Claims Attorney
11 days ago
Decatur
Job DescriptionOur firm is growing, and we’re looking for an empathic, experienced personal injury attorney to help our clients find justice and compensation for their injuries. You’ll handle the case file from start to finish with support from our team of highly skilled legal professionals. You should have excellent credentials, a minimum of 3 years of successful personal injury litigation along with trial case experience, and an authentic passion for helping people. If this sounds like you, apply today!Compensation: $225,000 - $260,000 + origination bonuses + performance incentives Responsibilities: • Modify, review, and draft demand letters, pleadings, claims, motions, discovery responses, subpoenas, memorandums, and other legal documents, • Evaluate potential personal injury claims and provide legal advice to prospective clients accordingly, • Represent the client at hearings, trials, mediations, depositions, and litigation, • Settle on the clients’ behalf when appropriate and negotiate reasonable agreements, • Drive litigation strategy on complex, high-value personal injury matters from intake through verdict or resolution, serving as primary architect of case themes and execution, • Serve as first-chair trial counsel in jury and bench trials, leading voir dire, openings, direct and cross examinations, and closing arguments, • Oversee and elevate trial preparation across case teams, including motion strategy, expert development, discovery planning, and settlement positioning, • Supervise and develop attorneys within your POD, providing coaching on courtroom presence, strategy, and case management, • Partner with firm leadership to strengthen litigation systems, trial readiness, and overall docket quality, • Shape firm-wide litigation standards, ensuring consistency, excellence, and accountability in case outcomes, • Membership in the State Bar Association and a state license to practice law is mandatory, • 3 years of experience in personal injury litigation or trial experience in medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, or civil litigation practice areas is needed, • Proficiency in computers is vital, • A good understanding of personal injury law/ tort law, medical terminology, wrongful death, civil and family law, and medical malpractice is desired A purpose-driven trial attorney with a demonstrated commitment to justice, client advocacy, and excellence in litigation. Required Qualifications • Active Georgia Bar license, • 12+ years of trial-heavy personal injury litigation, • Minimum of five (5) jury trials resolved by verdict wherein you served as first chair, • Consistent track record of multi-million-dollar verdicts/settlements, • Broad leadership experience in managing a team of attorneys and paralegals across multiple cases, • Skilled at jury selection strategy, trial tech, and managing expert networks, • Recognized as the subject-matter authority in litigation strategy (speaking, publishing, teaching)., • Strong contribution to business development: cultivating referral sources, bar relationships, and firm visibility Preferred Qualifications • Oversees firm-wide litigation quality; ensures consistency across trial teams, • Functions as a litigation mentor and internal “trial coach” for all attorneys, • Partners closely with the founding attorney on operational and strategic decisions, • Shapes firm’s reputation as a litigation powerhouse, • Prepares for transition into Managing Attorney, with responsibility not just for cases but for people, profit, and process T. Madden & Associates P.C. (“TMAPC” or the “Firm”) is a personal injury law firm based in Atlanta, Decatur, and Jonesboro, Georgia. TMAPC specializes in personal injury cases, including motor vehicle and trucking accidents, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death. We are a diverse and dedicated team committed to providing exceptional legal services to clients while fostering a positive and collaborative work environment for our team.