Atlanta Medical Malpractice Lawyer
When Medical Care Causes Harm, Hospitals Protect Themselves First. Gunn Law Group represents injured people in Atlanta from our Atlanta office in Buckhead. Consultations are free, and you pay no attorney fees unless we recover for you.
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The Problem
You trusted them. Now you’re living with the consequences.
What Happened
Patients in Atlanta are treated at Grady Memorial Hospital, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown and many clinics and surgery centers. When a provider falls below the accepted standard of care, patients and families can hold them accountable.
How It Feels
You feel betrayed and unsure. You don’t know whether this was a bad outcome or a preventable mistake, and the hospital isn’t going to tell you. Meanwhile you’re facing new injuries, new bills and a long recovery.
What’s Fair
When a provider’s mistake causes harm, you deserve answers and full compensation for the care you need now, the income you’ve lost and the life that changed.
Atlanta Medical Malpractice Cases
What to know about medical malpractice claims in Atlanta.
Hospitals, emergency rooms, surgery centers and clinics in and around Atlanta, including Grady Memorial Hospital, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Grady Memorial Hospital, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown. We gather records from every provider who treated you and track the cost of future care.
Complete medical records, imaging and billing, reviewed with qualified medical experts. Georgia requires an expert affidavit to file a malpractice case.
What You’re Up Against
Hospitals and insurers built to defend malpractice claims.
Medical providers carry malpractice insurance and keep defense lawyers on call. They know Georgia’s special rules for these cases and count on patients not knowing them.
Records come back incomplete, staff stop answering questions and the explanation you get is vague. The facts are in the chart, but you have to know how to get them.
Georgia requires an expert affidavit filed with the lawsuit (O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1). Without a qualified expert, a valid case can be dismissed.
Most claims must be filed within two years, and a five-year statute of repose (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71) can cut off a claim no matter when you learned of the harm.
Meet Your Legal Team
Gunn Law Group — attorneys who read the medical records line by line.
Why We Do This
Founder Harrell Gunn grew up as the son of a doctor. He understands medicine from the inside and knows the difference between a bad outcome and a preventable mistake.
Our Track Record
Millions recovered for Georgia injury victims.
500+ five-star client reviews.
Founded by Harrell Gunn, Esq. — reads medical records personally on every case.
16-person team with limited caseloads so your case is never a number.
We prepare every case as if it’s going to trial — that’s what forces full value.
The Plan
Three steps. One goal: full recovery.
Step 01
Call 888-BIG-GUNN. A real person picks up. We listen, answer your questions, and give you an honest assessment — no pressure, no obligation, no upfront fees.
Step 02
We obtain your complete medical records, review them with qualified medical experts and secure the expert affidavit Georgia requires before filing.
Georgia Medical Malpractice Law
Rules that make malpractice cases different.
A malpractice complaint must include an affidavit from a qualified expert identifying at least one negligent act. A missing or defective affidavit can end a case.
Claims generally must be filed within two years of the injury and no later than five years after the negligent act, with limited exceptions such as a foreign object left in the body.
Care in a hospital emergency department is judged by a gross negligence standard, which makes ER cases depend on especially strong evidence.
What’s at Stake
What happens if you wait.
Georgia’s 2-year statute of limitations (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33) — miss it and your case is gone forever.
Medical bills compound. Collection agencies don’t wait for your case to settle.
Records get amended, staff move on and memories fade.
The five-year statute of repose can bar your claim even if you only just learned what happened.
When We Win
What we fight for.
Medical bills handled — not hanging over you.
Lost wages recovered. The paychecks someone else cost you, compensated.
Pain and suffering recognized and valued — not minimized.
The provider’s insurer paid what it owed.
Peace of mind. You stood up for yourself. Your family is protected.
Our Offices
Talk to an Atlanta Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Atlanta Office (Buckhead)
950 E. Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 1550
Atlanta, GA 30326
Serves Atlanta, South Fulton, Decatur, Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, Carrollton and Rome.
Norcross Office (Gwinnett)
5955 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Suite 149
Norcross, GA 30093
Serves Norcross and all of Gwinnett County, plus Johns Creek and Gainesville.
We represent injured people across Georgia, with free consultations by phone, by video or in person. Call 888-BIG-GUNN.
Harmed by medical care in Atlanta? Get answers before the deadline.
Call 888-BIG-GUNN for a free, no-obligation case review. No fee unless we win.
FAQ
Atlanta Medical Malpractice Questions
Not every bad outcome is malpractice. We review your records with medical experts to see whether the care fell below the standard.
Not every bad outcome is malpractice. We review your records with medical experts to determine whether the care fell below the accepted standard and caused your injury.
Nothing up front. We work on a contingency fee and advance the cost of experts and records.
Be careful. Risk managers work for the hospital. Talk to a lawyer before you give a statement or sign anything.
Generally two years from the injury, with a five-year outside limit in most cases (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71).
Yes. Georgia’s Wrongful Death Act lets a spouse, children or parents recover the full value of the life of the person who died, and the estate can recover medical and funeral costs.
