Nursing Home Litigation

Mr. Eric James Hertz Related Seminars and Products

Eric J. Hertz PC

Eric J. Hertz is a double Board-Certified Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the American Board of Trial Advocates. A member of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators and Top 10 Nursing Home Trial Lawyers, Mr. Hertz has tried over 100 jury trials as Lead Attorney and handled over 100 wrongful death cases, resulting in multi-millions of dollars collected for his clients, including several record high verdicts.

Mr. Hertz is the author of Nursing Home Abuse and Your Loved Ones (2016) and co-author of Thomas Reuters: Punitive Damages in Georgia (1997-2021); Georgia Law of Damages (1998-2022); and Georgia Law of Torts (2002). He is a regular speaker and author for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education of Georgia and has been featured in the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association legal periodical Verdict.

Mr. Lance D. Lourie Related Seminars and Products

Lance Lourie Law, PC

Lance D. Lourie graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1982, and received his J.D. degree in 1985 from the University of South Carolina. While in law school, Mr. Lourie served on the South Carolina Law Review and the National Moot Court Team. He is admitted to the Georgia and Tennessee Bars. 

Mr. Lourie was a partner with a defense firm, where lie practiced from 1985 to 1997. During that time, his primary area of practice was the defense of medical malpractice, general liability, and civil rights cases. 

In 1997, Mr. Lourie left his defense practice. Since that time he has practiced as a plaintiffs' attorney, and practices with Lance Lourie Law PC. Mr. Lourie's practice focuses on the handling of plaintiffs' medical malpractice, nursing home, and general liability cases. Mr. Lourie served a number of years as a Vice President at Large, as well as on the Executive Committee, of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. 

Mr. Lourie has been designated as a top-rated lawyer by Super Lawyers. He is also rated by Martindale-Hubbell as AV Preeminent, which is the highest rating for ethics and ability. 

Mr. Lourie spends his professional time litigating and trying personal injury cases. He is a frequent writer and lecturer at numerous Continuing Legal Education seminars relating to trial tactics, medical malpractice cases, nursing home cases, general liability cases, and other personal injury cases.

Mr. David Neal Lefkowitz Related Seminars and Products

The Lefkowitz Firm LLC

David Lefkowitz graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. and earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. The Lefkowitz Firm, LLC, represents individuals and corporations in their claims for legal malpractice (legal negligence) and similar claims such as breach of fiduciary duty, executor misconduct and ethical misconduct by attorneys and other fiduciaries. The firm also represents attorneys and law firms with regard to risk management and attorney’s fee disputes. David is an adjunct professor of legal malpractice law, ethics, and risk management at the University of Georgia School of Law and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars. David has offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Athens, Georgia.  

Ms. Lillian Deborah Leibu Related Seminars and Products

Attorney

Eric J Hertz PC

Ms. Leibu received her Juris Doctor degree in 2022 from New York University School of Law, where she served as the Digital Editor of the NYU Law Environmental Law Journal. She also served as a legal clerk for the Department of Justice Eastern District of New York, as well as with the New York Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Bureau. Prior to working with Eric J. Hertz, P.C., Ms. Leibu served as a legal clerk for the Mobile Sources Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, located in their headquarters in Washington, D.C. She speaks four languages due to her multicultural background.
 

Christie Paige Related Seminars and Products

Paige Legal Nurse Consulting

Christie Paige is a Registered Nurse with nearly fourty years of experience. She brings her vast and extensive knowledge of clinical practice into the medical-legal arena as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Mrs. Paige is the owner and senior nurse consultant of Paige Legal Nurse Consultants which specializes in Nursing Home cases focused on Sepsis, falls, pressure sore injuries and elder care medical malpractice.
Christie volunteers her time to serve on several peer review committees of industry professional organizations such as the AALNC, Juris Educational Resource Knowledge and Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) and has co authored nursing textbook chapters with AMSN. Christie holds her Master’s in Nursing from the University of Southern Indiana and maintains her board Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse designation authorized through the ANCC. Christie can be reached at christie@paigelegalnurse.com or (508) 292-2372. Website: Paigelegalnurse.com.

Ms. Cathy Hampton Related Seminars and Products

Greenspoon Marder LLP

Cathy Hampton is a partner in the Entertainment and Sports and Corporate practice groups at Greenspoon Marder LLP. She offers a dynamic blend of transactional, corporate, regulatory, intellectual property, and litigation expertise, ensuring her clients’ needs are met with precision and insight. As a former public and private sector chief legal officer, she specializes in high-value mergers and acquisitions, finance, high-stakes disputes, and conflict resolution.

After three decades in public and private practice, she launched her own firm with a thriving roster of elite NBA, NFL, SEC, ACC, MEAC and PAC12 athletes. As a founding partner in the sports, entertainment and hospitality space, Ms. Hampton executed over $100 million in brand partnerships with Fortune 100 companies. She has led major transactions across various industries, including global sports sponsorships, the consolidation of a global bank conglomerate, the sale of an international hospitality brand, a construction merger, and the sale and purchase of multiple business assets for athletes, actors, producers, and TV film and digital creatives. She leverages her extensive experience to mediate complex corporate and regulatory conflicts, fostering mutually beneficial resolutions and minimizing litigation risk.

Prior to joining Greenspoon Marder, Ms. Hampton guided a national firm through an eight-figure acquisition, managing risk and navigating changes to headcount and served as outside general counsel in the Seattle and Montreal offices of a global aviation company. She also led the nine-figure dissolution of a Fortune 1000 company as its chief legal officer, integrating legal, risk management, and human resources functions in the newly merged Fortune 400 company.

Ms. Hampton served as City Attorney for the City of Atlanta, where she led legal operations for one of the country’s most prominent municipal governments. During her tenure, she received several notable accolades recognizing her legal acumen and civic leadership. She played a key role in facilitating complex, high-impact transactions that reshaped the city’s landscape, including the 20-year extension of the Delta Air Lines lease, the development of Ponce City Market, the Porsche Cars North America Inc. headquarters, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and the sales of Fort McPherson and Underground Atlanta.

As a passionate advocate for her community, Ms. Hampton has held numerous leadership and advisory roles across civic, legal, and nonprofit organizations. She formerly chaired the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Georgia, served on the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and led fundraising as Economic Justice Chair for the Atlanta Women’s Foundation. She has also served as a board member of the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence and VOX Teen Communications and is currently active on the Leadership Atlanta Investment Committee and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Social Action Committee.