John F Sacha, Jr. (Franklin)

Franklin Sacha defends manufacturers in high-exposure products liability, class action, and mass tort disputes involving automobiles, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other consumer products.  

Franklin has experience in all phases of complex litigation in state and federal court, including management and coordination of mass tort dockets, initial case assessment and motions practice, discovery, trial, and appeals.  He has particular experience in the automotive and transportation industry, having represented clients in individual and class action disputes throughout the country, including in some of the most difficult jurisdictions for corporate defendants.  Franklin has also litigated toxic tort cases and general commercial cases, including insurance recovery, antitrust, and professional liability matters.

Franklin is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. ("PLAC").  He has contributed to several treatises covering class action and product liability litigation.  He is a co-author (along with Chilton Varner and Madison Kitchens) of the Thirteenth Edition of The Product Regulation and Liability Review, which analyzes the current state of product liability law in the United States and numerous other countries.  He has also contributed to chapters on food and drug litigation in the Fifth Edition of the ABA's Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts treatise and third-party payor litigation in the Third Edition of the Regulation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers treatise.

Franklin earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2015.  While in law school, Franklin was an Articles Editor on the Virginia Law Review and during his third year served as an appellate intern in the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia.  After graduating from law school, he clerked for Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Judge T.S. Ellis, III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Franklin graduated from Duke University, summa cum laude, in 2012 with an A.B. in History and Political Science.  

Franklin is actively involved in the Atlanta community.  He serves on the Alumni Governing Board of the Westminster Schools and the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter.