Cases Brian handles
- Missed and delayed diagnoses, including cancer, stroke, heart attack, infection, and sepsis
- Emergency room errors, premature discharge, and failure to order the right tests
- Surgical mistakes and failures in post-operative monitoring
- Hospital medication errors and nursing negligence
- Urgent care and outpatient clinic errors
What Georgia law requires
Medical malpractice cases in Georgia have rules that ordinary injury cases do not. Two matter from the start:
An expert affidavit. In most professional malpractice cases, Georgia requires the plaintiff to file an affidavit from a qualified expert along with the complaint, identifying at least one negligent act or omission and the factual basis for it (O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1). That means the case has to be investigated and reviewed by a medical expert before suit is filed.
Short deadlines. A medical malpractice action generally must be brought within two years after the date the injury or death occurred, and in no event more than five years after the negligent act or omission, subject to limited exceptions (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71). Because the expert review takes time, waiting can put a claim at risk.
How Brian builds a case
Medical negligence cases are won or lost in the records. Brian obtains the complete chart, builds a timeline of what was known and when, and works with qualified experts on both the standard of care and causation. He takes the depositions of the providers involved and prepares every case as if it will be tried, because that preparation is what moves hospitals and insurers to take a claim seriously.
Brian also knows the patient's side of a hospital stay firsthand. After his own treatment for stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including a stem cell transplant and six weeks in a coma, he understands what it means to depend on the people caring for you. Read more about Brian.
What you can do now
- Request copies of your medical records and bills, or let Brian request them for you.
- Write down a timeline: symptoms, appointments, what you were told, and by whom.
- Keep discharge papers, prescriptions, and any written instructions.
- Do not give recorded statements to an insurer or sign releases before talking with a lawyer.
Common questions
How do I know if a bad outcome was malpractice?
A bad result is not always negligence. The question is whether the provider failed to use the degree of care and skill a reasonably careful provider would have used, and whether that failure caused the harm. Answering it requires a review of the records and, usually, an expert opinion.
How long do I have to file?
Often two years from the injury, with an outside limit of five years from the negligent act, but exceptions and the facts of your case can change that. Talk with a lawyer as soon as possible.
How are fees handled?
Brian reviews inquiries personally. If he takes your case, he will explain the fee arrangement in writing before any work begins.
This page provides general information about Georgia law and is not legal advice. Deadlines and requirements depend on the facts of each case. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.