The Coordinated Group Defense
N/A
The Independent Adjuster, Vol. 46, No. 2
Litigation Poses Serious Challenge to Insurers
N/A
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Private Printing
Requests to Charge on Georgia Law: A Compendium
Languages
English