Linda A. Klein

Attorney Profile
Top Rated Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA 30326
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (30%),
- Construction Litigation: Business (30%),
- Schools & Education (20%),
- Business Litigation (20%)
Linda A. Klein is Senior Managing Shareholder at Baker Donelson in Georgia. Her practice includes most types of business dispute resolution, including higher education, design professional law, construction law, fidelity and surety law, employment law, and professional liability. Ms. Klein is the first woman to serve as President of the State Bar of Georgia. She is the immediate past president of the American Bar Association (ABA), the world's largest voluntary professional association, and is a past chair of the ABA's House of Delegates. She is a past Chair of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. In 2004, she was awarded the prestigious Margaret Brent Achievement Award by the American Bar Association. She has been elected a Georgia Super Lawyer annually since 2004.
Top Lists
- Top 100: 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2018 Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2017 Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2014 Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2014 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2013 Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2013 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2012 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2011 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2010 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2009 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2007 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2006 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2005 Women Georgia Super Lawyers
About Linda Klein
Admitted: 1983, Georgia
Professional Webpage: http://www.bakerdonelson.com/linda-a-klein/
Honors/Awards:
- Honorary Doctor of Laws, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2016
- Awarded for advancement of diversity in the profession, Randolph Thrower Lifetime Achievement Award, State Bar of Georgia, 2009
- Honorary Doctor Of Laws, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, 2017
- Awarded for achievement in the profession, Margaret Brent Women Lawyer of Achievement, American Bar Association, 2004
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Chair, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, 2003
- President, State Bar of Georgia, 1997
- President, American Bar Association, 2016
- Chair, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2010
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Buckhead Coalition, Executive Committee
- Southface Energy Institute, Past President and member of Board of Directors, sustainable development charity
- On Board (f/k/a Board of Directors Network), Past President and current Board member. Organization that seeks to diversify corporate boards and C Level positions
Industry Groups
- Construction
- Education
- Pharmaceutical
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Last Updated: 12/7/2018