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Jane Lamberti Sams is an Atlanta equity partner at the Atlanta, Georgia, office of The Cochran Firm: Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith, Sistrunk and Sams, P.C. As an attorney, Ms. Sams believes in a kind touch for clients and a brutal assertiveness against defendants. Her strong scientific background, which includes degrees in both engineering and chemistry, makes her delivery of evidence in trucking, product liability and medical malpractice trials unassailable. Ms. Sams, as lead trial counsel, recently obtained a record verdict - $20.1 million - in compensatory damages for a wrongful death case in Georgia. Ms. Sams is Chairperson of The Cochran Firm's Mass Torts Section and is on the discovery committee for the ASR Depuy MDL, one of the largest mass torts product liability litigations.
About Jane Sams
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School
Admitted: 1992, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.cochranfirmatlanta.com/attorneys/Jane-Lamberti-Sams/
Honors and Awards:
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, 2008, 2009
- Selected as a Fellow for the Litigation Counsel of America, a Trial Lawyer Honor Society, for excellence in the practice and Discipline of Litigation in Trial, 2007
- Georgia Super Lawyer - selected by peers and independent research for excellence in Plaintiffs Personal Injury., 2011
- Vanderbilt Law School Advisory Board - selected from VLS graduates from all over the country to advise and guide the law school's vision and commitment to excellence., 2011
- Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Female Lawyer Award - given to outstanding female lawyers in Georgia based on their results, dedication to their profession, mentoring of female attorneys and commitment to their community. , Women Looking Ahead Magazine, 2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
- State Bar of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Georgia, 1992
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Gandy v. Devore & Jonson- 20.1 million dollar wrongful death verdict in a trucking accident. Largest verdict in the history of Clayton County and one of the largest verdicts for a female lead counsel in a personal injury case in Georgia. Have obtained numerous seven figure verdicts and settlements in complex medical malpractice actions including, but not limited to, pre-and post-natal maternal and fetal injuries and death, delay in diagnosis of breast cancer, failure to recognize surgical complications in gynecologic, neurological, orthopedic and general surgeries, faillure to diagnose heart attacks and avoidable drug reactions and medication toxicites.
- Jahmecca Slaughter v. Children's Health Care of Atlanta - 1.7 million dollar verdict for the hospital's failure to report a positive strep culture to a nine year old patient. Jahmecca developed Rheumatic fever and damage to one of her heart valves leaving her at increased risk for valve replacement surgery as an adult. Defendant offered 400K prior to trial to settle case., 2009
- Kathryn Johnston v. City of Atlanta - 4.9 Million dollar settlelment - largest settlement amount given by the City of Atlanta for wrongful death. Atlanta police falsified affidavits and illegally entered the home of Katherine Johnston - shooting her to death and then planting drugs and coerced witnesses to cover -up their misdeeds. Lead to discovery of an unconstitutional quota policy for drug arrests in the Atlanta Police Department, 2010
Educational Background:
- University of Virginia, Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering
- Mount Holyoke College, B.A. Chemistry, cum laude, Sigma Xi National Scientific Research Society
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