Georgia Medical Malpractice LawyersWhen Medical Care Causes Harm, Hospitals Protect Themselves First.
You trusted a doctor, nurse or hospital to care for you. When that care falls below the accepted standard, the hospital’s lawyers and insurers go to work right away. You deserve someone working just as hard for you.
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The Problem
You trusted them. Now you’re living with the consequences.
What Happened
Maybe it was a missed or delayed diagnosis, a surgical error, a medication mistake or a birth injury at a hospital, clinic or doctor’s office somewhere in Georgia. Now you’re dealing with new injuries, more treatment and more bills, and the provider’s risk managers are already protecting themselves before you know what your case is worth.
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.
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.
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888-BIG-GUNNGeorgia 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 a Medical Malpractice Lawyer at Either of Our Offices
Atlanta Office (Buckhead)
950 E. Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 1550
Atlanta, GA 30326
Serves Fulton, DeKalb and Cobb counties, including Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Decatur and Marietta.
Norcross Office (Gwinnett)
5955 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Suite 149
Norcross, GA 30071
Serves Gwinnett County, including Norcross, Lawrenceville, Duluth and Peachtree Corners.
We represent injured people across Georgia, with free consultations by phone, by video or in person. Call 888-BIG-GUNN.
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FAQ
Georgia Medical Malpractice Questions
Georgia requires a qualified expert’s affidavit with the lawsuit, the deadlines are strict and hospitals defend these claims hard. A lawyer gets the complete records, finds the right expert and files on time. The consultation is free.
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.
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