Walter J. Bibbins Jr.

Of Counsel

Atlanta
T: 404.443.6773
F: 404.221.6501

Walter Bibbins is a member of the Firm's Advocacy Department and has extensive experience representing foreign and domestic clients in high-exposure, complex tort litigation, including matters involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death.

Featured Experience

Successfully litigated an ultra-high exposure products liability case, providing comprehensive risk analysis/assessment and negotiating early resolution on behalf of a national automotive products retailer in a wrongful death lawsuit that resulted in a $1.7 billion verdict against the remaining defendant.

Served as lead counsel in the defense of separately represented corporate entities named in a single class action, defeating the plaintiffs' multiple attempts to obtain class certification and negotiating early resolution at a fraction of the plaintiffs' original demand.

Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a medical appliance manufacturer in a lawsuit alleging failure of surgical implant due to design and manufacturing defects.

Professional Biography

For more than 20 years, Mr. Bibbins has focused his practice on commercial litigation, including products liability, mass torts, and transportation litigation. As an engineer-turned-lawyer, Mr. Bibbins brings both legal and technical skills to bear in defense of complex product liability matters involving the design, manufacture, and field performance of commercial and consumer goods ranging from automotive and asbestos-containing products to medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

In addition to defending manufacturers, distributors, and vendors against individual, mass tort, and class action lawsuits, Mr. Bibbins is frequently called upon to provide counsel regarding judicial and jury decision making, trial theme development, and settlement strategies. Over the years, Mr. Bibbins has handled multiple high-profile cases with potential exposure in excess of $100 million.

Mr. Bibbins was a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, where he served as a Senior Intelligence Analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in Washington, D.C.

Successfully litigated an ultra-high exposure products liability case, providing comprehensive risk analysis/assessment and negotiating early resolution on behalf of a national automotive products retailer in a wrongful death lawsuit that resulted in a $1.7 billion verdict against the remaining defendant.
Served as lead counsel in the defense of separately represented corporate entities named in a single class action, defeating the plaintiffs' multiple attempts to obtain class certification and negotiating early resolution at a fraction of the plaintiffs' original demand.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a medical appliance manufacturer in a lawsuit alleging failure of surgical implant due to design and manufacturing defects.

Member – State Bar of Georgia
Fellow – American Bar Association
- Advisory Panel
- Product Liability Section
- Tort Litigation Section
Member – Atlanta Bar Association
Member – Gate City Bar Association
Member – Defense Research Institute
Named to the Top 100 by The National Black Lawyers Association (2019 – 2023)
Member – National Society of Black Engineers
Recipient – Military Awards for Distinguished Service/Performance
- Joint Service Achievement Medal, Secretary of Defense
- U.S. Air Force Achievement Medal, Director of Intelligence (NATO)
- Defense Superior Service Medal, Director of Defense Intelligence Agency

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Education

Howard University School of Law, J.D.
Vanderbilt University, B.S. Electrical Engineering

Admissions

Georgia, 2003
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia

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