Wayne Taylor

Wayne Taylor

Mozely, Finlayson & Loggins LLP
  • Business Law, Environmental Law, Insurance Claims ...
  • Georgia
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Wayne Taylor is an AV rated trial lawyer who joined Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP as a partner in 1995. For the past 26 years, Mr. Taylor has maintained a national practice representing insurers primarily in complex insurance coverage and bad faith matters, including commercial property and business interruption, bad faith and extra-contractual litigation, excess and surplus lines coverage, builder's risk, boiler and machinery, suspected arson and fraudulent claims, Chinese drywall, domestic intrastate and interstate motor truck carrier liability, warehouseman's legal liability, and jewelers block. He has extensive experience in third-party liability analysis and litigation, including general liability, environmental and complex torts, directors and officers, professional liability (errors and omissions), advertising injury and intellectual property, construction defects, and employment practices liability. Mr. Taylor has handled substantial property loss claims throughout the United States, including a number of claims related to major catastrophes such as September 11, 2001, the 2004 hurricanes in Florida and Hurricane Katrina.

Mr. Taylor has handled claims related to real property of virtually every scale, ranging from homeowner's claims to claims on substantial shopping malls, hotels, manufacturing facilities, and major sports venues around the country. Mr. Taylor also provides representation to insurers in subrogation matters. Mr. Taylor's clients retain him on a regional and national basis, trusting his coverage counsel in major claims. Recent engagements include a claim of more than $16 million in New York and two hurricane related claims totaling more than $100 million in Florida. Mr. Taylor is a trained and certified mediator, specializing in insurance coverage disputes, and an umpire certified by The Windstorm Insurance Network.

Mr. Taylor is the co-author of "Detective and Corrosive Drywall: Analyzing First-Party Coverage Issues," published in the Fall 2010 issue of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, 46 Tort Trial & Ins. Prac. L.J. 63 (2011). Mr. Taylor lectures frequently to lawyers and insurance industry personnel throughout the country on a wide range of topics involving insurance coverage, bad faith and the investigation of suspected arson and fraudulent insurance claims. Mr. Taylor was born in Rockledge, Florida, and has lived in Atlanta since graduating from Emory University. Mr. Taylor was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1985. He is a member of the American, Federal and Atlanta Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute, Inc., and The Windstorm Insurance Network.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Environmental Law
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Additional Practice Areas
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Defense
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Georgia
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Partner
Mozely, Finlayson & Loggins LLP
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Of Counsel
Gorby & Reeves
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Shareholder
McKenzie, Martin, Taylor & McConnaughey, P.C.
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Partner
McKenzie & McPhail
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Education
Emory University School of Law
J.D. (1985) | Law
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Honors: Emory Law School Merit Scholarship
Activities: Articles Editor, The Bankruptcy Developments Journal; Associate Justice, Emory Constitutional Council; Volunteer Income Tax Assitance; Student Division, American Bar Association; Intramural Sports
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Emory University
B.A., B.A. (1982) | History and Political Science
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Honors: Phi Alpha Delta Honor Society (History); Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society (Political Science); Intern, Office of Jimmy Carter (March-June 1981); Intern, Office of Washington State Senator Al Williams (June-September 1979); The Register for Prominant College Students; Dean's List
Activities: Student Government Association; Volunteer, Egleston Children's Hospital (100 hour pin awarded); College Council; Student Admissions Association; Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity; Staff Member, The Emory Wheel; Volunteer, Emory Admissions Office
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Awards
Superb 10.0 Attorney Rating
AVVO, Inc.
Who's Who among Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs
Cambridge
AV Preeminent Peer Review Attorney Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Marquis
Who's Who in American Law
Marquis
Professional Associations
North Fulton Bar Association
Member
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Windstorm Insurance Network
Member
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Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Member
- Current
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Atlanta Bar Association
Member
- Current
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Georgia State Bar
Member
- Current
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Federal Bar Association
Member
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American Bar Association
Member
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Defense Research Institute
Member
- Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Defective and Corrosive Drywall: Analyzing First-Party Coverage Issues
Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal
Damage Occurring from Theft of Copper: Is the Damage Covered a Vandalism or Excluded as Theft*
Claims Advisor
Certifications
Trained and Registered Mediator
Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
Umpire Certification
Windstorm Insurance Network
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
One Premier Plaza, Suite 900
5605 Glenridge Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
Telephone: (404) 256-0700
Fax: (404) 250-9355