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Chilton Varner
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Position
Chilton Varner, a senior partner in King & Spalding's product liability practice, has 30 years of courtroom experience as a trial lawyer defending corporations in product liability, business torts, contract and other commercial disputes. She has served as trial and appellate counsel for a number of the country’s largest automotive, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. She is experienced in mass tort litigation, class actions and MDL litigation, including the complex issues of discovery, attorney-client privilege and Daubert challenges to expert testimony that accompany such suits.
Career
Ms. Varner was appointed by Chief Justice Rehnquist in 2004 and re-appointed by Chief Justice Roberts in 2007 to the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee, where she has participated in the Committee’s drafting of amendments governing electronic discovery and changes to the Rules governing summary judgment and expert discovery.
Member
In 1995, Ms. Varner was elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers, a recognition requiring scrutiny by independent state-wide and national groups of her record as a courtroom lawyer. She chaired the College’s Committee on Attorney-Client Relationships from 2002-2005, served on the Board of Regents of the College (representing Georgia, Alabama and Florida), from 2005-2009, was elected Secretary of the College in 2009, and Treasurer in 2010. She currently serves as President-Elect of the College and will become President in October 2012.
Education
J.D., with distinction, Emory University A.B., with distinction, Smith College.
