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Madison Kitchens specializes in defending product manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, consumer goods, and energy industries against class action and mass tort claims brought by plaintiffs across the United States.
Madison is a frequent author and speaker on class actions, complex litigation, and product liability. He is the Co-Editor of the Fifth Edition of The Product Regulation and Liability (eds. Varner & Kitchens), which analyzes the landscape of product liability law in 18 countries. Additionally, he has written chapters in numerous practitioner treatises, including the ABA’s Business & Commercial Litigation in the Federal Courts (4th ed.) and Drug and Device Product Liability Litigation Strategy (2d ed.).
Madison maintains an active appellate practice in addition to his trial work, and has authored briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and state supreme courts. Additionally, Madison has served as an instructor for Emory University School of Law’s Trial Advocacy Workshop and as a Barrister in the Bleckley Inn of Court.
Madison graduated from Duke University, magna cum laude, in 2004 with a B.A. in Economics. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, with honors, in 2010. While in law school, Madison served as Chief Articles Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy and was a semifinalist in Harvard’s Ames Moot Court competition. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Frank M. Hull of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
J.D., Harvard University, cum laude
B.A., Economics, Duke University, Magna Cum Laude
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Law Clerk, Hon. Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Executive Board, Federalist Society -- Atlanta Lawyers Chapter
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Madison Kitchens to Speak at State Bar of Georgia’s Annual Seminar
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June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
February 29, 2024
Madison Kitchens is selected as an external panel judge for the Rising Stars category at this year’s Southeastern Legal Awards
Representing Kimberly-Clark and Halyard Health in class action litigation, parallel qui tam suits, government investigations, and a Lanham Act competitor suit challenging the design, labeling and advertising of Class II medical devices.
Representing SmileDirectClub in suit filed against the Georgia Board of Dentistry for alleged antitrust and constitutional violations.
Representing Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA in a putative class action pending in Georgia federal court alleging that the HVAC systems in various Mercedes-Benz vehicles are defective.
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March 28, 2023
The Product Regulation and Liability Review: Editors' Preface
October 21, 2022
Predominant Issues – October 2022
April 29, 2022
Predominant Issues – April 2022
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
February 29, 2024
Madison Kitchens is selected as an external panel judge for the Rising Stars category at this year’s Southeastern Legal Awards
Representing Kimberly-Clark and Halyard Health in class action litigation, parallel qui tam suits, government investigations, and a Lanham Act competitor suit challenging the design, labeling and advertising of Class II medical devices.
Representing SmileDirectClub in suit filed against the Georgia Board of Dentistry for alleged antitrust and constitutional violations.
Representing Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA in a putative class action pending in Georgia federal court alleging that the HVAC systems in various Mercedes-Benz vehicles are defective.
See more
March 28, 2023
The Product Regulation and Liability Review: Editors' Preface
October 21, 2022
Predominant Issues – October 2022
April 29, 2022
Predominant Issues – April 2022
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
February 29, 2024
Madison Kitchens is selected as an external panel judge for the Rising Stars category at this year’s Southeastern Legal Awards
J.D., Harvard University, cum laude
B.A., Economics, Duke University, Magna Cum Laude
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Law Clerk, Hon. Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Executive Board, Federalist Society -- Atlanta Lawyers Chapter
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Madison Kitchens to Speak at State Bar of Georgia’s Annual Seminar
View all events