Attorney Profiles

Jeanne Bynum Hipes
Attorney at Law

Practice Emphasis:  Employment and Business Litigation, Contract Development, Education Law

Education:

• University of Virginia School of Law

         - J.D. 1984, Charlottesville, VA
         - National Trial Team (advanced rounds)
         - Lile Moot Court Competition (advanced rounds)
         - J.B. Moore International Law Society

• University of Maryland

         - B. A., magna cum laude, College Park MD 1980
         - U. of Maryland Outstanding Scholarship Award
         - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
         - Psi Chi Honor Society
         - John Marshal Pre-Law Honor Society

Memberships:

• Georgia Bar 1984
• Georgia Bar Association, Litigation and Technology Sections
• American Bar Association
• Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
• Sisters-In-Law
• Virginia Alumni Association
• Women in Technology International 2006

Court Admissions:

• Georgia Superior Courts   
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• United States District court for the Northern District of Georgia
• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Pro Hac Vice Admissions throughout USA

Publications/Notable Reported Decisions:

• Solinet v. Johnson (counsel for employer Solinet) 280 Ga.App. 227, 633 S.E.2d 626 (2006) (unemployment compensation may be denied for willful misconduct)

• Lockheed Martin Corporation v. Sirius Technologies of America, Inc. and Glenn D. Crowe; Case No. 00CV—0067, Superior Court of Forsyth County GA
  2001-02-23 (as Georgia counsel for client Lockheed Martin Corporation, obtained judgment for $5,649,897.00, including $2,000,000.00 in punitive damages, in commercial business dispute)
  
  
• The Government Contractor Defense:  An Overview,
  27 Howard Law Journal 275 (1983)

Other        

• Assistant General Counsel to Lockheed Martin Corporation (2001-2003), responsible for commercial contracts and litigation throughout United States and in foreign venues.



• Owner and founder of Casesbuycounsel.com a successful e-commerce site devoted to helping peers purchase high quality briefcases at affordable prices.



• Developed license, teaming, and vendor agreements for                                                 antiterrorism and other technology systems and sales

• Won favorable awards in numerous adversarial forums: state and federal court proceedings; NASD and AAA arbitrations; administrative proceedings; and mediation forums in employment, securities, and commercial disputes
  
  
• Negotiated and drafted myriad favorable severance agreements, non-compete, non-solicitation, nondisclosure agreements, and dispute settlements, representing both individuals and companies ranging in size from small, closely-held companies to Fortune 100, multibillion dollar corporations

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