Alexia Roney is an Attorney in Freeman Mathis & Gary's Atlanta office. She specializes in insurance coverage, governmental liability, and constitutional law. She combines an expansive background in science, medicine, and information technology with superb communication skills to unpack complicated legal and medical issues for a layman audience.
Education
- Juris Doctor, magna cum laude- University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, AZ
- Bachelor of Arts- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Practice Sections
Georgia
- In Georgia, a recent defense verdict a constitutional law case against a nurse and her employer in a correctional case in the Northern District of Georgia. Ms. Roney drafted an early motion to dismiss which successfully dismissed all claims against one defendant and substantially narrowed the claims against the remaining defendants.
- In Georgia, Ms. Roney successfully defended the Georgia State Bar in two consecutive suits filed by an attorney on the issues of defamation and interference with business practices. The first, Ms. Roney resolved the suit on a motion to dismiss. In the second, Ms. Roney resolved the suit on a motion for summary judgment.
- In Michigan, Ms. Roney drafted an appeal to the Court of Appeals which reversed the judgment of a trial court to order surgery and established precedent which precludes prisoners from raising claims as third-party beneficiaries to a contract under that state law.
- “Cloud and Virtual Law: Ethics, Security and Issues for 2012.” Presented at Law Practice Management 2012, April 2012, Atlanta, GA.
- “Cloud and Virtual Law: Ethics, Security and Issues for 2013.” Presented at Law Practice Management 2013, October 2012, Atlanta, GA.
- “An Introduction to Cloud Computing for the Attorney.” Presented at American Prepaid Legal Services Institute conference, May 2013, Atlanta, GA.
- “The Intersection of Cloud Computing and Big Data: 2013.” Presented at GA Law Practice Management 2014, October 2013, Atlanta, GA.