Mr. Amabile represents a wide variety of businesses in Federal Courts, State Courts, and arbitrations throughout Georgia and the United States.  He acted as national counsel for a New York company defending multiple lawsuits brought under various state's blue sky laws, lead the defense of synthetic stucco claims throughout North Georgia for multiple homebuilders, and represents both public and private companies in a wide variety of disputes and claims.  He regularly appears before trial courts, appellate courts and arbitrators.  Among other results, Mr. Amabile won a seven figure arbitration award on behalf of a general contractor in a delay claim, obtained a federal court judgment against a developer arising from the fifty million dollar sale of a shopping center, and achieved a pre-trial dismissal of a multi-million dollar claim against his client.  He has also participated in over one hundred mediations and negotiated many settlements on terms favorable to his clients.

Mr. Amabile practices in the areas of commercial, construction and securities related litigation.  He has lectured in continuing legal education seminars on the use of expert witnesses in lawsuits and arbitrations, as well as on areas related to construction defect litigation.  He is the co-author of Chapter 72, Warranties, in Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Second Edition (West Group & ABA, 2005).  He is a charter member of the National Association of Home Builders' Construction Law Attorney Forum.  He is admitted to practice law before both trial and appellate courts in the States of Georgia and New York, the Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, and several United States District Courts.  He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association.

Mr. Amabile received a B.A. degree from Hamilton College in 1989 and a J.D. Degree, with honors, from Emory University School of Law in 1992.  He is also a member of the Order of the Coif.  While in law school, Mr. Amabile was an Associate Editor on the Emory Journal of International Law and was the Chief Justice of the School's Honor Court.

Mr. Amabile is a founding member and vice-chairman of the Falcon Nation Charity Organization.  He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Northside United Methodist Church Preschool and the Development Committee of the Children's Museum of Atlanta.

 
Practice Areas:
  
        -  Alternative Dispute Resolution
        -  Commercial Litigation
        -  Commercial Defect Litigation  
        -  Construction Litigation  
        -  Securities Litigation

Admitted:

Georgia, 1995

New York, 1993 

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 
 

Education:

Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: Emory Journal of International Law, Associate Editor

Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1989
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major:  Government

Honors and Awards:

Order of the Coif

Professional Affiliations: 

• Atlanta Bar Association
• American Bar Association 
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York   
• Georgia State Bar Association  
• New York State Bar Association  
• National Association of Home Builders' Construction Forum
• New Jersey State Bar Association 

Recent Results:    

• Obtained a seven figure arbitration award on behalf of general contractor asserting a delay claim against a subcontractor  
• Obtained a judgment against a developer on claims arising from the fifty million dollar sale of a shopping center
• Won motions in multiple federal courts to enforce arbitration provisions in nationwide securities dispute
• Negotiated multiple settlements as national counsel for company arising from alleged securities law violations
• Negotiated resolution to ongoing construction dispute to permit continuation of commercial construction project
• Obtained Summary judgment on behalf of developer/landlord on claims for rent and counterclaim for breach of contract
• Negotiated resolution of partnership "divorce" involving development of residential community

Publications and Presentations:

• Co-author of Chapter 72, Warranties, in Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Second Edition (West Group & ABA, 2005)
• Presenter, The Use of Expert Witnesses in Construction Claims, Construction Claims Continuing Education Seminar, Lorman, 2011
• Presenter, The Role of the Architect and Engineer as an Expert Witness, Practice management for Architects and Engineers in Georgia Continuing Eduction seminar, Lorman, 2008
• Presenter, Implied Obligations of a Residential Builder Under Georgia Law, Construction Defect Claims in Georgia Continuing Education Seminar, Lorman, 2002
• Presenter, Limiting Your Product Liability Exposure , Medical Device Manufacturer's Association annual meeting, 2000 

Representative Clients 

        BVT Management Services
        Cabot Investment Properties
        Choice Hotels International
        Compass Bank
        Crye-Leike Commercial Property Management
        David Weekley Homes
        Duke Realty 
        Fanfare Media Works
        John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc.
        Regency Centers, LP