Lyle Griffin Warshauer

Biography

Lyle brings over 30 years of civil trial law experience to Henning Mediation. Admitted to practice law in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, she is a Senior Partner at Warshauer Woodward & Atkins, PC, a civil justice firm she co-founded in 1996 with her husband Michael Warshauer. Lyle has managed the firm’s appellate practice and medical malpractice cases for 25 years, serving as its primary brief writer for all cases involving complex issues raised in summary judgment motions, Daubert motions and appeals. She has argued cases before the Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, as well as before the Eleventh and Sixth Circuit United States Courts of Appeal. She is often asked to speak on issues concerning trial practice, particularly those related to the admission of expert testimony.

Lyle is a Past President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; and is one of the organization’s longest serving members of its Amicus Committee. She is an active member of American Association for Justice, where she served on the Council of Presidents, and is part of the Birth Trauma, Medical Negligence and Professional Liability Litigation Groups.

Lyle completed her mediation training in 2002, and again in 2021, and joined Henning in 2022.

Education

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D.(1993, magna cum laude)
• Furman University, B.A (1987)

Admissions

• State Bar of Alabama (1993)
• State Bar of Georgia (1993)
• State Bar of Tennessee (2003)
• United States Supreme Court (1997)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1995)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2009)
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1993)
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (1995)
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (2002)

Legal Employment

• Warshauer Woodward & Atkins, PC (f/k/a Warshauer Law Group) (Partner 1996-Present)
• Burge & Wettermark, P.C. (1995-1996)
• David Wm. Boone, P.C. (1993-1995)

Professional and Civic Associations

• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  • President (2020-2021)
  • Legislative Committee, Co-Chair (2019-2020)
  • AAJ Women’s Caucus Delegate (2014-2017)
  • Editorial Board, Verdict Magazine Editor (2009-2012)
  • Member, Amicus Committee
  • Member, Legislative Committee
  • Chair, Constitutional Challenge Committee (2005-2010)
  • Past-Chair, Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section
• American Association for Justice
  • Council of Presidents
  • Women’s Trial Lawyer Caucus
  • Professional Negligence Section
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Section
  • Birth Trauma Litigation Group
  • Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group
  • Appellate Litigation Group
  • AAJ Press Advisory Group (2012-2013)
  • Co-Coordinator, Southeastern Regional Competition, AAJ Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition (2007 & 2009)
  • AAJ Law School Liaison to Emory University and Georgia State University
• Second Helpings Atlanta, Board of Directors (2017-Present)
  • Vice-President (2020-2022)

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyers (2006-2022)
  • Top 100 Georgia Lawyers (2020-2022)
  • Top 50 Women (2017-2022)
• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (1998-2022)
• Top 50 Women Attorneys in Georgia (2017-2021)
• America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators (2020-2021)
• Top Lawyers, Women In The Law (2016-2021)
• Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers (2011-2017)
• Best Lawyers, Medical Malpractice (2013-2021)
• Guardian of Justice Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (2009)

Mediation Training

• Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service, Inc. (2021)
• Resolution Resources (2002)

Areas of Expertise

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Complex Personal Injury and Brain Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Professional Negligence
• Hospital Liability
• Nursing Home Liability
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Civil Rights
• Railroad Liability