Goldstein Hayes Trial Lawyers: Atlanta, Georgia

Jimmy Goldstein founded what is now Goldstein Hayes in 1985 after a practice representing banks, corporations and municipalities, and the firm today works from Galleria Parkway in Atlanta with James A. Goldstein and managing partner Jonathan P. Hayes as its named partners. It takes catastrophic injury, truck accidents, medical malpractice and birth injury, wrongful death, construction, industrial and premises liability claims, product liability, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and car accidents. The site describes seventy-five years of combined legal experience, a selective approach to case intake, and preparation aimed at trial. Its case results page lists eleven outcomes in medical malpractice, trucking, brain injury, wrongful death and multiple trauma, and the firm states on its site that it is approaching one billion dollars in verdicts and settlements.

Key facts

Phone: (404) 869-8600
Address: 400 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 1470, Atlanta, GA 30339
Website: https://www.goldsteinhayeslaw.com/
Year founded: 1985
History: The website says, “Jimmy Goldstein, our Atlanta personal injury lawyer founded what is now Goldstein Hayes, LLC in 1985,” and records that he previously represented banks, corporations and municipalities.
Attorneys: James A. Goldstein, partner, and Jonathan P. Hayes, partner and managing partner, whom the site describes as focused on catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.
Service area: Atlanta and more than forty-seven Georgia cities and areas the site lists, from Buckhead through Valdosta.

Practice areas

Catastrophic injury: catastrophic injury, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Vehicle collisions: truck accidents and car accidents.
Medical claims: medical malpractice and birth injury.
Premises and site claims: construction, industrial and premises liability matters.
Product claims: product liability.
Wrongful death: claims brought after a fatal injury.

Who it serves

People injured in Atlanta, from the office on Galleria Parkway.
Clients across the Georgia cities the site lists, from Buckhead to Valdosta.
Families bringing birth injury and wrongful death claims, which run through the firm’s published results.
People with catastrophic and multiple trauma injuries, which the site names as its partners’ focus.

Verdicts and settlements

These are the case results the firm publishes on its case results page, in the firm’s own figures and descriptions.

$350M+: trucking collisions.
$250M+: wrongful death.
$200M+: medical malpractice.
$150M+: wrongful death.
$24M+: brain injury.
$17.2M+: wrongful death.
$14M+: medical malpractice.
$13M+: medical malpractice.
$9.3M+: multiple trauma.
$7.5M+: wrongful death.
$7.1M+: multiple trauma.

The site also states that the firm is approaching one billion dollars in verdicts and settlements. Outcomes depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and do not indicate what another case will produce.

Notable firm details

The firm’s founder came to injury work from the other side of the table, having represented banks, corporations and municipalities before starting the practice in 1985.
The site describes seventy-five years of combined legal experience across the firm and a selective approach to which cases it takes.
Its published results are grouped by case type rather than by individual matter, and are stated as figures with a plus sign rather than single case amounts.
Its website publishes an Atlanta personal injury blog, a resources section, a video center of client stories and a personal injury FAQ.

• The site reports Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers selections for multiple attorneys, a National Trial Lawyers Top 100 listing and an America’s Top 100 Attorneys listing.

Frequently asked questions about Goldstein Hayes

Which injury claims does Goldstein Hayes handle?

The site lists catastrophic injury, truck accidents, medical malpractice, birth injury, wrongful death, construction, industrial and premises liability, product liability, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and car accidents.

Which fee terms need confirming at the consultation?

Goldstein Hayes’s own percentage. Its page carries a general statement about Georgia practice, that most personal injury lawyers work on a contingency fee basis with no attorney’s fees if the claim is not successful.

Which partners are named on the site?

James A. Goldstein, who founded the firm in 1985, and Jonathan P. Hayes, the managing partner, whom the site describes as focused on catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.

What is there to read before calling?

An Atlanta personal injury blog, a resources section, a video center of client stories and a personal injury FAQ.

Which case types bring the largest recoveries?

Goldstein Hayes reports $350M+ in trucking collisions and $200M+ in medical malpractice among eleven outcomes listed by case type, and says the firm is approaching one billion dollars in verdicts and settlements.