Jim Painter

A graduate of the University of Georgia Law school, Jim has over 30 years of experience handling high stakes, complex personal injury, and wrongful death litigation, predominantly involving medical malpractice claims. He practices both in Georgia and South Carolina and has handled hundreds of cases, including those involving allegations against hospitals, acute care rehabilitation facilities, long-term skilled care facilities, medical practice groups, individual physicians, health care extenders such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and essentially every type and level of nurse. Jim has frequently been called upon to handle cases involving catastrophic birth injuries, wrongful death, and complicated surgeries. Jim continues to defend malpractice cases while also taking on select cases representing patients seriously injured by medical negligence.

Jim has also handled comprehensive general insurance defense, including suits involving allegations of premises liability, product liability, defamation, breach of contract, worker’s compensation, and automobile and trucking liability.

Jim is a Fellow of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Board Certified in Medical Malpractice Law. Jim is AV®Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Jim has also earned recognition from his peers as a Georgia Super Lawyer 13 years and has been named one of America’s Top Lawyers for well over a decade. Jim is a registered neutral with the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. During his career, Jim has represented clients in well over 100 meditations.

Jim has often been called upon to present on various topics related to medical malpractice and specific aspects of civil personal injury litigation. He has given presentations at both the state and national level, including CLE for attorneys and CME for physicians, and by invitation has presented Grand Rounds to medical students, residents, fellows, and attending physicians. He has also authored litigation-related articles that have appeared in national litigation publications.

Professional Memberships:

• State Bar of Georgia
• State Bar of South Carolina
• American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

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