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.

Hon. M. Gino Brogdon Related Seminars and Products

M. Gino Brogdon, Sr. Attorney at Law

Hon. Gino Brogdon, Sr. presided over complex civil and felony cases for almost 10 years as a trial judge in the Superior and State Courts of Fulton County in Atlanta. Following his 2005 retirement from the bench, Gino tried high-visibility civil cases for plaintiffs and defendants and has become a highly sought-after mediator and arbitrator. He has served as an adjunct professor of law at both Emory University School of Law and John Marshall School of Law, as well as a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Hon. Gino Brogdon’s commitment to resolving disputes effectively, coupled with his extensive legal knowledge, positions him as one of the most respected and experienced mediators and arbitrators in the field.

Mr. Xavier Ottowa Carter Related Seminars and Products

Chance Forlines Carter & King PC

Since becoming an advocate for the victims of negligence, Xavier has fought tirelessly on behalf of individuals who have been seriously injured and on behalf of families who have lost loved ones as a result of the negligence of others. His practice focuses primarily on medical negligence committed by health care institutions and providers as well as nursing home and assisted living facility abuse and neglect of the elderly and disabled. 

In 2022, Xavier was a co-lead member of two trial teams that secured record-setting trial verdicts on behalf of victims of neglect by long term care facilities. Xavier and his partners secured a $15.3 million dollar verdict in McKinney v. Life Care Centers of America, et al, by demonstrating to the jury how systemic understaffing caused chronic neglect that ultimately led to the death of their 77-year old client.The firm followed that verdict up with a $2.8 million verdict in Perloe v. Somerby Senior Living, LLC. In that case Xavier and CFCK Law trial team held accountable an assisted living facility that allowed a fire ant infestation to develop until their client was attacked by fire ants on multiple occasions, ultimately leading to her death less than a week later.

Most recently, in June 2023, Xavier was co-lead counsel on a Lourie Chance trial team that obtained a $40 million dollar verdict against a physicians’ group and a hospital in a complicated medical malpractice case in Bibb County, Georgia.  

Ms. Lindsay Alexandra Forlines Related Seminars and Products

Chance Forlines Carter & King PC

Lindsay Forlines is a partner with Forlines Law LLC. Her background stems from multiple years of experience representing defendants in medical negligence and wrongful death cases. In that role, Forlines defended physicians, nurses, hospitals, and other healthcare providers against alleged professional negligence. During this time, she gained experience representing corporate defendants throughout the litigation process, giving her intimate knowledge into the way these cases are defended. This also gave Forlines insight into how these cases are handled by the risk management teams and, importantly, evaluated by the insurance carriers.

Forlines graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia in 2003 with a degree in Journalism, specializing in broadcast journalism. She was proud to anchor Georgia Gameday, an award-winning collegiate television show. In that role, Forlines auditioned against dozens of other accomplished broadcasting students, and was selected as one of two lead anchors. She was a member of multiple academic societies, including Order of Omega and Phi Beta Kappa, organizations honoring students who achieved high academic success and exemplified leadership qualities. Following her undergraduate education, Forlines attended law school at the University of Georgia School of Law, where she graduated in 2008. Forlines was chairperson of the Mock Trial Team and selected to the Lumpkin Inn of Court. Her proudest law school accomplishment was being selected for the Willis J. “Dick” Richardson Jr. Student Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy.

From 2012-2015, Forlines proudly served her hometown as an elected official on the Avondale Estates Board of Mayor and Commissioners. She also served as president of the DeKalb County Municipal Association in 2013. Forlines has been a repeat instructor at the Emory University Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques, and a repeat featured speaker and panelist at numerous events, including the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers’ Leadership Academy. Additionally, Forlines is the chairperson for Georgia’s Medical Malpractice Institute, the state’s premiere continuing legal education seminar and conference in the field of medical malpractice.

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).