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Congratulations to Auden L. Grumet for being named as 2009 "Rising Star" by Georgia Super Lawyers & Atlanta Magazine!* (Only
5% of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers)
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Thank
you for your patience while we continue to expand and improve our website.
PLEASE NOTE: WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Please see my attorney profiles at the following links for
the most current information and additional details about my practice:
Over the course of my more than thirteen years
of Civil Litigation practice, I have handled hundreds of cases of various types, ranging from simple breach of contract actions
in Small Claims Court, to complex Federal Class Actions - and virtually every other type of civil disputes along
the spectrum. Since branching
out to form my own law firm over eight years ago, I have begun to focus my practice towards certain specified
areas of law. Currently, the majority of my practice (which is almost exclusively litigation) is devoted to the following
three main areas of law: Consumer Rights, Real Estate/Construction and Contracts. Included within the first broad category are Credit/Credit Reporting,
Debt Collection Defense, Banking, Consumer Finance, Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), Fair Credit Reporting
Act (FCRA), Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Billing
Act (FCBA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Consumer Truth in Leasing Act (Regulation M),
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005 (JFPA), Cybersquatting and CAN-SPAM Act, GA Lemon
Law, UCC Sales/Warranties (Magnuson Moss Warranty Act), Auto Dealer/Sales Fraud, etc. Recently (2010) I
have also handled numerous "Extended Warranty" or "Service Contract" claims with substantial success. The second category includes Materialman's/Mechanic's
Liens, Landlord-Tenant disputes, Leasing, Mortgage disputes, Riparian Rights, Property Line/Boundary disputes, Trespass and
the like. And the Contracts
category overlaps many of the foregoing matters and also includes virtually any kind of dispute between two or more parties. However this list is far from exclusive, and
my litigation experience is varied and extensive and I have successfully handled a variety of matters, including Insurance/Subrogation/Coverage
disputes, ERISA, Medical Malpractice, Copyrights & Trademarks, Interstate Transportation (Carmack Amendment), False Imprisonment/Arrest,
Malicious Prosecution, Libel/Slander/Defamation, Products and Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, among many others. Also as of the last few years - building on my extensive
insurance defense practice experience and my passion for and involvement in bicycling over the last five years - I have started
handling bicycling/cycling personal injury cases.
Professional Biography & Experience Prior to forming my own law firm, I was a Litigation Associate at one of the nation's largest
firms, Epstein, Becker & Green ("EBG"), where I represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in complex business
matters. Prior to that, I began my legal career at one of Atlanta's oldest law firms, Greer, Klosik & Daugherty ("GKD"),
where I practiced almost exclusively Insurance Defense law. It was at GKD that I developed the core foundation of my civil litigation experience, by
virtue of having responsibility for handling hundreds of cases from start to finish. This included, for example, conducting
scores of depositions, attending dozens of hearings, drafting hundreds of motions and countless discovery pleadings and acting
as lead or co-counsel in at least 20 jury trials, all during the first few years of my law practice.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have a question about a dispute, claim, case,
issue or other matter, please CAREFULLY review the information and resources at the links below BEFORE contacting
me. Also, please keep in mind that I much prefer to receive, and am much more likely to respond to, inquiries and communications
sent via email, as opposed to the telephone [primarily because I have more time to devote to such matters at night, on the
weekend and otherwise after business hours]. Unfortunately, due to the volume
of telephone calls I receive, I am unable to answer general legal questions from referrals and other potential clients about
disputes or concerns for which you do not genuinely intend to retain my and my law firm's professional services.
And while I am certainly willing to briefly discuss your case or concern with you over the phone, without charge,
in order to determine if it is a matter for which you may want to formally hire me, the majority of my limited time is devoted
to helping existing clients with existing cases. In addition, due to certain professional rules of ethics, I am unable to give legal advice or answer
questions over the phone about specific disputes, issues or laws. For example, it would be imprudent and impossible to provide
competent legal advice about a dispute that involves the review of or knowledge about a contract, agreement, correspondence
or other written document [e.g. car purchase, apartment lease, garnishment, etc.]. However, I am in the process of developing some standard flat-fee arrangements whereby, for instance, I will
agree to conduct an initial contract review or draft a demand letter (and meet with you briefly). And while I have not yet
decided what the specific charges or fees might be for such tasks, I am estimating the range to be between $500 and $1,000.
Please feel free to contact me for specific information if this kind of arrangement is of interest to you.
auden@atlantalawyer.org Physical Office Location: 1718
Peachtree Street, N.W. Peachtree 25th Bldg. South Tower, Suite 1080 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 TEL:
(770) 458-3845 FAX: Available Upon Request
Mailing
Address: 4503 West Sudbury Court Atlanta, Georgia 30360
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