Attorney Profile
Michael L. Goldberg
Michael Goldberg
Atlanta
Georgia (GA)
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (50%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice (30%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products (20%)
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
Law School:
University of Georgia School of Law
Profile
Michael L. Goldberg is a partner in the law firm of Fried Rogers Goldberg, LLC. He solely represents victims suffering catastrophic personal injuries or wrongful death in the areas of vehicular accidents, trucking collisions, premises liability, medical malpractice, constitutional rights, and products liability. He obtained a Political Science degree from Mercer University in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1997. Michael was named as a Rising Star Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine and was recognized as one of the Legal Elite by Georgia Trends in 2007. He is a frequent speaker at legal seminars and has published several articles for the Georgia Bar Journal, the Verdict magazine and AAJ publications. He is the co-author of Understanding Motor Carrier Claims, now in its 2nd edition. He is a member of several civic and legal organizations including the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association of Justice, the Atlanta Bar Association, the DeKalb Bar Association, and the Lawyer's Club of Atlanta, and has served as the President of the North Metro Trial Lawyer's Association (2006-2008), Co-Chair of the Judicial Liason Committee (2002-2006), the YLD Co-Director of Continuing Legal Education (2004), ACYL Board of Directors (2005), ACYL Treasurer (2006), ACYL Secretary (2007), ACYL President-Elect (2008), Barrister with the Lamar Inn of Courts (2000-2002) and faculty at the Kessler Eidson Emory Law School Trial Techniques Program (2002-2007). His firm maintains a trucking law website at www.thetruckingattorneys.com.
Selected To
Georgia Rising Stars 2011
Georgia Rising Stars 2010
Georgia Rising Stars 2009
Georgia Rising Stars 2007
No Rising Stars publication in 2008
About Michael Goldberg
Admitted: 1997, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.frg-law.com/lawyer-attorney-1379679.html
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Barrister Lamar Inn of Courts, 2000
- Co-Chair of Judicial Liason Committee, 2002
- YLD Co-Director of Continuing Legal Education, 2004
- ACYL Board of Directors, 2005
- ACYL Treasurer, 2006
- President of North Metro Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
- ACYL Secretary, 2007
- ACYL President-Elect, 2008
Pro bono/Community Service:
- ATLA High School Mock Trial Program, 2006
- Career Day Dunnaire Elementary School, 2006
- Meeting in New Orleans for Katrina Victims, 2007
- Law School Outreach Program for John Marshall Law School, 2007
- Host of Peach Corps Ice Cream Social for Shepherd's Spinal Ctr, 2007
- Sponsor MADD Walk-a-Thon, 2008
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Article analyzes the Georgia law on the psychiatrist/patient privilege., Author, The Absolute Privilege between Psychiatrist and Patient in a Civil Case, Georgia Bar Journal, 2001
- The article discusses the Georgia law that allows a direct action against insurance companies for an accident involving a commerical motor vehicle., Author, The Georgia Direct Action Statute, 2007
- Treatise on commercial motor vehicle accidents and handling trucking related personal injury and wrongful death claims including issues such as federal regulations, hours of service, drug and alcohol use and other realted topics. This publication is in its third edition., Author, Understanding Motor Carrier Claims, 3rd Edition, 2008
Verdicts and Settlements:
- $1,752,330.21 wrongful death verdict for shooting of a salesman in Forsyth County., 2006
- $1,064,105.00 excess verdict for pedestrian who suffered broken legs in collision with taxicab., 2006
- $1,106,165.02 verdict for wrongful death of Forsyth County teenager who was killed in an automobile accident., 2007
- $1,002,683.00 verdict for dentist who developed nerve injury in her wrist following a rear-end accident., 2008
- $525,000 verdict against MARTA for injuring a client's neck in an incident on an escalator., 2008
- $650,000 verdict against a gas station for an assault of a patron resulting in a broken jaw., 2008
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