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About Corliss
Biography
I am a business litigation attorney who has represented many clients nationally and internationally in complex litigation, including insurance defense, breach of contract cases, credit fraud, unfair and deceptive practices claims, products liability, premises liability, employment discrimination and mass tort actions such as toxic torts and occupational diseases. I have first-chair trial experience, substantial mediation experience, and administrative hearings,
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- “CORLISS The Trials & Triumphs of Corliss Scroggins Lawson,” Fayette Woman Magazine (cover story), February 2008
- "Lord Bissell's Top Atlanta Attorney Leaves to Start Her Own Shop," Small Firm Business, June 2006
- "Lawson leaves Lord Bissell, starts firm," Fulton County Daily Report (featured article), May 24, 2006
- "Guiding Principals," ABA Journal, June 2005
- "Corliss in Charge," Georgia Super Lawyers, March 2005
- "Against All Odds," Who's Who in Black Atlanta (featured article), January 2005
- "National Law Firm Selects First African American Female to Head Atlanta Office," Atlanta Christian Times Today (featured article), December 2004
- "Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP Continues to Set the Gold Standard in its Atlanta Office," Season Magazine, Winter 2004
- "Diversity Draws New Hires to Lord, Bissell - Lawyers Attracted by Vision of Partner-in-Charge," Fulton County Daily Report (featured article), November 2004
- "Soaring Through the Glass Ceiling," Season Magazine, Fall 2004
- "Diversity-Focused Law Firms," Diversity & the Bar, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, July/August 2004
- "Former Topekan Takes Law Career to the Pinnacle," Topeka Capital-Journal, July 2004
- "Lord, Bissell Elects First Black Female Chief in Atlanta," Fulton County Daily Report (featured article), July 8, 2004
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Lawsuits and Disputes
50%
34 years
Corporate and Incorporation
20%
21 years
Insurance
20%
34 years
Class Action
10%
34 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Georgia for 33 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
Location
Corliss & Associates P.C.
275 Lee Street, Fayetteville, GA, 30214
Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service Inc
3350 Riverwood Parkway Southeast, Atlanta, GA, 30339
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Experience
Honors
2009
Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2009
Who's Who in Black Atlanta, Who's Who - 2009
2008
Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers
2007
Madison Who's Who of Professionals,
2007
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals,, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals,
2007
Georgia Super Lawyers,
2006
Madison Who's Who of Professionals,
2006
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals,, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals,
2006
Who's Who in Black Atlanta,
2005
Georgia Super Lawyers,
2005
Who's Who in Black Atlanta,
2005
Who's Who in Black Atlanta, Who's Who
Work Experience
2006 - Present
Mediator/Neutral, Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service Inc
2006 - Present
Owner/Partner, Corliss & Associate, P.C.
2004 - 2006
Managing Partner - 2004-2006, Lord, Bissell & Brook
1992 - 1999
Associate Attorney, Lord Bissell & Brook
1989 - 2006
Partner, Lord Bissell & Brook
1985 - 1989
Computer Programmer, State of Kansas - Department of SRS
1980 - 1985
Computer Operator, State of Kansas - Dept. of SRS
Associations
American Bar Association
Member
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
Atlanta Bar Association
Member
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
Member
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Member
National Bar Association
Member
Education
1992
Vanderbilt University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1989
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2008
The Mother-Daughter Retreat
"The Six Most Important Decision You'll Ever Make"
2008
LexisNexis Women in Legal Profession
What is Holding Us Back & How to Get to Where We Need to be"
2007
Taking the Lead Conference
"Leading the Charge"
2005
The State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program's
"How to Recruit, Hire and Retain a Diverse Workforce for Your Law Firm in the 21st Century,"
2005
Fourth Annual Symposium
"A Call to Action,"
Publications
2004
Georgia Bar Journal
The 2003 Amendment to the Georgia Class Action Statute
1992
The Practical Litigator
Conduct Ethical Postverdict Interviews
1991
ABA annual How to Persuade the Jury and Figure Out What It Is Thinking
Hear No Evil Speak No Evil, Ethics and the Post-Trial Juror Interview