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General Liability and Casualty Defense
Trucking and Transportation Liability
Rideshare/Gig Economy Negligence
Premises Liability
Negligent Security
Wrongful Death
Professional Liability
Product Liability
Georgia
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Unites States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
Mercer Law School
(J.D., 2017)
Georgia State University
(B.A., 2013)
Anelise Codrington is an experienced attorney handling matters in state, federal and appellate courts from pre-suit through case resolution. Her practice is focused on defending claims involving motor vehicle liability, trucking and transportation liability with a focus on rideshare/gig economy negligence, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, negligent security and premises liability. Anelise represents insurance companies and large self-insured businesses across multiple industries, including the retail and grocery, apartment, childcare/senior care, and transportation sectors.
Anelise is an active member of DRI: Lawyers Representing Business and has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star for Insurance Defense since 2021.
Born in the United Kingdom of Nigerian and Jamaican descent, Anelise brings a multi-cultural view to her practice and in building relationships with her clients. She is passionate about serving her community and provides pro bono assistance to survivors of domestic violence through the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.
Anelise clerked for the Hon. Shalonda Jones-Parker, and Hon. Verda Colvin who now sits on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Gate City Bar Association
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
DRI: Lawyers Representing Business
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Selected to Georgia Rising Stars® List (2022 - 2024)
Rusty Gunn Award, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (2017)
Bailey et al. v. Make A Difference Ministries, Inc. (Ga Ct. of Appeals, June 28, 2024); successfully upheld trial court’s grant of Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.
Eason v. Ruan Transport Corporation et al. (NDGA June 6, 2024); successfully defended Motion for Summary Judgment on all negligence and damages claims alleged by Plaintiff.
Cross v. Butler Automotive Group (Bibb State Court, May 2024); successfully defended Motion to Dismiss involving improper service.
Burroughs v. Bradley House Condominium Association et al. (Fulton Superior Court, March 2024); successfully defended Motion to Dismiss.
Anderson v. Fitness International (Ga Ct. of Appeals, January 23, 2024); successfully upheld trial court’s grant of Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and denial of Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration in an appeal involving an untimely notice of appeal.
Amos v. Creative Consulting (Gwinnett Superior Court, May 2023); successfully defended Motion for Summary Judgment on wrongful death claims alleged by Plaintiff, and upheld trial court’s ruling on punitive damages on appeal.
“Tips For Identifying a Culturally Competent Mediator,” Law360, December 16, 2020
“Access to Justice – Making the Party that is Mediation Welcoming and Inclusive,” American Bar Association, https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/dispute_resolution/mediation-week-2020/codrington-making-the-party-that-is-mediation-welcoming-and-inclusive.pdf
“Bitter Fruit, Lynching, and the Legislative Reform to End It: A Timeline of Lynching, and Its Transformation into the Contemporary Era,” Southern Journal of Policy and Justice, May, 2017 https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/srebwsude11&div=7&id=&page=
Anelise Codrington is an experienced attorney handling matters in state, federal and appellate courts from pre-suit through case resolution. Her practice is focused on defending claims involving motor vehicle liability, trucking and transportation liability with a focus on rideshare/gig economy negligence, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, negligent security and premises liability. Anelise represents insurance companies and large self-insured businesses across multiple industries, including the retail and grocery, apartment, childcare/senior care, and transportation sectors.
Anelise is an active member of DRI: Lawyers Representing Business and has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star for Insurance Defense since 2021.
Born in the United Kingdom of Nigerian and Jamaican descent, Anelise brings a multi-cultural view to her practice and in building relationships with her clients. She is passionate about serving her community and provides pro bono assistance to survivors of domestic violence through the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.
Anelise clerked for the Hon. Shalonda Jones-Parker, and Hon. Verda Colvin who now sits on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Gate City Bar Association
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
DRI: Lawyers Representing Business
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Selected to Georgia Rising Stars® List (2022 - 2024)
Rusty Gunn Award, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (2017)
Bailey et al. v. Make A Difference Ministries, Inc. (Ga Ct. of Appeals, June 28, 2024); successfully upheld trial court’s grant of Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of punitive damages and attorneys’ fees.
Eason v. Ruan Transport Corporation et al. (NDGA June 6, 2024); successfully defended Motion for Summary Judgment on all negligence and damages claims alleged by Plaintiff.
Cross v. Butler Automotive Group (Bibb State Court, May 2024); successfully defended Motion to Dismiss involving improper service.
Burroughs v. Bradley House Condominium Association et al. (Fulton Superior Court, March 2024); successfully defended Motion to Dismiss.
Anderson v. Fitness International (Ga Ct. of Appeals, January 23, 2024); successfully upheld trial court’s grant of Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and denial of Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration in an appeal involving an untimely notice of appeal.
Amos v. Creative Consulting (Gwinnett Superior Court, May 2023); successfully defended Motion for Summary Judgment on wrongful death claims alleged by Plaintiff, and upheld trial court’s ruling on punitive damages on appeal.
