Kirby G. Mason

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200 East Saint Julian Street
PO Box 9848
Savannah, GA 31412-0048

Tel 912.236.0261
Fax 912.236.4936

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Kirby Mason is a partner in the litigation practice group and serves as HunterMaclean’s general counsel, contributing over thirty years of experience to the Firm. A tough litigator, Kirby is at home in the courtroom where she presents the facts and law in a straightforward manner. She is equally effective in front of a jury as in a bench trial or in mediation/arbitration proceedings.

Over the years, Kirby has litigated a variety of cases. Her breadth of training and knowledge permits her to represent businesses in contract disputes, litigate real estate issues, and defend banking institutions. She has successfully represented employers who have faced employment claims as well as medical providers who have been charged with professional negligence, resulting in numerous defense verdicts.

Kirby is admitted to the State Bars of Georgia, South Carolina, and Montana. She is admitted to practice in all courts in Georgia, South Carolina, and Montana; the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Georgia; the U.S. District Court of South Carolina; and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the Savannah Bar Association and remains an active board member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, after previously serving as president of the organization. She has also served on the Firm’s management committee.

Kirby received two B.A. degrees from Whitman College in 1986 and graduated, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1989. Her civic and volunteer efforts include: having served as a board member for Greenbriar Children’s Center, Savannah’s Rape Crisis Center, the Boy Scouts of America, the Emmaus House, and Hancock Day School; volunteering at her church; participating in the Truancy Intervention Program; volunteering in Habitat for Humanity’s Women’s Build in Rincon, Georgia; and serving on the Allocation Panel of United Way for several years. She participated in Leadership Savannah and was recognized as a Community STAR.

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Practice Areas

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Representative Engagements

Representative Engagements

Employment Law

  • Burkett v. Vidalia Medical Associates: Trial resulting in defense verdict in sexual harassment case.
  • Matos v. Fulcrum Properties: Trial resulting in defense verdict in race/national origin discrimination case.
  • Bigglest v. Keystone Savannah, LLC: Motion to dismiss granted in race discrimination suit.
  • Bellamy v. Intermarine USA, LP: Motion to dismiss granted in race discrimination suit.
  • Dorsey v. Memorial Medical Center: Summary judgment granted in race discrimination suit.
  • Jones v. Hinchey and St. Joseph Hospital: Summary judgment granted in ERISA, Title VII suit.
  • Lee v. Southeast Fast Food Partners, LP: Summary judgment granted in ADA suit.
  • Cooper v. National Linen Service: Summary judgment granted on claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

General Civil Litigation

  • Spies v. DeLoach Brokerage, Inc.: Summary judgment in case involving real estate dispute.
  • Osborne, Uhlig, Reinke, Lokey, Harris and Hunt v. Drayprop LLC et al.: Summary judgment in real estate dispute.
  • Baker v. Bascombe: Trial resulting in $1 verdict for plaintiff in construction dispute.
  • English v. Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus: Summary judgment granted in premises liability action.
  • Wilkins v. Memorial: Trial resulting in defense verdict in premises liability action.
  • Shuman v. Strickland Transport-Leasing Company: Trial resulting in defense verdict in trucking accident.
  • Chester v. Lismore and Consolidated Stores Corporation: Trial resulting in defense verdict for alleged assault and battery.
  • Kelly v. BB&T: Secured payment of mortgage in dispute over legal ownership of land.

Medical Malpractice

  • Ferguson v. Memorial: Arbitration resulting in defense verdict in case of alleged surgical negligence.
  • Peterson v. Memorial: Trial resulting in defense verdict in case of alleged nursing negligence.
  • Scott v. Memorial: Arbitration resulting in defense verdict in wrongful death claim.
  • Chadwick v. Memorial: Arbitration resulting in defense verdict in case of alleged nursing negligence.
  • Williams v. Memorial: Trial resulting in defense verdict involving claim of nursing negligence.

Community Work

Community Work

  • Big Brothers & Sisters: Past Board Member
  • Boy Scouts of America: Past Board Member
  • Girls on the Run: Past Board Member
  • Greenbriar Children’s Center: Past Board Member
  • Emmaus House: Past Board Member
  • Habitat for Humanity’s Women’s Build: Volunteer Builder
  • Hancock Day School: Past Board Member
  • Leadership Savannah: Class of 2009
  • Marshes of Skidaway Island: Past Board Member
  • Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire: Past Board Member
  • Truancy Intervention Program of Chatham County: Volunteer
  • United Way: Allocation Panel, Volunteer; Past Chair
  • Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church: Pastoral Relations Committee, Past Member

Credentials

Education

Education

University of Georgia School of Law: J.D., cum laude, 1989
Whitman College: two B.A. degrees, 1986

Affiliations

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • American Bar Foundation: Fellow
  • Georgia Defense Lawyers Association: Past President; Board Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • Savannah Bar Association
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • State Bar of Montana
  • State Bar of South Carolina

Recognition

Recognition

American Bar Foundation: Fellow
The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who have been elected by their peers to become members of The Fellows. Membership is by invitation only and limited to less than 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction.

Best Lawyers in America: Medical Malpractice Law
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide to the legal profession worldwide. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.

Georgia Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Community STAR
The Savannah Technical College Foundation Community Council presents Community STARS awards once a year to individuals who have demonstrated service and dedication in the community or at work.

Martindale-Hubbell: AV Rated
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Licensed In

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Georgia
Montana
South Carolina

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Arbitration of Employment Disputes

October 21, 2015

By Kirby G. MasonSpecial to Business in Savannah Many employers hire employees on an at-will basis, without any formal employment contract. Written employment contracts for management employees, however, are not…

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Presentations

Presentations

Decision-Making for Mental Healthcare Patients
Presented for Grand Rounds in 2011.

Temporary Healthcare Placement Act
Presented for a health care client in 2011.

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