Arnold Young is a Partner in the Savannah office and has a general trial practice. Mr. Young has experience in major defense cases involving products liability, medical malpractice, and truck and crane casualties. He also has extensive experience in insurance law. Mr. Young is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps.

Mr. Young is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th and 5th Circuits, the U.S. Court of Claims, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Savannah Bar Association, the American Bar Association, as well as the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, and Georgia Defense Lawyers.

Mr. Young is the author of articles on various legal topics, including "Inflation, Taxes and Other Games of Chance", published in the Georgia Defense Lawyers Journal. He has also spoken at numerous continuing legal education seminars on a variety of legal topics, including indemnity, motion practice and legal ethics.

Mr. Young received his B.B.A. in 1963 and his LL.B. in 1965 from the University of Georgia. As an undergraduate at Georgia, he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta.

• Representative Engagements

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  • Albert Hamm. et al. v. Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA
  • Atlantic Wood Industries. Inc. v. Numerous insurance companies, 187 Ga. App 477, 370 SE 2d 765; 187 Ga. App. 477, 370 S.E. 2d 770; 190 Ga. App. 814, 380 S.E. 2d 504; 258 Ga. 800, 375 S.E. 2d 221; 196 Ga. App. 503, 396 S.E. 2d 541; 207 Ga. App. 392, 427 S.E. 2d 861
  • Atlantic Wood Industries. Inc. v. U.S.A. (Dept. of Navy) (not reported)
  • Baker v. Bonny (Not reported)
  • Benton v. Hardaway Constructors, Inc., 1985 AMC 1506 (1985)
  • Bowden v. Thurston Motor Liens
  • Brown v. SCL v. Union Camp, 554 F.2d 1299 (certiorari denied) U.S. District Court.
  • Causey v. Dico, Inc. (Not reported)
  • Chatham Steel Corporation v. Liberty Mutual (Not reported) U.S. District Court.
  • Cotton v. Smart Professional Photos, 221 Ga. App. 609, 472 S.E. 2d 92
  • Cranford v. IBM (Not reported)
  • CSXT v. Levant, 262 Ga. 313, 417 S.E. 2d 320; 200 Ga. App. 856
  • Curl v. IBM, 517 F.2d 212
  • Deering v. Scarvalone
  • Drew v. PPM Cranes, Inc., et al. (Suit 1996-Resolved 2002) (Not reported)
  • Ervin v. National Union Fire Insurance and Tarmac. 56 F.3d 1391
  • Eva Hargrove v. Toyota, U.S. District Court (1999)
  • Gardino v. Caribbean Lumber Co., 447 F.Supp. 1337; 587 F.2d 209. U.S. District Court
  • Gary v. Smith v. Hagin's Appliances (Not reported)
  • Green v. Vintage Enterprises, Inc. (Not reported)
  • Groover v. Employer & Legion Indemnity (Not reported)
  • Helmly v. Union Camp and CSX Railroad, 849 F.2d 1479; 258 Ga. 263, 367 S.E. 2d 796
  • Jeffers v. Estate of Fritch (Not reported)
  • Kline v. P.R. Newswire, Dow Jones, et al. 176 F.3d 495; 207 F.3d 664; 213 F.3d 650 (certiorari denied)
  • Memorial Medical Center v. Royal Insurance Company (1999)
  • Miller v. Orthologic/Sutter Corp, 218 F.3d 748
  • Numerous Plaintiffs v. Baxter Healthcare (1994-2000) (Not reported)
  • Overstreet v. Memorial Medical Center (Not reported)
  • Parents of Deceased v. Automobile Manufacturer
  • Purcell v. Joyner, Gay & Taylor, 231 Ga. 85, 200 S.E. 2d 363. Superior Court, Chatham County
  • Saint Joseph's Hospital v. Norair, 147 Ga. App. 595, 249 S.E. 2d 642
  • Save the Bay v. City of Savannah and Dunn, 227 Ga. 436, 181 S.E. 2d 351
  • SCL Railroad (now CSXT) (Most not reported)
  • SCL v. Union Camp Corporation and Pacific Carrier, 465 F. Supp. 050; 489 F. 2d 152 (1974). U.S. District Court
  • Scott V. Memorial Medical Center (Not reported)
  • Smart Professional Photocopy Corporation v. Dixon, 216 Ga. App. 825, 456 S.E. 2d 233
  • Springfield Plantation Homeowners Association v. Floyd, 245 Ga. App. 535, 538 S.E. 2d 455
  • Tanya Welch v. Holiday Inns
  • Two jury trials v. Georgia-Pacific (Not reported)
  • U.S.A. ex rel Jeff Cox v. Memorial Medical Center (Not reported)
  • Union Carbide v. Thiokol, 890 F.Supp. 1035
  • Van Etten v. Ford Motor Co. and Firestone
  • Various Pharmacies v. Systemed Pharmacy, Inc., Blue Cross, et al. (part of Merck Medco)

• Professional Affiliations and Awards

  • American Bar Association
  • Best Lawyers in America: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Georgia Defense Lawyers
  • Georgia Super Lawyers: Civil Litigation Defense
  • Savannah Bar Association