Linda A. Klein

Linda A. Klein

Attorney Profile

Top Rated Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney in Atlanta, GA

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
 | 1600 Monarch Plaza, 3414 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
Visit: www.bakerdonelson.com
Phone: 404-221-6530
Email: Linda A. Klein
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2018
Licensed Since: 1983
Practice Areas:
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (30%),
  • Construction Litigation: Business (30%),
  • Schools & Education (20%),
  • Business Litigation (20%)
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Attorney Profile

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.

About Linda Klein

Admitted: 1983, Georgia

Professional Webpage: http://www.bakerdonelson.com/linda-a-klein/

Honors and Awards:

  • Honorary Doctor Of Laws, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, 2017
  • 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
  • Awarded for achievement in the profession, Margaret Brent Women Lawyer of Achievement, American Bar Association, 2004

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • President, American Bar Association, 2016
  • Chair, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2010
  • Chair, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, 2003
  • President, State Bar of Georgia, 1997

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • 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
  • Buckhead Coalition, Executive Committee

Industry Groups

  • Construction
  • Education
  • Pharmaceutical

Articles about Linda A. Klein appearing in Super Lawyers

Office Location for Linda A. Klein

1600 Monarch Plaza
3414 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326

 

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Last Updated: 10/2/2017

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