Shawn Bingham

Shawn Bingham is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office. He is part of the Insurance Coverage and Commercial Litigation National Practice Sections. Mr. Bingham is also Chair of the firm's Southeast Coverage practice team.

Mr. Bingham regularly counsels insurance companies on complex coverage issues, prosecutes declaratory judgment actions on behalf of insurance companies, and defends insurance companies in bad faith actions filed by insureds. Mr. Bingham has handled coverage matters involving personal and commercial auto, trucking, first-party home and property, commercial general liability, professional liability, employment liability, business interruption, and cyber and privacy. Mr. Bingham also represents and counsels large companies in commercial disputes and catastrophic tort claims and has successfully tried many cases to verdict.  In addition to Georgia, Mr. Bingham is licensed and has regularly practiced in South Carolina, and has also practiced pro hac vice in various other states. Mr. Bingham is available for in-house presentations to insurance companies for CE credit.

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Georgia

South Carolina

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina 

U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia

U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia

• “Time’s Up,” CLM magazine
• “Going above and beyond: North Carolina insurers may seek settlement even when they have no duty,” Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP BlogLine, January 13, 2025.
• “Everything is Bigger in Texas: Can the Duty to Indemnify Be Broader Than the Duty of Defense?” Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP BlogLine, September 13, 2023.
• “Two Carolina Courts Reject COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims,” Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP BlogLine, August 29, 2022.
• “California Court of Appeal rules in favor of policyholder in COVID business interruption case,” Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP BlogLine, August 25, 2022.
• Co-author Trucking Insurance Coverage Basics Transportation Lawyer’s Association Boot Camp, January 17, 2017.
• The Shocking Impact of Corporate Scandal on Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Nancy R. Mansfield, et al. 20 U. Miami Bus. L. Rev. 211 (2012).  Research credit.
• “Is Rioting a Covered Cause of Loss?” Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP BlogLine, June 4, 2020.

• Muscogee County, Georgia Superior Court – Dismissal of RICO and fraud claims against insurance company.
• Bibb County, Georgia Superior Court—Defense verdict from jury in disputed liability overturned vehicle case.
• Pickens County Georgia Superior Court—Summary Judgment to insurance company on coverage.
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia – Summary judgment in favor of trucking company resulting in full dismissal of case.
• Chatham County, Georgia State Court – Summary judgment in favor of trucking company on punitive damages and negligent hiring claims.
• Cobb County, Georgia Superior Court – Dismissal of third-party complaint against insurer in property damage case.
• Fulton County, Georgia State Court – Summary Judgment to insurance company on uninsured motorist claim.
• Fulton County, Georgia Superior Court – Summary Judgment to employer on vicarious liability.
• Henry County, Georgia Superior Court – Dismissal of fraud and punitive damages claims against insurer.
• Charleston County South Carolina – Summary judgment in favor of on-line auctioneer  in wrongful foreclosure case.
• Dismissal of Covid-19 business interruption claim against insurer.
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Dismissal of all extracontractual claims against insurer
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Dismissal of multiple extracontractual claims against insurer
• Crebs v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, 360 Ga. App. 121, 121, 860 S.E.2d 802, 803 (2021), Chatham County, Georgia State Court, Summary Judgement to retailer on trip and fall claim
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, summary judgment to insurer on lawsuit resulting from water loss claim
• Court of Common Pleas, Claredon County South Carolina, dismissal of cross claims against bank in foreclosure action
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, summary judgment to claim administrator on allegations of bad faith failure to settle

• CLMP (Certified Litigation Management Professional), CLM Alliance
• Georgia Defense Lawyer’s Association, Atlanta Bar Association
• DRI

Summary Judgment for Claims Adjusting Agency on a Failure to Settle Claim in Georgia 

FMG Attorneys Philip Savrin and Shawn Bingham Obtain Eleventh Circuit win a landmark case involving insurance coverage for lost business income due to COVID-19

Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Dispute in Georgia

Eleventh Circuit Finds for Insurer in COVID-19 Case of First Impression in Georgia

• Assessing Reform Efforts on Time-Limited Demands in Key Bad Faith Jurisdictions, CLM Focus Conference 2024
• Extra-contractual Year in Review, CLM Focus Conference 2024
• Co-presenter: “The Extra-Contractual Year in Review Roundtable” 2023 Focus Conference – CLM Alliance (November 29, 2023)
• Co-presenter: “Spread Too Thin? Multiple Claims & Insufficient Liability Policy Limits” Professional Liability Attorney Network, available at https://www.planattorney.org/webinar/51
• Presenter: “Understanding Property Damage Insurance Claims” Lawline, available at https://www.lawline.com/course/understanding-property-damage-insurance-claims-ondemand