Robert J. Fleming, Attorney at Law: Decatur, Georgia

Robert J. Fleming has practiced from East Howard Avenue in Decatur since 1997, and the site records that he worked as an insurance defense lawyer before he began representing injured people. He is admitted in Georgia and Texas state courts and in the Northern District of Georgia and Southern District of Texas. The practice centers on medical and dental malpractice, and extends to brain injuries, herniated discs, nursing home abuse, vehicle and pedestrian accidents, premises liability, products liability, workplace injuries, mesothelioma and wrongful death. The site sets out what the free consultation covers: the free initial consultation and contingency fee arrangement apply to personal injury cases, and other matters are usually handled on an hourly basis.

Key facts

Phone: (404) 923-7497
Toll free: (800) 613-1923
Address: 508 E Howard Ave, Decatur, GA 30030
Website: https://www.robertjfleming.com/
History: The website says, “Since 1997, Atlanta medical and dental malpractice attorney Robert J. Fleming has been helping clients.”
Attorneys: Robert J. Fleming, principal attorney, whom the site records as a former insurance defense lawyer.
Admissions: The site says he is admitted in Georgia and Texas state courts and in the Northern District of Georgia and the Southern District of Texas.
Service area: The site names Bartow, Bibb, Chatham, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta and DeKalb counties, and cities including Atlanta, Decatur, Marietta, Macon, Savannah, Cartersville, Woodstock, Jonesboro, Kennesaw, Smyrna, Newnan, Chamblee, Clarkston, Doraville, Lithonia and Tucker.

Practice areas

Medical and dental claims: medical malpractice, dental malpractice and nursing home abuse.
Injury types: brain injuries and herniated discs.
Vehicle collisions: vehicle accidents and pedestrian accidents.
Premises and product claims: premises liability and products liability.
Workplace and exposure claims: workplace injuries and mesothelioma.
Wrongful death: claims brought after a fatal injury.

Who it serves

People injured in Decatur and across DeKalb County.
Clients pursuing medical and dental malpractice claims, which the site places at the center of the practice.
Clients in the counties the site names as far out as Bibb, Chatham and Coweta.
People with mesothelioma claims, which the firm names as a separate practice area.

Verdicts and settlements

These are the case results the firm publishes on its site, in the firm’s own figures and descriptions. Some entries are outside personal injury, which the site presents alongside its injury work.

$5.5 million: medical malpractice verdict.
$3.25 million: for alleged fraud in the sale of a business.
$1.9 million: recovered in a pay dispute.
$705,000: verdict in a commission dispute case.
Confidential: seven further settlements the site records without amounts.

Outcomes depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and do not indicate what another case will produce.

Notable firm details

The firm sets out what its free consultation covers: the initial consultation and contingency arrangement apply to personal injury cases, and other matters are usually hourly.
Its principal worked as an insurance defense lawyer before moving to the claimant side.
He is admitted in two states and two federal districts, Georgia and Texas.
The site describes over one hundred years of collective legal experience and says the firm carefully screens all potential new clients and cases, and treats law as a profession rather than a business.
The site reports an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Super Lawyers recognition from Law & Politics Magazine and Atlanta Magazine, a Justia Lawyer Rating and an Avvo badge, and it publishes the Atlanta Injury Lawyers Blog along with Daily Report articles from 2001 and 2002.

Frequently asked questions about Robert J. Fleming

Which claims does Robert J. Fleming handle?

The site lists brain injuries, dental malpractice, herniated discs, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, vehicle accidents, pedestrian accidents, premises liability, products liability, workplace injuries, mesothelioma and wrongful death.

Which cases does the free consultation cover?

Personal injury cases. The site states, “Free initial consultation and contingency fee arrangement only applies to personal injury cases. Non-personal injury cases are usually handled on an hourly fee arrangement and are not eligible for free case evaluation.”

Where is the lawyer admitted to practice?

In Georgia and Texas. The site says Robert J. Fleming is admitted in Georgia and Texas state courts, and in the Northern District of Georgia and Southern District of Texas federal courts.

Has the lawyer worked for the insurance side?

Yes. The site records that Robert J. Fleming practiced as an insurance defense lawyer before representing injured people.

What has the Decatur practice recovered?

A $5.5 million medical malpractice verdict leads its published results, alongside a $3.25 million recovery for alleged fraud in the sale of a business, $1.9 million in a pay dispute and a $705,000 commission dispute verdict, with seven settlements recorded as confidential.