AV Pre-Eminent Rated Trial Lawyer "FOR THE PLAINTIFF." Mr. Neal is second generation Catastrophic Injuries and Wrongful Death Trial Lawyer who has continuously practiced law in Georgia for 31 years, all of which have been in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia. He is a Lifetime Charter member of the Best Attorneys of America by Rue Ratings', a Lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, known as the Top Trial Lawyers of America, and is one of the Top Rated Lawyers of Georgia. Member America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators and Medical Malpractice Lawyers. Lifetime Achievement Award by America's Top 100 Attorneys. Focus areas of Practice • Serious Road Wrecks: auto, truck, train, bicycle, and motorcycle wrecks• Fire Cases: electrical, gas, and chemical fires • Medical Malpractice: hospital, nursing, doctor, pharmacy, and nursing home negligence * Premises Liability: slip and fall, negligent security, defective conditions• Defective Products: cars, drugs, electrical or gas fueled products • Environmental Torts: toxic contamination of land, housing, and businesses ; Professional Leadership: • Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association — Vice President and Super Champion Member 2011. Active member since 1999. • American Association for Justice — active member since 2000 • Southern Trial Lawyer’s Association — active member since 2007 • Melvin M. Belli Society — active member since 2009 * National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 - active member since 2014; State Bar of Georgia — active member since 1993. Lectures • “Double Fatality Trailer Fire — Creating a Case Where There Was None,” Southern Trial Lawyers’ Seminar, New Orleans, La. 2012 • “Cruising The Deep Powder of Medicare Liens,” Georgia Trial Lawyers’ Seminar, Lake Tahoe, California, 2012 • “Cross-Examination: Witness in the Cross-Hairs, Where Art & Science Intersect” Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 2008 • “$3,000,000 Jury Verdict in Hill v. USA Truck, Inc.,” Southern Trial Lawyers’ Seminar, New Orleans, La. 2007 • Guest Speaker at Annual Meeting of American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Atlanta, Georgia 2004 — Tort Reform • Guest Speaker at Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Callaway Gardens 2004 — Hospital/Doctor Liens • Guest Speaker at Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia 2002 — Medicaid Liens ; Professional Honors • AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, LexisNexis — 2013 • AVVO Client’s Choice Award, Personal Injury - 2012 • AVVO 10.0 Rating, Top Attorney Personal Injury — 2012 • Member, Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Top Trial Lawyers In America — 2012 ; Community Leadership • Chairman of the 2011 Summerville Sesquicentennial Celebration • Chairman of the 2011 and 34th Annual Summerville Tour of Homes • President Of Summerville Neighborhood Assoc. 2009-2011; Vice Pres. 2008-2009 • Chairman of the St. Johns Towers Advisory Board 2011; Member 2008-2010 • Assistant Football Coach, EDS Panthers, 2010-2011 (Defensive Coordinator) • Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Coordinator), Neal Law Falcons, 2008 • Team Sponsor, North Augusta Recreation Department 2008 • Irish-American Heritage Society — Member since 2008 • Honorary Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army — 2009 • American Mock Trial Association Championships — Presiding Judge — Furman University 2008 *William Daniel National Mock Trial Championship - Juror - Fulton County, Ga. 2013 • Volunteer Assistant Coach — Rich. Co. Rec. Dept. Little League T-Ball and YMCA Soccer. 2001-2005 • Leadership Augusta — 2000 • Mentor, High School High Tech Program 2004 • Mentor, Junior Achievement Job Shadow Program 2003 • Member, Judiciary Subcommittee, Citizen’s Advisory Committee, Augusta-Richmond County Consolidation Taskforce — 1995 • Head Football Coach, Richmond County Recreation Department 1993-1996; Education • J. D. — Walter F. Georgia School of Law, Mercer University, Macon, Ga. 1993 * Honors - Dean’s List, Highest Grade in Tax Class • B.B.A. — J. M. Tull School of Accounting, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 1990 * Dean’s List, Accounting Honor Society • Graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College — 2000, 2001 • Graduate of AAJ’s Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, the Art of Persuasion, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. — 2012.
