If you have been mentally injured, physically injured, or financially damaged due to the negligence or intentional acts of another, contact the Moffett Law Firm, P.C. by phone or E-mail for a free initial consultation and case review. All consultations are free, whether by phone, E-mail or in person. A majority of our firm's work is performed on a contingency fee basis, meaning that I only get paid if you win. The only fee you will ever owe is based on the amount I collect for you. However, the client must usually pay Court costs and other related case expenses.

The Moffett Law Firm, P.C. is a experienced and reputable firm receiving the highest Martindale Hubbell rating (AV), and specializing in a wide range of injury cases in Federal and State Courts.

Contact my firm today if you or a loved one has been injured and needs legal assistance with any of the following:

• Automobile Accidents
• Big Rig Accidents
• Birth Injury
• Brain Injury
• Civil Litigation
• Dog Bites
• Head Injuries
• Medical Malpractice
• Slip and Fall Injuries
• Tractor Trailer Accidents
• Wrongful Death

Insurance companies will usually try to settle claims quickly and for as little as possible. I will be your voice in demanding that your insurer honor your full personal injury claim. I will provide you with direct legal help when handling your matter, and provide compassionate, unwavering legal guidance every step of the way.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer, call today at 866-774-9651, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.

Practice Areas and Legal Definitions

Automobile Accidents:
A car accident is a collision involving an automobile and anything that causes damage to the automobile, including other automobiles, telephone poles, buildings and trees. Sometimes a car accident may also refer to an automobile striking a human or animal. Car accidents — also called traffic collisions, auto accidents, road accidents, personal injury collisions, motor vehicle accidents and crashes — kill an estimated 1.2 million people worldwide each year, and injure about forty times this number.

Other Vehicle Accidents:
Legal claims that arise from vehicle accidents are typically governed by the law of negligence.  Any individual who negligently operates a motor vehicle may be required to pay damages to an injured victim.  A personal injury case involving a vehicle accident may become formalized through civil court proceedings or may be resolved through an informal settlement before a lawsuit is filed. 

Vehicle accidents can include:

• ATV Accidents
• Bicycle Accidents
• Bus Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Pedestrian Accidents
• Semi-tractor Trailer Accidents
• SUV Rollover Accidents
• Truck Accidents

The surviving family members of a fatally injured accident victim may be able to bring wrongful death charges against the defendant.

Bicycle Accidents:
According to the Federal Highway Administration, over 67,000 cyclists in the U.S. are injured every year in accidents involving motor vehicles.  Many cyclists who are injured in bicycle accidents are unaware that they have a personal injury case and that they may be entitled to compensation for injuries, pain and suffering, medical bills and lost incomes.  A cyclist may be entitled to receive compensation for an injury sustained because of a pothole, or poor road or defective sidewalks.  There are state mandated residential and commercial bicycle laws, which entitle cyclists to observe different traffic rules than cars, trucks and other motorized vehicles.  This may mean that the cyclist is not legally responsible for an accident.

Motorcycle Accidents:
Motorcycle riders are often exposed to dangers not met by automobile drivers and other motorists on the road.  The lack of any substantial protective barriers, as well as the difficulty that other motorists may have in seeing or stopping for a motorcycle, leaves riders prone to serious personal injury in the event of an accident.

Truck Accidents:
Truck accidents are usually much more complex than car accidents, and as roadways are becoming more and more crowded, truck accidents are occurring more frequently and involving a multitude of drivers. Truck accidents can occur due to reckless driving, mechanical failures, oversized/overloaded trucks, inexperience of the truck driver, driving in bad weather, and truck driver fatigue, and can result in truck/vehicle rollover, jack-knife, or head-on and rear-end collisions. Laws and regulations are specifically designed to protect motorists from the negligence of the truck companies and/or truck drivers. A person who is injured in a truck accident, or has lost a loved one due to wrongful death caused by a truck accident, can sue the persons or party at fault.

Spinal Cord Injury:
Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when the nerves within the spinal canal are damaged.  Most SCI's are caused by trauma to the vertebral column, affecting the spinal cord's ability to send and receive messages between the brain and the body's systems that control sensory, motor and autonomic function.  Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of SCI, followed by acts of violence, falls, sports injuries and diseases such as polio, spina bifida and Friedreich’s Ataxia.  The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of functioning to occur. In fact, in most people with SCI, the spinal cord is intact, but the damage to it results in loss of functioning.   

Traumatic Brain Injury:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a medical phrase used to describe the damage to the brain suffered by sudden impact or physical force to the head.  Essentially, the human brain floats in a fluid substance called cerebrospinal fluid.  TBI can result when the force of momentum causes the brain to impact against the skull.  This type of injury, often the result of hitting your head on the windshield, pavement or object, is frequently referred to as a “closed head injury.”  Whiplash can also cause TBI.  These closed head injuries can result in lasting physical and mental problems.

Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries.  Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.

Slip and Fall/Premises Liability:
Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere and can cause serious personal injury.  Most slip and falls happen in commercial settings, such as grocery stores, drug stores, office buildings, construction sites, gas stations and malls, but they also happen on private property.  Premises Liability accidents can include toxic exposure, animal attacks, swimming pool accidents and amusement park ride accidents.  In any event, there exist duties on the part of the property owners to maintain the property responsibly and avoid the existence of hazardous conditions.

Dangerous or defective conditions may be large or small, temporary or permanent.  Therefore, investigation of the claim is essential to a successful case.  Temporary conditions such as water on the floor of a grocery store, or snow and ice on the stairs of a restaurant need to be investigated quickly.

Construction/ On-the-Job Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths.  Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.  Farming and manufacturing accidents, as well as the oil and gas industry accidents can also cause serious physical injury and/or toxic exposure.

• Toxic Exposure: Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly.  Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).

Dog/Animal Bites:
Every year, millions of Americans are bitten by animals.  Being attacked by a dog is an extremely stressful event. Many dog bite injuries leave scars and have lasting emotional effects.  In every state, a dog owner is liable for bites to people inflicted viciously by a dog that previously bit a person viciously, or that were inflicted pursuant to the command of the dog owner.

In almost all states, a bite victim can recover compensation from a person whose negligence caused the attack and from a person who violated a leash law, a trespass law applicable to dogs, or other dog safety laws.  The owner or keeper of a dog is strictly liable for his or her dog, even if it is the first time the dog has injured someone.  As long as the injured victim was not trespassing, teasing or tormenting the dog, the keeper or owner of the dog is liable for any injuries sustained.  Compensation for a dog bite can include payment for medical bills, pain & suffering, mental anxiety, fear and scarring.

Insurance Claims:
Insurance claims are a notice for reimbursement from an insurance company when the insured has suffered a loss that is covered under the insurance policy. Insurance companies cannot refuse to pay a customer's claim without "reasonable justification."  This means that an insurance company must engage in a reasonable investigation and pay legitimate claims in a timely manner.  If an insurance company fails to handle its customer's claim properly, it may be held accountable for resulting economic losses, including lost wages, interest on money the insured borrowed to cover expenses while insurance benefits were wrongfully withheld, and loss due to damaged credit.

Medical Malpractice:
Medical malpractice is the failure of a health care provider to follow the accepted standards of practice of his or her profession in the community where the service is rendered.  If a physician was careless, lacked proper skills or disregarded standardized rules resulting in injury to a patient, a jury may find the health care provider liable for negligence.  Hospitals can also be held liable for the negligence of their employees, including staff nurses and technicians.

Examples of Medical Malpractice include:

• Failing to diagnose a tumor while reading an x-ray
• Puncturing a nearby organ or tissue during surgery
• Failing to order necessary and appropriate medical tests
• Failing to diagnose a condition in time to treat it properly
• Failing to refer a case to a medical specialist
• Prescribing incorrect medication
• Brain Injury
• Birth Injury
• Cerebral Palsy
• Incorrect diagnosis that results in a failure to treat a medical condition
• Failing to properly administer anesthesia
• Emergency room negligence
• Dental Malpractice
• Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice

• Birth Injury: Birth injury malpractice is the failure of an Obstetrician to properly perform his or her duties; i.e. failure to administer blood tests to detect abnormalities that can result in death or serious injury to both the mother and fetus.  If you have been injured because of improper medical care you may have a claim against the Obstetrician/Gynecologist who treated you.  However, statutes of limitations bar the filing of claims after a certain period of time following the negligent act.
• Cerebral Palsy: Cerebral palsy, one of the most common birth injuries in the United States, is a permanent brain injury that affect an infant in the womb, during birth, or in the months following birth.  Cerebral palsy patients are subject to limited motor skills, speech difficulties and learning disabilities.  When cerebral palsy occurs as the result of medical malpractice, the responsible party inflicting said injuries can be held legally responsible.  Examples of medical malpractice during delivery include leaving the baby in the birth canal too long resulting in oxygen deprivation, and/or failing to perform or delaying a necessary C-section.
• Anesthesia Negligence: Medical malpractice injuries can occur when anesthesia is improperly given or not given in a timely manner to a patient during a surgical procedure. If the failure of the anesthesiologist is the cause of injury or death to a patient, damages may be recoverable under the laws of medical malpractice.

Defective Products:
Products liability refers to a manufacturer or seller being held liable for placing a defective product into the hands of a consumer.  Products liability cases may include defective or poorly designed machinery, tools, motor vehicles, recreational products, pharmaceuticals and other defective products and equipment.  A person injured by a defective or dangerous product may be eligible to file a lawsuit for product liability.  Damages can be recovered under one of the following categories:  strict products liability; negligence or breach of warranty.   

Wrongful Death:
A wrongful death occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or organization.  A legal action for wrongful death belongs to the decedent's immediate family members, usually a surviving spouse and children, and sometimes parents.  Under certain circumstances, unrelated minor children living with and supported by the decedent may also bring a claim for wrongful death.  In order to bring a successful wrongful death cause of action, the following elements must be present:

• The death of a human being caused by another's negligent or intentional conduct.
• The survival of family members who are suffering the loss of financial support, love, care, comfort, supervision, guidance, household assistance and general society previously provided by the deceased.

The general rule in wrongful death cases is that one is entitled to recover both economic and non-economic damages which are suffered as a result of the loss of a loved one.  Economic damages in a wrongful death case include an award for the financial contributions which the decedent would have made to his or her spouse, children and/or parents had he or she survived.  It also includes the recovery for funeral service expenses in memory of the decedent and for burial cost.  Non-economic damages include loss of love, society, companionship, comfort, affection, solace or moral support. 

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer, call today at 866-774-9651, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.

• $2.5 million malpractice for contested birth injury
• $1.4 million malpractice for loss of part of lung
• $1 million product liability claim for worker suffering arm injuries
• $1.25 million malpractice for negligent surgery to remove swallowed peanut in bronchial tubes
• $800 thousand malpractice contested birth injury
• $1 million for shopkeeper killing unarmed thief stealing 6 pack of beer
• $625 thousand settlement for client injured for tractor-trailer blocking roadway
• $610 thousand for workplace settlement for injury to client when unsteady object fell on his body
• $575 thousand settlement from negligent driver of vehicle in hitting drunk pedestrian
• $650 thousand settlement for client injured in tractor-trailer collision
• $550 thousand settlement for adulterated drug injury to client
• $450 thousand settlement for pilot negligence leading to the death of skydiver
• $300 thousand settlement for dog bite injury to adult trying to befriend neighbor's dog when bitten
• $240 thousand for nursing home settlement of inadequate care for family member after hip fracture
• $250 thousand for inadequate care of nursing home toward family member who developed ulcers and life threatening injuries
• $120 thousand for legal malpractice breach of trust

In addition to the above cases handled by the firm, other cases involving breaking a trust agreement involving a multi-million dollar estate, malfunctions of an escalator causing serious back injury, numerous motorcycle collisions causing serious injury or death to cyclist, hundreds of slip and fall premises liability incidents and fallen objects injuring clients from store shelves, death of an employee in workplace shooting, negligent railroad engineer causing death of client's husband, negligent railroad non-approved engineer allowed to control train causing death to family member, child injured at child care facility, serious hand injury from a defective lawnmower.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer, call today at 866-774-9651, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer, call today at 866-774-9651, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule a free consultation.

ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
Moffett Law Firm, P.C.
6065 Roswell Rd. NE, Suite 625
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 866-774-9651
Hours: M-F, 8:00AM-5:00PM

  Attorney F. Glenn Moffett, Jr.

F. Glenn Moffett, Jr. has over 35 years experience representing victims with personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death claims.

Mr. Moffett earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Emory University and his Juris Doctorate Degree from Emory University School of Law.

F. Glenn Moffett Jr., is a past PTA President, past Administrative Board Chairman (Peachtree Road United Methodist Church), and past and current member of several community and condominium Boards of Directors. Mr. Moffett has served as a Moot Court Judge and Coach, Sunday School Teacher of World Religions, and Little League Coach.

Legal Memberships

• State Bar of Georgia
• Atlanta Bar Association
• Georgial Trial Lawyers Association
• Court of Appeals of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• United States Tax Court
• 4th, 5th, & 11th Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal
• American Association For Justice
• Old Warhorse Lawyer's Club
• United States Claims Court
• Supreme Court of United States of America
• Sandy Springs Bar Association