PRACTICE PROFILE:

Peter A. Law is the principal of PETER A. LAW, P.C., a four-lawyer trial firm dedicated to the representation of individuals who have suffered injuries and death due to the negligence of others.  Pete has been recognized by various independent surveys as one of Georgia's top trial lawyers and was recently selected as one of Georgia's Top 100 Lawyers. (Atlanta Magazine, Super Lawyers, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).  The Georgia business community also selected Pete as a top trial lawyer, selecting him as a Georgia Legal Elite, (Georgia Business Trend, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007).  In fact, a recent newspaper named Pete The Million Dollar Man, stating that Law is riding an enviable wave of seven figure verdicts that attorneys on both sides of the bar have found hard to ignore.  (Fulton Daily Report, Aug. 2003).  Pete is also rated by his peers as AV rated, the top designation available by legal publication Martindale Hubbell.

Areas of Practice include: automobile accidents, trucking accidents, premises liability, negligent security, and virtually all types of cases involving injury or business torts.  Pete has been counsel for the Plaintiff in over 40 recoveries each exceeding one million dollars, including several million and multi-million dollar jury verdicts, as well as more than 200 recoveries exceeding $100,000.00.  In addition to trying cases, Pete regularly speaks at Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminars required of all Georgia attorneys. 

EDUCATION:

     Emory University School of Law, Juris Doctor 1993
     Florida State University, Business Degree 1990

LEGAL PRACTICE: 

     Peter A. Law, P.C. (1995-Present) Personal Injury practice
     exclusively representing individuals and families in wrongful death
     and injury cases;

     Drew, Eckl & Farnham  (1993-1995) Insurance defense practice
     defending insurance companies and large corporations for personal
     injury defense;

     Admitted 1993, State Bar of Georgia

COURT ADMISSIONS:
  
     Georgia Supreme Court
     Georgia Court of Appeals
     Georgia State and Superior Courts
     U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
     U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
     U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:

     Admitted State Bar of Georgia, 1993
     American Bar Association
     State Bar of Georgia
     Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
o   Verdict Editorial Board, 1999, 2000, 2001;
o   Regional Vice President, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 -Present;
o   Membership Committee, Co- Chair, 2002, 2003, 2004 Present;
o   Justice League, Fulton County Regional Committee 2004;
     Association of Trial Lawyers of America
     Southern Trial Layers Association
     International Society of Barristers

SIGNIFICANT APPELATE RESULTS:

Becks v. Pierce, 2006 Ga. App. LEXIS 1360, Ct. of App. Case No. A06A1149 (Nov. 2, 2006);

Carmichael v. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, 450 F. Supp. 2d 1373 (N.D. Ga. 2006);

Freeman v. Walmart, 281Ga. App. 132, 635 S.E.2d 399 (2006);

Glover v. Ware, 276 Ga. App. 759, 624 S.E.2d 285 (2005);
 
AT Systems Southeast, Inc. v. Carnes, 272 Ga. App. 671, 613 S.E.2d 150 (2005);

American Multi-Cinema, Inc. v. Walker, 270 Ga. App. 314, 605 S.E.2d 850 (2004);

Mattox v. Condo, 261 Ga. App. 519, 583 S.E.2d 193 (2003);

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Johnson, 249 Ga. App. 84, 547 S.E.2d 320 (2001);

Bible v. Jack Eckerd Corp., 227 Ga. App. 882, 490 S.E.2d 553 (1997);

Coopers v. Corporate Prop. Inv., 220 Ga. App. 887, 470 S.E.2d 689 (1996);

Seibers v. Dixie Speedway, Inc., 220 Ga. App. 811, 470 S.E.2d 452 (1997).

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS and SEMINARS:

Jury Trial, Efficient Trial Preparation: Voir Dire to Closing, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), May 11, 2007;

GTLA Annual Holiday Workshop, Co- Program Chair/Persuasion and Closing Argument, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), December 8, 2006;

Trial Advocacy Seminar, Program Chair, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), December 1, 2006;

Premises Liability , Proving Damages in a Negligent Security Case Legal Requirements and Jury Persuasion, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), October 27, 2006;

Punitive Damages, Proving Liability of the Corporate Defendant, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), September 22, 2006;

GTLA Auto Torts Workshop, Jury Persuasion in Opening and Closing, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), August 11, 2006 (paper presentation only);

GTLA Annual Convention, Closing Arguments, Getting the Jury to Give You Everything You Want, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), April 28, 2006;

Proving Damages, Making Damages Presentable, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), March 10, 2006 (paper presentation only);

Drinking and Drivers Institute, Your Professional Responsibility when Civil Implications Can be Worse that the DUI, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), December 9, 2005;

Trial Advocacy Seminar, Program Chair, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), December 2, 2005;

STLA Fall Retreat, Closing Arguments, Southern Trial Lawyers Association (STLA), Nassau Bahamas, October 7, 2005;

Punitive Damages, Malicious Prosecution, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), September 23, 2005;

Auto Torts Seminar, Creative Evidence in Auto Cases: How to Get it in and Maximize Your Case, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), August 6, 2005;

Winning Brain Injuries Cases, Compelling Lay Witness Testimony: The Key to Persuasion at Trial, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), March 31, 2005;

Trial Advocacy Seminar, Program Chair, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), December 3, 2004;

Georgia Personal Injury Practice, Powerful Demonstrative Evidence, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), October 29, 2004;

Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), Panel faculty member, Oct 15, 2004;

Advanced Slip and Fall, Plaintiff's Trial of Fall Case, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), October 15, 2004;

Preparing Tractor-Trailer Cases for Trial, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), September 23, 2004;

Voir Dire: Practical Tips and Techniques, Opening Statements and Voir Dire, Lorman, June 17, 2004;

GTLA Damages: The Full Measure of Justice, Cost Effective Demonstrative Evidence to Maximize Damages, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), April 23, 2004;

Advanced Trial Advocacy in Georgia, National Business Institute (NBI), March 24, 2004;

Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar, Examination of the Plaintiff, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), January 30, 2004;

Trial Advocacy Seminar, Program Chair, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), December 19, 2003;

Atlanta Bar Association, Opening and Closing Arguments (ABA), November 2003;

GTLA Fall Workshop, Best of the Best, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), October 2003;

Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Premises Liability Trial Strategies, October 1, 2003;

Jury Trials, Handling Premises Liability Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), May 23, 2003;

Winning Brain Injuries Cases, Compelling Lay Witness Testimony: The Key to Persuasion at Trial, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), March 28, 2003;

Proving Damages, Using Demonstrative Aids, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), March 21, 2003;

Personal Injury Trials Plaintiff's Closing Arguments, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), March 7, 2003;

Trial Advocacy Seminar, Program Chair, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), December 20, 2002;

Proving Damages, Proving Damages with Demonstrative Aids, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), March 22, 2002;

Handling Soft Tissue Injury Cases, Plaintiff's Closing Arguments, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), March 8, 2002;

Trial Advocacy Seminar, This Year's big Verdicts, Program Chair, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), December 14, 2001;

Torts of Sorts, Trucking Liability Litigation, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), May 4, 2001;

Proving Damages, Proving Damages with Demonstrative Aids, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), March 23, 2001;

Punitive Damages, Malicious Prosecution and Large Punitive Damages Awards, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), October 26, 2001;

Punitive Damages, Malicious Prosecution and Large Punitive Damages Awards, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), October 27, 2000;