Kevin S. Kovalchik
kkovalchik@tokn.com

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Legal Assistant
Chris Wilder

Mr. Kovalchik concentrates his practice in civil tort, commercial, employment, and estate litigation. Prior to joining Thompson O'Brien in June 2006, Mr. Kovalchik was an associate with a respected local government litigation firm in North Atlanta, where he represented numerous north Georgia counties in the areas of land use and zoning; alcoholic beverage licensing; special permits; platting of preliminary, final and revised plats; impact fees; permitting (including land disturbance, certificates of occupancy, and building permits); text amendments to zoning ordinances and comprehensive development plan maps; intergovernmental agreements; tree preservation/removal, and other land use related issues.
Mr. Kovalchik also currently serves as general counsel for several corporate clients located in the North Atlanta area. In that capacity, he provides advice across the entire spectrum of corporate matters, including business formation and organization, commercial contracts, dissolutions and liquidations, executive contracts and compensation, non-compete and non-disclosure agreements, and pricing policies and strategies.
Mr. Kovalchik has also successfully represented both self-insureds and insurers in general liability and insurance litigation, transportation and trucking law, products liability, and premises liability matters. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in construction contract disputes, enforcement of covenants not to compete, civil RICO claims, employment contract disputes, personal injury and civil rights litigation.

Areas of Practice
Creditors' Rights and Collections
Litigation
Employment

Education
B.A., Wofford College, 1993
J.D., Cumberland School of Law, 1998

Admitted
Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Member
State Bar of Georgia
Forsyth County Bar Association
Leadership Forsyth