Lawyer in Atlanta, GA

Martin Chitwood

Chitwood is a Lawyer with Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP

Law Firm In Atlanta, Georgia.

Martin Chitwood is one of the nation’s leading securities class action litigators, and his firm Chitwood Harley Harnes, LLP, is one of the nation’s leading securities class action firms. Mr. Chitwood has conducted more than twenty-five jury trials. Further, he has participated as a panelist in many professional seminars, and authored papers on various aspects of securities and antitrust litigation. Additionally, he has authored multiple articles published by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“ICLE”) in Georgia and has presented these articles at ICLE seminars. Previously, Mr. Chitwood wrote the story for and co-produced the made for television movie, “Unconquered,” which originally aired on CBS in January 1989. During the Vietnam War, he served as a commanding officer of a Special Forces A-team, and earned awards for valor from both the U.S. Department of the Army and the government of South Vietnam.

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Martin Chitwood has served as lead or co-lead counsel in more than 40 class actions nationwide and has been instrumental in recovering billions of dollars for investors and other class members. In a lead article in February 2004, the Atlanta Journal/Constitution stated that Mr. Chitwood "is considered the plaintiffs’ lawyer in the state of Georgia." He has also been recognized as a Georgia “Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics each year since the inception of the award.

Recently, Mr. Chitwood served as co-lead counsel in both the BankAmerica securities litigation in the Eastern District of Missouri, in which $490 million was recovered for investors, and in the Oxford Health securities litigation in the Southern District of New York, which resulted in a $300 million recovery for investors. When these cases were resolved in 2003, they were the second and fifth largest recoveries, respectively, since the enactment of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA"). Mr. Chitwood has also served as lead trial counsel in approximately 25 jury trials and has written and argued numerous appeals.

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Practice Areas

Legal Services	Injuries & Accidents
Abuse (Child, Domestic, Sexual)	Insurance
Agencies & Administration	Investments (Securities, IPOs)
Auto (Speeding, Traffic)	Juveniles
Auto (Accidents, Insurance)	Landlord/Tenant
Banking (Business, Mortgage)	Medical Malpractice
Bankruptcy	Motor Vehicle Accidents
Business Law	Negligence
Children (Custody, Support)	Malpractice - Professional
Class Actions (Drugs, Products)	Mediation
Commercial Law and Contracts	Online / Video Legal Consultation
Commercial Real Estate	Parents (Elder Law, Medicare, SSI)
Commerical Litigation	Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks
Construction (Accidents, Disputes)	Pay and Benefits
Contract Disputes	Personal Injury
COVID-19-Related Legal Help	Probate & Contested Wills
Credit (Collections, Rights)	Product Liability
Criminal Law	Real Estate/Property
Discrimination/Harassment	Social Security
Divorce	Taxes
Eminent Domain/Condemnation	Transportation
Employment Law	Unions
Entertainment & Media	Immigration, Visas, Citizenship, Deportation
Environmental Law/Zoning	White Collar Crime
Family Law	Workers' Compensation
Financing & Taxes	Wrongful Death
Health Care & Insurance	Wrongful Termination

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1230 Peachtree St NE

Ste 1900

Atlanta, GA 30309

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