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

Xavier Carter is one of Georgia’s leading trial lawyers, nationally recognized for his work in high-stakes medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death litigation. He is known for taking on complex cases against hospitals, corporations, and institutions—and for successfully trying those cases before juries across the State of Georgia.

Xavier began his legal career as a commercial litigator at a top-25 global law firm, where he handled complex business disputes and developed the analytical and trial skills that continue to shape his practice. He later served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, prosecuting cases involving federal civil-rights violations by law-enforcement officials, white-collar fraud, and tax evasion. During his tenure with the Department of Justice, Xavier also served as the Civil Rights Enforcement Coordinator and the Human Trafficking Task Force Coordinator.

For the past eight years, Xavier has focused his practice exclusively on representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, nursing-home abuse and neglect, and trucking litigation. In recent years, he has served as a lead trial-team member in numerous major jury trials throughout Georgia, working alongside co-counsel including law partner Lindsay Forlines, Stephen Chance, and Andrew King. In the past 3 years alone, that team has secured more than $200 million in verdicts at trial. 

Xavier brings to the courtroom the perspective of a former federal prosecutor, the discipline of a large-firm litigator, and the experience of a trial lawyer who regularly tries—and wins—complex cases before Georgia juries.

Ms. Lindsay Alexandra Forlines Related Seminars and Products

Chance Forlines Carter & King PC

Lindsay Forlines is a trial attorney and partner with Chance, Forlines, Carter and King, PC (CFCK). She specializes in cases of catastrophic negligence, particularly medical malpractice and elder care abuse. Cases particularly near and dear to her heart include maternal injury and death, birth injury and death, and cases of hospital or other institutional malpractice. A proud trial attorney, Lindsay loves nothing more than getting a case in front of a jury and has grown her practice in recent years to include joining co-counsel in cases aimed for trial.  

Lindsay’s passion for trial work is built in large part on her dedication to communication.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia’s acclaimed Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, specializing in broadcast journalism. She was proud to anchor Georgia Gameday, an award-winning collegiate television show, before her journey in law began. Before coming to the plaintiff’s side in 2020, she spent over ten years representing defendants in medical negligence and wrongful death cases. 

Lindsay and her partners have had a variety of notable verdicts in recent years. In 2023, they obtained a $40 million dollar verdict against The Medical Center of Central Georgia and Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in a complicated medical malpractice case in Bibb County, Georgia concerning the death of a 25-year-old woman suffering from sickle cell disease. In 2025, Lindsay served as lead or co-counsel on a string of successful trials. In the first, their firm obtained a $42 million dollar verdict against Hospitalist Services of Georgia, PC in Rockdale County, Georgia for the death of a 27-year-old with undiagnosed and mismanaged placenta accreta, who tragically bled out following the birth of her second child. Next, she was part of the multi-firm team that obtained a $70 million dollar verdict in a toxic tort action in Gwinnett County, Georgia against ethylene oxide producer CR Bard. Finally, CFCK obtained a $27.5 million dollar verdict in Clayton County, Georgia for the death of a 61-year-old after Southern Regional, LLC failed to provide the necessary personnel for the handling of a known complication in the cardiac cath lab. 

Lindsay is happy to be reached at 678-548-7345 or lindsay@cfcklaw.com.

Mr. David Christopher Hanson Related Seminars and Products

Hanson Fuller LLC

David Hanson is an aggressive litigator with an exceptional track record of results.

In 2022, David Hanson was lead counsel in two medical malpractice jury trials and obtained jury verdicts for his clients in each. In addition to trial work, David is routinely retained to represent clients in complex appellate matters with outstanding results. David has argued, and won, cases at the Georgia Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Court of Appeals. Hanson has been recognized by his peers as a “Rising Star” in medical malpractice litigation every year since 2017, and in 2022 was recognized as a Best Lawyer in Georgia in the area of appellate litigation.

Before forming Hanson Fuller Lina, David practiced for a decade at the premier medical malpractice defense boutique in Georgia. There, David learned the nuances of civil tort litigation in the highest stakes arena. David became the go-to resource for his perspective on complex legal issues and quickly developed a reputation as an exceptional writer and advocate. David served as lead trial counsel in numerous high stakes trials and obtained multiple precedent-setting appellate decisions as lead appellate counsel.

After graduating law school from the University of Alabama, David worked pro bono for one year at the Southern Environmental Law Center, representing environmental non-profit organizations in litigation arising under the Clean Water Act. David then practiced at one of the largest firms in Atlanta where he represented clients in emergency proceedings involving trade secret misappropriation, cases involving breaches of restrictive covenants, and state and federal cases involving unfair and deceptive trade practices.

David has always been drawn to oral advocacy, both at the trial an appellate level. Beginning in high school, David competed in national mock trial competitions, going to the national championship four times in college and winning a national title in law school. In law school, David expanded his expertise to moot court, where he won multiple best oralist awards.

David lives in Sandy Springs with his wife, Meagan, and two children.

Mr. Michael George Regas II Related Seminars and Products

Stone Law Group LLC

A Sandy Springs native, Mike continues to live on the north side of Atlanta with his wife, Mary.  Mike and Mary have two adult children, Joe and Isabelle, are now college-age. Mike earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 1987 and his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law in 1991.

For more than three decades, Mike has focused his practice on holding corporations, hospitals, insurers, and professionals accountable when preventable mistakes cause harm. He is among the first plaintiff lawyers in Georgia to obtain board certification in medical malpractice law from the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, an achievement held by only a small fraction of trial lawyers nationwide.

Mike has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer every year since 2009 and has been named to the Georgia Super Lawyers Top 100 since 2019, distinctions reserved for attorneys with a demonstrated record of results and peer respect. Along with this, he holds the highest AV® Peer Review Rating for legal ability and ethics.

He is a Champion Member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and an active member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and the American Association for Justice.

Outside the courtroom, Mike enjoys staying active, playing golf, snow skiing, and spending time with family and friends.

Ms. Alison Lee Currie Related Seminars and Products

Alison Currie is a partner at Moriarty Injury Lawyer, a boutique personal injury firm specializing in medical malpractice. As a trial and appellate lawyer, Ms. Currie handles injury cases from inception through trial and appeal. She also assists other firms with legal motions practice and as embedded counsel at trial. 

Prior to joining Moriarty Injury Lawyer in 2025, Ms. Currie spent more than a dozen 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). 

Mr. Thomas Edward Lavender III Related Seminars and Products

Lavender Hoffman Emery LLC

Ted Lavender has been practicing law since 1997.  He has primarily handled medical malpractice cases his entire career.  He started his career on the plaintiff's side and has been defending medical malpractice cases since 2004.  He is a founding partner of Lavender Hoffman Emery, LLC in Atlanta.  Ted is also a registered mediator.