Medical Malpractice Boot Camp

Mr. Lee Patrick Gutschenritter Related Seminars and Products

Cash Krugler & Fredericks LLC

Lee Gutschenritter is a trial lawyer dedicated to the representation of individuals and families who have suffered serious injuries or death due to the negligence of others. Lee has won numerous jury trials on behalf of his clients.  His most recent trial resulted in a historic $38.6 million jury verdict against one of the largest hospitals systems in the State of Georgia. 

In the past five years alone, Lee has recovered in excess of $100 million in verdicts and settlements. Every year since 2016, Lee has been selected as an Atlanta Magazine Super Lawyers' "Rising Star" & “Super Lawyer”, an award reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys in Georgia. He has also been named in America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys®.

Lee primarily handles cases in the areas of medical malpractice, tractor-trailer accidents, premises liability, and wrongful death cases. He has represented clients in cases throughout Georgia and has successfully litigated over one hundred cases in both state and federal courts. Lee limits his practice to handling a small number of cases at a time. This approach allows him to develop meaningful relationships with his clients and to invest substantial time and resources into every one of his cases.

Ms. Lindsey Stephens Macon Related Seminars and Products

McArthur Law Firm

Lindsey Macon is a partner at the McArthur Law Firm, practicing personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. Lindsey opened and leads the firm’s Atlanta office. During her time with the firm, Lindsey has participated in several successful jury trials, including a 2025 medical malpractice verdict in Bibb County of $13.775 million and the record-setting medical malpractice verdict in Houston County of $12 million.

Prior to joining the McArthur Law Firm, Lindsey was an associate at King & Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia, where she litigated on behalf of product manufacturers. Lindsey served on trial teams for several multi-week jury trials and played an active role in both fact and expert witness discovery.  Before King & Spalding, Lindsey clerked for two years for Judge Hugh Lawson of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Lindsey was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English, with highest honors and highest distinction. Lindsey then attended Duke University School of Law, where she graduated cum laude in 2015 and was a member of the Alaska Law Review, the moot court board, and the mock trial team. Lindsey and her husband, Brent, live in Atlanta with their daughters, Nell and Lucy, and their dog, Pippa.  Lindsey and her family are members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, where Lindsey serves on the Vestry. Lindsey is an active volunteer with Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Georgia. In her free time, Lindsey enjoys playing tennis, cooking, and watching Tar Heel basketball.

Mr. Matthew Adam Cathey Related Seminars and Products

Cathey & Strain LLC

Matt is a plaintiff’s civil trial attorney with an emphasis on catastrophic injury cases, including product liability, trucking, roadway, railroad, medical malpractice and mass tort cases. Matt was raised in Habersham County, Georgia and received his undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of Georgia. Upon graduation, he attended Georgia State University College of Law where he graduated with honors in litigation. Matt began his professional career working in Atlanta, where he practiced for five years prior coming to Cathey & Strain.

Throughout his legal career Matt has successfully tried numerous jury trials as well as litigating and handling all other aspects of trial practice, including trial preparation, appeals, motions, hearings, Daubert challenges, motions for summary judgment and expert testimony development.

EDUCATION
Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
J.D. - 2006
Honors: With Honors

University of Georgia
B.B.A. - 2003
Honors: cum laude

BAR ADMISSIONS
Georgia, 2006
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2010

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT POSITION
Attorney

Mr. James Vance Painter Related Seminars and Products

Painter Law & Mediation LLC

Jim practices general civil litigation with an emphasis on medical malpractice. A graduate of the University of Georgia Law school, Jim has over 30 years of experience handling high stakes, complex personal injury and wrongful death litigation predominantly involving claims of medical malpractice.  He practices both in Georgia and South Carolina.  In June 2023, Jim formed Painter Law & Mediation to focus on mediation and serious plaintiff personal injury law, including complex medical malpractice and wrongful death matters. He is on the mediation panel with BAY Mediation.   For twenty-nine years, Jim’s practice focused on representing hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers throughout Georgia and South Carolina. From pre-suit investigation through final judgment, Jim has obtained numerous medical malpractice defense verdicts in State and Federal Courts. He also has handled comprehensive general insurance defense, including suits involving allegations of premises liability, product liability, defamation, breach of contract, worker’s compensation, and automobile and trucking liability.  Jim now uses his experience to advocate for the rights of patients injured by negligent medical care and victims of catastrophic injuries or death from a variety of negligent actions.

Jim is a fellow of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and is board certified in medical malpractice law.  Jim is AV®Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  Jim earned recognition from his peers as a Georgia “Super Lawyer”, and award reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys in Georgia, twelve years in a row.  He also has been named one of America’s Top Lawyers continuously since 2009.  Jim is a registered neutral with the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution.

Jim has been called upon many times to present on various topics related to medical malpractice and specific aspects of civil personal injury litigation.   He has given presentations at both the state and national level, including CLE for attorneys, and CME for physicians, and by invitation has presented Grand Rounds to medical students, residents, fellows and attending physicians.  He has also authored medical malpractice litigation related articles which have appeared in national litigation publications.

Mr. Andrew Bentley Cash Related Seminars and Products

Cash Krugler & Fredericks LLC

• Car, Truck & Motorcycle Accidents
• Medical Malpractice & Wrongful Death
• Brain Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Product Liability
• Elevator & Escalator Injuries
• Negligent Security & Premises Liability

Ms. Alison Lee Currie Related Seminars and Products

The Summerville Firm

Alison Currie is a partner at The Summerville Firm, an appellate boutique. As a trial and appellate lawyer, Ms. Currie works with other firms to analyze, brief, and argue complex and nuanced questions of law. Her firm assists in motions practice, evidentiary hearings, trial strategy, and serves as embedded counsel to advise trial counsel and preserve evidentiary issues. Her firm also handles post-judgment briefing, fee disputes, and appeals of all types and at all stages. 

Prior to joining The Summerville Firm in 2023, Ms. Currie spent 12 years as a medical malpractice defense attorney, where she defended doctors and hospitals in all phases of litigation in both state and federal courts. Ms. Currie is a graduate of Emory University and the University of Georgia School of Law, where she served as an editor on the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and won the Talmadge and Intrastate moot court competitions. In her free time, she loves classic movies, fiction novels, traveling, and spending time with her husband (a dentist) and her son (a toddler).