Atlanta Wrongful Death Lawyer
Your Family Deserves Answers. Accountability. And an Attorney Who Treats This Like It’s Personal — Because It Is. Gunn Law Group represents families 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
Grief compounded by a system that moves without you.
What Happened
Families in Atlanta who lose someone in a crash, fall or other preventable incident can bring a wrongful death claim in Fulton County State or Superior Court. We handle these cases with care and at your family’s pace.
How It Feels
You’re devastated. You can barely function, let alone navigate a legal system. You feel guilty even thinking about money — but your family’s financial future depends on what happens next, and you’re afraid of making the wrong call.
What’s Fair
When someone’s negligence takes a life, the responsible party must face real consequences. Accountability isn’t about pricing a life — it’s about making sure the family isn’t destroyed twice: first by the loss, then by the financial devastation.
Atlanta Wrongful Death Cases
What to know about wrongful death claims in Atlanta.
The Downtown Connector (I-75/85), I-285, GA-400, Peachtree Street, Northside Drive. These are the corridors where we see the most serious crash injuries in Atlanta.
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.
Crash reports come from Atlanta Police or Georgia State Patrol. We request them, along with 911 records and nearby business or traffic video, before it is overwritten.
What You’re Up Against
Insurance companies that exploit grief.
The carrier handling the responsible party’s claim knows your family is vulnerable. They have a playbook for that — and they run it from day one.
Lowball numbers arrive while you’re still planning the funeral — designed to close the file before you understand the full financial impact of your loss.
Months of stalling, hoping mounting bills and grief force the family to accept less than the case is worth.
Insurers attempt to attribute fault to your loved one — reducing or eliminating what your family can recover under Georgia’s comparative fault rule.
Meet Your Legal Team
Gunn Law Group — we grieve with you, then we fight for you.
Why We Do This
This isn’t a “case” — it’s the person who sat at your dinner table, who drove your kids to school, who had plans for a future that will never happen. We don’t rush you. We don’t treat this as routine.
Our Track Record
Millions recovered for Georgia wrongful death families.
Deep command of Georgia’s wrongful death statutes (O.C.G.A. § 51-4-1 through § 51-4-5).
Experienced with Georgia’s strict hierarchy of who can bring the claim.
We carry the full legal burden so your family can focus on healing.
The Plan
Three steps to take the legal burden off your family.
Step 01
Call 888-BIG-GUNN whenever you’re ready. No pressure, no time limit. We explain your family’s rights, who can file, and what comes next — in plain, compassionate terms.
Step 02
Accident reports, witness testimony, medical records, expert analysis. We identify every responsible party and every source of compensation available to your family. In Atlanta, that includes the report from Atlanta Police or Georgia State Patrol.
Georgia Wrongful Death Law
The statutes that define your family’s rights.
The surviving spouse has the first right to file. If none, the children may file. If none, the parents. If none, the personal representative of the estate. Filing in the wrong order can get a claim dismissed.
Recovery includes both economic value (income, benefits, services) and intangible value (companionship, guidance, care, nurturing) of the deceased person’s life — from the deceased’s perspective.
Separately, the estate can recover funeral and burial expenses, medical bills incurred before death, conscious pain and suffering experienced before death, and punitive damages where applicable.
What’s at Stake
What happens if you wait.
Georgia’s 2-year wrongful death statute of limitations (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33) is strict — exceptions are limited.
Without an attorney, insurers offer a fraction of the claim’s value during your most vulnerable moment.
Evidence of negligence — surveillance footage, maintenance records, employment files — can be destroyed.
If the wrong family member files, the claim can be dismissed for lack of standing.
Your family’s financial future may depend on how this case is handled.
When We Win
What we fight for.
Your family’s financial future secured — lost income, benefits, and support replaced.
Funeral and burial expenses covered.
The responsible party held accountable — not allowed to walk away from the consequences.
Your loved one’s life honored — not reduced to a number, but recognized in full.
Space to grieve without the crushing weight of financial uncertainty.
Our Offices
Talk to an Atlanta Wrongful Death 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.
Your family deserves justice and financial security. We’ll fight for both.
Call 888-BIG-GUNN. Confidential, compassionate, free consultation.
FAQ
Atlanta Wrongful Death Questions
In Georgia, the surviving spouse first, then children, then parents, and in some cases the estate’s representative.
Georgia recognizes the ‘full value of the life’ from the deceased’s perspective — both economic (lost income, benefits, household services) and intangible (companionship, guidance, care). A separate estate claim covers funeral costs, pre-death medical bills, conscious pain and suffering, and any punitive damages.
Generally 2 years from the date of death under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33. There are narrow exceptions (criminal investigations, certain estate timing issues) but you should never assume more time is available. Evidence also disappears in days or weeks, long before the statute runs.
Yes, when the at-fault party’s conduct was willful, fraudulent, or showed conscious indifference — drunk drivers, trucking companies that knowingly put fatigued drivers on the road, businesses that ignored repeated safety warnings. Punitive damages under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-5.1 are designed to punish and deter.
Almost never without legal review. Early offers in wrongful death cases are designed to close the file before the family understands the full economic and non-economic loss. Once you sign, the claim is over — even if the offer was a fraction of the case’s true value.
Georgia’s modified comparative fault rule (O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33) allows recovery as long as the deceased was less than 50% at fault, reduced by their share. Insurers aggressively push blame onto the deceased — we push back with evidence and reconstruction.
