Attorneys

Stephen R. Chance
Tower Place 200, Suite 1050
3348 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30326

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(404) 760-7400

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(404) 760-7409

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Position	Areas of Practice	Education
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Stephen R. Chance was born in Augusta, Georgia on February 20, 1968. Stephen graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1989. Upon graduation, he worked for his father, Kenneth R. Chance, who was a sole practitioner in Augusta, Georgia. Stephen then began pursuit of his M.B.A. and J.D. at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Stephen also served as Co-Editor of Legislation for the Georgia State University Law Review. Stephen graduated from Georgia State in 1995 with a M.B.A. and a J.D., magna cum laude. Stephen began working for a medium-sized defense firm as a summer associate in May of 1994 and continued with that firm until July 1999. Stephen concentrated on the defense of doctors and hospitals in professional negligence cases and other health care matters.

In August of 1999, Stephen joined Watkins, Lourie & Roll, LLP, where he concentrates on plaintiff's medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and motor vehicle accident cases. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the American and Atlanta Bar Associations, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Stephen has also served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Legislation of the State Bar of Georgia and has lectured on medical malpractice issues at Continuing Legal Education seminars.

Motor Vehicle Accidents
Nursing Home Negligence
Business Torts
Insurance Coverage Disputes

Current Employment Position(s):: Partner, since January 1, 2003

Areas of Practice:: Motor Vehicle Accidents; Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Negligence; Business Torts; Insurance Coverage Disputes

Bar Admissions:: Georgia, 1995; U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1995; U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1995; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1995; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1995

Education:: Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Co-Editor of Legislation, 1994 - 1995; Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1995
M.B.A.; Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, 1989
B.A.

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, on Medical Malpractice, Continuing Legal Education Seminars

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Georgia, 1995 - Present; Member; American Bar Association; Member; Atlanta Bar Association; Member; American Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Member; State Bar of Georgia, Advisory Committee, 1999 - Present; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Kenneth R. Chance, Augusta, GA, 1989 - 1990; Bird, Ballard & Still, LLP, Law clerk, 1993 - 1994; Long, Weinberg, Ansley & Wheeler, LLP, Associate, 1995 - 1999

Birth Information:: February 20, 1968, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Tower Place 200, Suite 1050 | 3348 Peachtree Road NE | Atlanta, Georgia 30326
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