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EUGENIA ("GENIE") WOOTEN IREDALE practices complex business litigation and has been involved in a wide range of cases involving insurance coverage, shareholder disputes, construction law, employment law, and commercial litigation. She has also been involved in several high-profile white-collar crime and civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) cases. Ms. Iredale is authorized to practice in Georgia State and Superior Courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Representative cases illustrating the breadth of Ms. Iredale's practice include:
- In Alexandro v. Priority Printer Solutions, Inc., Ms. Iredale and Mr. Fellows successfully obtained a defense verdict for their corporate client, its officers and majority shareholders in a breach of fiduciary duty action brought by a minority shareholder.
- In Atlanta Napp Deady, Inc. et al. v. Donald E. Fowler et. al., Ms. Iredale and Mr. LaBriola successfully represented corporate clients in a professional malpractice action against their accountants for professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. The case resulted in a May 2006 jury verdict in favor of their clients.
Ms. Iredale is involved in many bar activities. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Ms. Iredale serves as a board member on the Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers, is a member of the Courts Committee of the Atlanta Bar Association, and is a member of the State Bar's Bench and Bar Committee.
In 2006 and 2007, Ms. Iredale was selected to serve as a Barrister in the Lamar Inn of Court at the Emory University School of Law. During the same years, she was also selected as a "Georgia Rising Star" by Atlanta Magazine.
Ms. Iredale graduated Cum Laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2004. While at the University of Georgia, Mrs. Iredale served as an Editorial Board member and an Articles Editors on the Journal of Intellectual Property Law. She was also involved in student efforts to raise money for the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
Prior to law school, Mrs. Iredale earned a Bachelor of Science degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Biological Sciences from Clemson University. Upon graduation, she was awarded with the prestigious Faculty Scholarship Award for attaining the highest academic average in her graduating class and the Matt Locke Award for "outstanding leadership with regard to service and devotion to humankind and Clemson University." While at Clemson, Mrs. Iredale served in a number of roles including Student Senate President.
Ms. Iredale and her husband, Brent, live in Atlanta.