Secrets to a Successful Plaintiff's Personal Injury Practice

Mr. Michael Louis Goldberg Related Seminars and Products

Fried Goldberg LLC

Michael L. Goldberg is a partner in the law firm of Fried Goldberg LLC and represents victimssuffering catastrophic personal injuries or wrongful death throughout the Southeast, primarily in the areaoftrucking and commercial vehicle accidents. Michael was born in Augusta, Georgia and played for the Division I Basketball Team at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia where he graduated with a B.S. in Political Science in 1994.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia in 1997. He has beenlead counsel for the plaintiff on 15 cases with verdicts in excess of a million dollars and is admitted topractice law in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. Michael was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers in October of 2013. Fellowshipinto the ACTL is extended by invitation only and is limited to less than 1% of the lawyer population.

Michael was named as one of the top lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40 by the Fulton County Daily Report in 2011 and was consecutively named as one of the top 100 lawyers in Georgia in the Super Lawyers editionof Atlanta Magazine since 2013. He is the author of the Library of Georgia Personal Injury Forms, 6th Edition and Understanding Motor Carrier Claims, 6th edition.

Mr. Xavier Ottowa Carter Related Seminars and Products

Lourie Chance Forlines Carter & King PC

Mr. Peter Andrew Law Related Seminars and Products

Law & Moran

Peter A. Law (“Pete”) is the senior principal and founder of LAW & MORAN, a 5-6 lawyer trial firm dedicated to the representation of individuals who have suffered injuries and death due to the negligence of others, primarily in premises liability cases, motor vehicle collisions, product liability and a host of other negligence cases.  Since inception, Pete has been counsel in verdicts and/or settlements approaching $1,800,000,000.00 ($1.8 billion), including at least 7 separate cases with recoveries exceeding $50,000,000. 

Pete Law has been recognized by various independent surveys as one of Georgia’s top trial lawyers by multiple publications, to include Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, and CVN Network.  Not only is Pete annually selected as one of Georgia’s top Super Lawyers, including multi-years as the number 1 selection (top vote getter of all lawyers, all categories), he has been selected as a “Top 10” vote recipient by the Super Lawyer independent survey every year for a decade. (See, Atlanta Magazine, Super Lawyers, 2003 - present). 

Pete Law is a Fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) and International Society of Barristers (ISOB).  The Academy is perhaps the most prestigious organization of trial lawyers that exists in America, with members limited to 500 lawyers throughout 30 countries. In addition to multiple years voted number 1 by Super Lawyers, the Georgia business community has also selected Pete as a top trial lawyer, selecting him as a “Georgia Legal Elite,” (Georgia Business Trend, 2004 - present).  Pete is also rated by his peers as AV rated, the top designation available by legal publication Martindale Hubbell, and is listed annually in the Best Lawyers in America trade publication. 

Pete is one of the very few lawyers in American history to have ever settled and collected $100,000,000.00 for a single case – a feat Pete has achieved on multiple occasions.  Pete has been counsel for the Plaintiff in approximately 300 recoveries each exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), including approximately 60 separate recoveries exceeding five million dollars ($5,000,000.00), and more than 100 separate recoveries exceeding three million dollars ($3,000,000.00).  In addition to trying cases, Pete regularly speaks at Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminars nationwide. 

When not practicing law, Pete enjoys traveling with his wife of 30 years, Agnes, and their five children, as well as attending to his farm.  Further interests include cars, motorcycles, water sports, art, welding, and gardening.

Mr. R. Scott Campbell Related Seminars and Products

Shiver Hamilton Campbell LLC

Scott has been recognized as one of the top lawyers in Georgia and named a Rising Star and Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine and the Super Lawyers publication. Scott has also been identified as among Georgia’s Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine.

Scott grew up in Milton, Georgia, obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his law degree from Emory University School of Law. Following law school Scott spent the first part of his career defending large corporations in high-stakes injury and death cases across the country. While Scott compiled trial victories on the defense side and rose through the ranks of one the largest law firms in the world, something was missing. Scott ultimately realized what was missing was service to people in need. Upon discovering that a change was necessary Scott sought out two of the top plaintiffs’ lawyers in the state, Jeff Shiver and Alan Hamilton, to transition to the plaintiffs’ side.

Since switching to the plaintiff’s side in 2013 Scott has continued to accumulate trial victories, including multiple years with top verdicts and the largest jury verdict ever in a motor vehicle spine surgery case in Georgia. Scott’s willingness to try cases and established record of success at trial provides his clients leverage to ensure maximum settlement value. In addition, Scott has formed many close friendships with former clients that is the natural product of sincerely caring about and coming alongside good people going through difficult times.

Scott and his wife Shannon reside in Cumming, Georgia with their three children, Carson, Piper, and William. Scott and his family are active members of Browns Bridge Church.

Mr. Christopher Matthew Simon Related Seminars and Products

The Simon Law Firm PC

Mr. Simon has been practicing as a civil litigator since 1997. He spent 10 years defending insurance and trucking companies and has run his own Firm for remainder. He is also a mediator with BAY Mediation and has an outstanding settlement rate with over 100 mediation a year. His website is https://www.atlanta-injurylawyer.com  

Ms. Natalee Marsha-Rose Drummond Related Seminars and Products

The Fairley Firm LLC

Natalee Drummond-Fairley began her legal career in 2003 after graduating from Georgia State University College of Law. During law school Natalee was an associate editor of her Law Review, an intern to Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham, an intern to Federal District Court Judge Richard Story and an invited student member of the prestigious Bleckley Inn of Court.

Natalee began her career in big law as an associate at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (now Bryan Cave) before working as defense litigation and trial counsel for two of the largest insurance companies in the world. While working as defense counsel, Natalee gained a wealth of litigation and trial experience having tried over 100 cases in the Magistrate, State and Superior Courts of numerous Georgia counties including Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett, Henry, and Dougherty counties to name a few.

After almost a decade of practice and experience, Natalee founded the Fairley Firm, LLC, to focus on Plaintiff’s personal injury litigation in 2012. During her 11 years at the helm of the Fairley Firm, Natalee has become a trusted advisor and valued co-counsel to some of the most prominent attorneys across the state of Georgia in the area of premises liability. In 2022, the Fairley Firm was recognized by industry leader CaseMetrix as having the top ten highest premises settlement values in the Southeast and was noted to be the only solo firm on the list. Natalee was honored to be selected by her peers as a speaker at The Best of the Best seminar in 2023 and has taught numerous CLE’s on such topics as Surviving Summary Judgment in Premises Liability Cases, Handling High Profile Cases, How to Effectively Use Technology at Trial, Handling Slip and Fall Cases and Trial Basics for New Attorneys.

A 2000 graduate of Louisiana State University, Natalee enjoys cheering on her LSU Tigers in a multitude of sports -- especially football – and enjoys golfing, weight training and trying out new restaurants in the Atlanta area. She enjoys being a boy-mom to two very-busy sons and has been a member of Impact Church in Atlanta, Georgia for the past 14 years.

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.  

Mr. Anthony Charles Kalka Related Seminars and Products

The Kalka Law Group - Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys

Tony Kalka is a partner at The Kalka Law Group, a 5-lawyer trial firm dedicated to the representation of individuals who have suffered injuries and death to the negligence of others. His areas of practice include automobile accidents, trucking accidents, premises liability, and virtually all types of cases involving injury. Mr. Kalka has been recognized by various independent surveys as one of Georgia’s top trial lawyers. He is annually named to the Georgia Super Lawyers and was chosen as a Top 100 in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He is admitted to practice in Georgia; all state in Superior Court of Georgia; the Georgia Court of Appeals; the Supreme Court of Georgia; US District Court, Northern District Georgia; the US District Court, and Middle District of Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and the American Association for Justice.

Education:

Clemson University 1999.

Mercer Law School 2002.

Mr. Joseph Aaron Fried Related Seminars and Products

Fried Goldberg LLC

Joe Fried is considered by many to be the preeminent truck accident attorney in the country. His office is in Atlanta, Georgia, but he has handled cases in over 43 states recovering more than $1 billion for his clients. He is the Co-Founder of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, former Chair of the American Association of Justice Truck Litigation Group, former President of the National Trial Lawyers Trucking Trial Lawyers and founding Chair of the National Board of Truck Accident Lawyers. He is among the first lawyers to be Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Truck Accident Law and sits on the NBTA Board. In addition to his expertise in trucking, Joe is a former police officer with advanced training in crash investigation and reconstruction, human factors, psychodrama, storytelling and neurolinguistic programming. He is widely known for his creative and unique approaches to preparing and presenting cases and for his ability to craft and present the compelling human story in each of his cases. Joe handles a small number catastrophic truck crash cases at a time so he can focus his resources on achieving the best possible results for his clients. He spends the rest of his time working as a trucking safety advocate, author and educator. Joe has authored books, DVDs and articles on trucking and litigation best practices, and has Joe given over 1000 presentations on these subjects to lawyers, judges, and trucking industry stakeholders. Joe recently authored a book to help train police officers on truck crash related subjects.

Joe is recognized as a preeminent lawyer, educator, public advocate and author on trucking safety and truck crash litigation.

Joe brings to his cases training in physics, engineering, forensics, dynamics, biomechanics, human factors and accident reconstruction. This knowledge has proven crucial when investigating cases, examining opposing expert witnesses (cross-examination during trial) and in devising innovative visual aids for trial to help his clients win their case. He is known for thinking outside the box when it comes to case strategy, development and presentation and his work is sought after by other attorneys across the country.

Joe is licensed in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, New York and Texas but based on his reputation, experience and results has been retained to work on cases in over 43 States (pro hac vice).

Mr. Nicholas Ryan Schnyder Related Seminars and Products

Nick Schnyder Law Firm LLC

He founded Nick Schnyder Law Firm in 2016 and has grown the firm to over 45 employees and 4 locations throughout Georgia. He is a Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America and a member of the Georgia Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Double Champion Level), the American Association for Justice, the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the Cobb County Bar Association.