Practice Areas - Common Carrier Liability Law
- Medical Negligence
- Products Liability
- Wrongful Death
| - Catastrophic Injury
- Civil Practice
- Trial Practice
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| University | North Georgia College, B.A., 1996 |
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| Law School | John Marshall Law School, J.D., 2000 |
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| Admitted | 2000, Georgia |
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| Memberships | Southern Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2008; State Bar of Georgia, General Practice and Trial Section, Chairman, 2008; American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Board of Governors, 2007—; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice (Leader's Forum; Board of Governors, 2010—; Interstate Trucking Litigation Group Board of Governors, 2009—; Professional Negligence Section, Chair, 2009-2010; Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Board of Governors, 2006—; Professional Negligence Section, Secretary, 2008-2009); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Education Committee, Chairman, 2009-2010; Executive Council, 2008—; Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2001-2003); Atlanta Lawyers Club; John Marshall Law School Alumni Association, President, 2002-2008; John Marshall Law School, Board of Directors, 2009—; Georgia Consumer Justice Foundation, Board of Governors, 2004-2006. |
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| Born | Albany, Georgia, November 22, 1972 |
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| Biography | Best Lawyers in America (Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, 2010); Georgia's Super Lawyer, 2010; Courageous Pursuit of Justice Award Recipient, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2010; "Forty Under Forty: Georgia's Best & Brightest," Georgia Trend Magazine, October 2009; Distinguished Alumni Award, John Marshall Law School, 2008; One of Georgia's Top 12 Lawyers Under the Age of 40, Fulton County Daily Report, August 18, 2008. Author: "Wrongful Death-Big Rig Accident-Value of Human Life," Art of Advocacy Summation, Ch. 24, Mathew Bender & Co., Pub. 30, Release 23, Nov. 2002; "Organizing the Medical Malpractice Case," Tommy Malone on Healthcare Malpractice-Case Evaluation and Review Manual: Intake to Filing, Vol. 1, Ch. 1, 2003 PESI Law Pubs; "The Death of Juror Rehabilitation: Jury Selection After Kim v. Walls," General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Calendar Call, Vol. VII, No. 3, 2003; "Holding the Hospital Accountable for Physician Negligence," ABA Section of Litigation, Health Care Litigation Newsletter, 8th Ed., Vol. 3; "Voir Dire and Conduct of the Judge and Jury," GTLA Trial Practice Manual, 5th Ed. 2005, 7th Ed. 2007. Fellow: Melvin M. Belli Society (Executive Council, 2008—; Board of Governors, 2004—).
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| Reported Cases | Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery, P.C. v. Nestlehutt, 286 Ga. 731 (2010); Royalston v. Middlebrooks, 303 Ga.App. 887 (2010); Freeman v. Barnes, 282 Ga.App. 895 (2006); Wellstar Health Systems, Inc. v. Green, 258 Ga.App. 86 (2002); Kniphfer v. Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc., 256 Ga.App. 874 (2002); Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund Ltd. Partnership v. Brown, 253 Ga.App. 286 (2002). |
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| ISLN | 915289545 |
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