F. Michael Taylor

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Telephone:
Fax:

(706) 722-4481
(706) 849-5120

E-mail

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Augusta Office
801 Broad Street, 7th floor
Augusta, GA 30901

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice
Construction Litigation
Health Care
Lease and Real Estate Disputes
Professional Liability

Business Disputes, Commercial and Securities Litigation
Creditor Law and Collections
Insurance Coverage
Medical Malpractice
Workers Compensation

Mike practices in the area of general civil litigation with an emphasis in medical malpractice defense and general tort cases. He has tried cases in Federal and State Courts in Georgia and South Carolina and represents clients in cases relating to complex truth in lending litigation, products liability, contract disputes and litigation, insurance defense and trucking litigation, banking issues and litigation and white collar crime litigation. Mike also has represented physicians before the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners in Georgia and the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners in South Carolina.

Education

University of Georgia, 1981, B.A.
Mercer University, 1988, J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude, Mercer Law Review Managing Editor’s staff

Professional associations

American Bar Association
Augusta Bar Association
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute

civic associations

Georgia and South Carolina Boy Scouts Council
Greater Augusta Sports Counsel
North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers in America - Personal Injury Litigation

Admissions

State Bar of Georgia
South Carolina Bar
Mike is admitted to practice before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals; the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Fourth Circuit; Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals

Publications

“Lynch v. Waters: Tolling Georgia’s Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice.” 38 Mercer Law Review. 1987.

speeches

“Daubert Update: SB3 and Daubert Under the Federal Rules of Evidence”; Medical Malpractice Liability sponsored by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia; Amelia Island, Florida; November 2009.