Kirby Mason is a Partner in the firm and an experienced trial lawyer who advises  and represents clients in Contracts, Employment and Business Disputes, and Premises Liability.  She also defends medical providers in medical malpractice actions and provides advice relating to medical record production.  In addition to obtaining defense verdicts at trial, Ms. Mason has been awarded summary judgment in federal and state claims involving Title VII (race/sex discrimination), ERISA, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring and retention, the Americans with Disabilities Act, medical malpractice and premises liability.  Her litigation practice includes mediation and arbitration of claims in addition to bench and jury trials.

She is admitted to the State Bars of Georgia, South Carolina and Montana. Ms. Mason is admitted to practice in all courts in Georgia, South Carolina and Montana, and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia and the U.S. District Court of South Carolina. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Employment Law Section, the Savannah Bar Association, the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, and the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers.

Ms. Mason regularly participates on the Legislative Committee of the Employee Rights and Responsibilities Chapter of the ABA Employment Law Section and has given presentations on a variety of employment-related topics, including wage and hour issues, employee discharge and documentation, Family Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, HIPAA, ERISA, sexual discrimination and sexual harassment, race discrimination and retaliation.

Ms. Mason 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: serving as a Board member for Savannah's Rape Crisis Center and as Chairman of its Personnel Committee; serving as a Board member for the Boy Scouts of America; volunteering at her church; providing pro bono legal services for indigent persons; participating in the Truancy Intervention Project; and serving as a Board Member and on the Operations Committee of Greenbriar Children's Center.

• 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 BMotion to Dismiss granted in race discrimination suit.
  • Bellamy v. Intermarine U.S.A., L.P. - 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.
  • Burton v. Southeast Fast Food Partners, L.P. - Summary Judgment granted in ADA suit.
  • Lee v. Southeast Fast Food Partners, L.P. -Summary Judgment granted in ADA suit.
  • Cooper v. National Linen Service - Summary Judgment granted on claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
  • United Family Life Insurance Co. v. Sasser - Trial resulting in Defense Verdict in complex workers= compensation action, affirmed by Georgia Court of Appeals.
  • Mims v. Memorial Medical Center, Inc. - Trial resulting in Defense Verdict in complex workers= compensation action.

  GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION

  • Galin v. Caribbean Clear USA, Inc. and Jack Walters d/b/a Caribbean Clear - Arbitration resulting in Defense Verdict for Breach of contract claim.
  • Mazo v. Greenman and Wenzel- Trial resulting in Verdict for full amount sought in breach of contract claim.
  • MacGregor Oaks v. Plantation Developers L.P. - Trial resulting in compromise verdict in contract dispute.
  • Baker v. Bascombe- Trial resulting in $1.00 verdict for Plaintiff in construction dispute.
  • English v. Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus - Summary Judgment granted in premises liability action.
  • Wilkins v. Memorial Medical Center, Inc. - Trial resulting in Defense Verdict in premises liability action.
  • Brady v. Memorial Medical Center, Inc., - Trial resulting in Defense Verdict.
  • 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.

  MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

  • 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.
  • Williams v. Memorial -Medical malpractice case dismissed.
  • Watts v. CareOne - Summary Judgment granted.
    

• Publications

  • ADR: Is it Right for You?

• Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
    
  • American Bar Association: Fellow
    
  • Georgia Defense Lawyers Association: Board Member
    
  • Savannah Bar Association
    
  • State Bars of Georgia, South Carolina, and Montana