Rita Glidewell Kesterson
paralegal
Rita began her career as a paralegal in 1973 in Richmond, Virginia. She has worked in civil litigation in the areas of general business, construction defect, personal injury, insurance defense, products liability, contract dispute, and class action defense. Rita’s ability to research and her technological knowledge has enabled her to handle large document productions and assist at mediation, arbitration and trial. She has taught paralegal classes and has been a guest speaker at paralegal seminars at T. C. Williams School of Law and J. Sargeant Reynolds College in Virginia. Rita was also on the Board of Directors for the Legal Department at Horry Georgetown Technical College in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Education
Boston College, B.A, summa cum laude, 1975
Emory University, J.D., 1978
Bar and Court Admission
State Bar of Georgia
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Supreme Court
Professional Associations and Recognitions
Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
Defense Research Institute
