Georgia Tort Law
Marietta Personal Injury Attorney // Blog // Georgia Tort Law
October 01, 2025
The Problem With UM Bad Faith in Georgia Personal Injury Cases
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
$83,972.16. That’s an offer we got from Allstate on a UM policy on a back surgery case with $300,000 in UM coverage and only $25,000...September 16, 2025
Remember: Patience Pays Off in Plaintiff’s Work
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
Sometimes being a plaintiff’s lawyer means you go long stretches without seeing the fruits of your labor, especially in bigger cases. Then sometimes you have...September 09, 2025
Understanding Georgia’s Unique Approach to Wrongful Death Damages
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
Georgia’s wrongful death statute is unique. While many states focus on what the survivors lost, Georgia law measures the damages from the viewpoint of the...September 02, 2025
Why Professional Courtesy Matters in Legal Work
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
Asking for deposition dates first is a common professional courtesy. The only time we pick dates and send notices or subpoenas is if we do...August 26, 2025
“What Are Your Rates?”
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
“What are your rates?” I don’t know that I’ve ever gotten a good case when this was the immediate first question a potential client asked....August 19, 2025
The Argument Against Hyperspecializing Your Law Firm
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
If variety is the spice of life, this week is a good example of it. This was my day today: 11 a.m.: Pretrial conference in...August 11, 2025
Turner Decision and Med Mal Caps in Wrongful Death Claims
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
Think that the Georgia Supreme Court’s June decision in Turner has resurrected medical malpractice caps from the dead? Not so fast. After the Georgia Supreme...August 05, 2025
Common Missteps Lawyers Make in 30(b)(6) Depositions
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
The number of lawyers who don’t understand even the most basic concepts of a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition is astounding. Some greatest hits I’ve heard: “There...July 08, 2025
Private Equity is Ruining Law Firms, Too
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
Private equity ruins everything. Healthcare. Housing. Nursing homes. And now…law firms. I asked ChatGPT what personal injury firms would look like if private equity ran...July 01, 2025
Why You NEED Visuals in Injury Cases
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
I was shocked when I took over this case after the client fired her prior lawyer… The prior lawyer took the deposition of the treating...June 24, 2025
More Misleading Ads Target Injury Victims
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
The personal injury marketing world is becoming a cesspool and lead generation companies are largely responsible for polluting it. We’re seeing more and more misleading,...June 17, 2025
Advice to Young Lawyers: Don’t Make Copy-Paste a Crutch
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
Young lawyers: don’t just copy and paste. It’s easy to take an old complaint or discovery request and reuse it as a template. Everyone does...