Michael L. Neff
Michael Lawson Neff
- Has handled all facets of personal injury and civil litigation including mediation, arbitration, and trial
- Is recognized as an Advocate by the National College of Advocacy
- Is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and its Tractor Trailer Litigation Section
- Is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and its Motor Vehicle Collision and Premises Liability Section
- Is a member of the National Crime Victim Bar Association
- Has been interviewed on radio for both personal injury litigation and business litigation
- Is a graduate of George Washington University (B.S. Finance) and The Dickinson School of Law at The Pennsylvania State University (J.D.)
- Is active in his community, having served as President of the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce, President of his Sunday School Class at Church, and has volunteered for numerous charities
Areas of Practice
- Nursing Home
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Medical Malpractice
- Workers' Compensation Law
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1995
Education
- Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- J.D
- George Washington University
- B.S
Classes/Seminars
- Waging War with Daubert in Hours of Service Trucking Cases, The Verdict, Summer, 2003
- Chair, Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar, G.T.L.A., 2004
- Speaker, Medicine for Lawyers, I.C.L.E., 2004
- Speaker, Civil Litigation for the Traumatized Child, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, 2004
- Co-Chair, Advanced Slip and Fall, I.C.L.E., 2004
- Co-Chair, Advanced Slip and Fall, I.C.L.E., 2005
- Co-Chair, Advanced Slip and Fall, I.C.L.E., 2007
- Speaker, Technology, G.T.L.A., 2008
- Speaker, Annual Convention, G.T.L.A.,, 2008
- Faculty, Trial Skills Clinic, I.C.L.E., 2008
- Speaker, Auto Torts Seminar, G.T.L.A., 2008
- Speaker, Plaintiff's Personal Injury, I.C.L.E., 2009
- Speaker, Use of PowerPoint in Law Practice, 2009
- Speaker, Use of Sanction Software at Trial, GTLA, 2009
- Faculty, Trial Skills Clinic, I.C.L.E., 2009
- Presenter, "Eastern Europe's Policy of Restitution of Property in the 1990s", 10 Dickinson Journal of International Law 357
- Presenter, "USE OF MEDICAL NARRATIVES & RECORDS AT TRIAL", Medicine for Lawyers, I.C.L.E. Georgia, 2004
- Presenter, "Case Selection and Preparation of Fall Cases for the Plaintiff", Advanced Slip & Fall, I.C.L.E. Georgia, 2004
- Presenter, "Using Focus Groups & Trial Consultants to Win", Advanced Slip & Fall, I.C.L.E. Georgia, 2005
- Presenter, "CREDIBILITY AND PERSUASION: PRESENTING TBI CASES", Traumatic Brain Injuries, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
- Presenter, "Deposing the Biomechanical Engineer in Fall Cases", Advanced Slip & Fall, I.C.L.E. Georgia, 2007
- Presenter, "The Sun Was in My Eyes and Other Insurer Favorites", , Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Auto Torts Workshop, 2008
- Presenter, "What Every Plaintiff's Lawyer Should Know About Addressing Abusive Litigation Tactics", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, GTLA Annual Seminar, 2008
- Presenter, "Use of Summation by the Plaintiff's Trial Lawyer", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, GTLA Technology Seminar, 2008
- Presenter, "Dealing with Preexisting Conditions", Plaintiff's Personal Injury , I.C.L.E. Georgia, 2009
- Presenter, "How to Use Technology to Be a More Effective Communicator", Atlanta Bar Association, , 2009
- Presenter, "Waging War with Daubert in Trucking Cases", APITLA Webinar, 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, National Advisory Board
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Voir Dire Litigation Section, Co-Chair, Membership Committee, Special Needs Trust Committee,
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Voir Dire Litigation Section, Co-Chair, Special Needs Trust Committee
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Voir Dire Litigation Section, Co-Chair, Legislative Committee
- American Association for Justice, Fellow
- American Association for Justice, Auto & Premises Liability Section, Member
- American Association for Justice, Trucking Section, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member, Tap Water Burn Litigation Group
- American Association for Justice, Traumatic Brain Injury Section, Member
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- The Sarah Jane Brain Project - National Advisory, Board Member, Legal Committee

