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Andrew Whittaker is a litigator and trial attorney in King & Spalding’s product liability and toxic tort litigation teams. He specializes in toxic, mass, and class action tort matters with extensive experience defending against wrongful death, medical monitoring, and personal injury claims.

Andrew is a high energy lawyer with superior advocacy skills and a big picture strategic mindset. He has been a part of dozens of trial and case teams which have successfully navigated the dangers of high stakes litigation and won clients excellent results. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts including dozens of smoking and health actions, medical monitoring class actions, financial regulatory litigation, and banking and creditor's rights cases.

Andrew is experienced at every stage of litigation from the basics of trial work up, depositions and managing discovery to briefing and arguing all varieties of dispositive motions and trying cases to verdict. Andrew excels in the fast paced arena of trial, thinking quickly and clearly through difficult and complex issues on behalf of clients. He has superior oral advocacy skill, sharpened as a member of the National Order of Barristers and has had a wide range of success as a result.  

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Credentials

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude

B.A., Georgia College & State University, Magna Cum Laude

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Florida

Georgia

Supreme Court of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Intern, Honorable J. Randal Hall, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

National Order of Barristers

Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court

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Recognition

National Order of Barristers

Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court

Matters

For R.J. Reynolds & Philip Morris, a complete defense verdict was obtained 10-7-2022 in Villanueva v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al., No. 2007-046361-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.) wrongful death injury trial. Villanueva team: Philip Green, James Cone, Andrew Whittaker, Alex Galvan & Arthur Fahlbusch.

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For R.J. Reynolds & Philip Morris, a complete defense verdict was obtained 10-7-2022 in Villanueva v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al., No. 2007-046361-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.) wrongful death injury trial. Villanueva team: Philip Green, James Cone, Andrew Whittaker, Alex Galvan & Arthur Fahlbusch.

Matters

For R.J. Reynolds & Philip Morris, a complete defense verdict was obtained 10-7-2022 in Villanueva v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al., No. 2007-046361-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.) wrongful death injury trial. Villanueva team: Philip Green, James Cone, Andrew Whittaker, Alex Galvan & Arthur Fahlbusch.

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Matters

For R.J. Reynolds & Philip Morris, a complete defense verdict was obtained 10-7-2022 in Villanueva v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al., No. 2007-046361-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct.) wrongful death injury trial. Villanueva team: Philip Green, James Cone, Andrew Whittaker, Alex Galvan & Arthur Fahlbusch.

Credentials

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude

B.A., Georgia College & State University, Magna Cum Laude

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Florida

Georgia

Supreme Court of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Intern, Honorable J. Randal Hall, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

National Order of Barristers

Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court

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Recognition

National Order of Barristers

Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court