Slappey & Sadd, LLC: Atlanta, Georgia

Slappey & Sadd, LLC was formed in Atlanta in 1992 to represent individuals in serious personal injury and wrongful death claims, and the firm now works from two Atlanta offices and a third in Valdosta. It handles car, truck and motorcycle collisions, workers’ compensation, premises liability, medical malpractice and birth injury, nursing home abuse and elder abuse, product liability, construction accidents, dog bites, bicycle collisions and insurance bad faith claims. Nine attorneys appear on its roster, among them a lawyer the site lists with an M.D. and a former judge. The firm publishes a verdicts and settlements page listing twenty-nine case results, and it says its practice is not volume based, that it carefully decides which cases to pursue, and that it commits the full financial, legal and professional resources of the firm to the matters it accepts. It offers a free consultation and states on its site that there is no fee unless you win.

Key facts

Phone: 888.474.9616
Address: 352 Sandy Springs Cir #100, Atlanta, GA 30328
Additional offices: 1596 Lavista Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, and 908 N Patterson St, Valdosta, GA 31601
Website: https://www.lawyersatlanta.com/
Year founded: 1992
History: The website says, “In 1992, we formed the Atlanta, Georgia law firm of Slappey & Sadd, LLC,” to represent individuals in serious personal injury and wrongful death claims.
Attorneys: Jay Sadd, Scott Slappey, Edward M. Wynn, Richard E. Dolder, Daniel M. Epstein M.D., Brian K. Cunha, Michael A. Keller, Hon. James G. Tunison and Darrell W. Hinson, as the site lists them.
Service area: The site says the firm represents people throughout Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Muscogee, Newton, Richmond, Troup, Walker, Walton and Whitfield counties, and all other counties in Georgia.

Practice areas

Vehicle collisions: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents and bicycle accidents.
Medical claims: medical malpractice and birth injury matters.
Care facility claims: nursing home abuse and elder abuse.
Premises and product claims: premises liability, product liability and construction accidents.
Workers’ compensation: claims arising from injuries at work.
Insurance disputes: insurance bad faith claims.
Wrongful death: claims brought after a fatal injury.
Dog bites: injury claims following an animal attack.

Who it serves

People injured in Atlanta and across metropolitan Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties.
Clients in Henry, Muscogee, Newton, Richmond, Troup, Walker, Walton and Whitfield counties, and, the site says, all other counties in Georgia.
South Georgia clients reached through the firm’s Valdosta office.
Families bringing wrongful death claims.

Verdicts and settlements

These are the case results the firm publishes on its verdicts and settlements page, in the firm’s own figures and descriptions. Entries the site marks as a verdict are shown as such.

$22 million verdict: medical malpractice, serious injury and death.
$20 million: Amazon driver, serious injury.
$20 million: insurance company failure to pay a legitimate claim.
$17 million: wrongful death, building code violations.
$15 million verdict: wrongful death.
$12 million verdict: wrongful death.
$10.2 million verdict: wrongful death, vehicle accident.
$10.1 million verdict: medical malpractice, serious injury.
$10 million: trucking company and driver, serious injury.
$10 million: building code violations, serious injury.
$9.6 million: insurance bad faith, failure to settle and protect.
$8 million verdict: insurance bad faith, failure to pay policy limits.
$7.6 million verdict: bicycle accident, defective road design.
$7 million verdict: vehicle accident, wrongful death.
$6.5 million verdict: tractor trailer driver, serious injury.
$6 million verdict: inadequate apartment security, serious injury.
$5.6 million verdict: insurance bad faith, failure to provide coverage.
$5 million verdict: serious injury.
$5 million verdict: defective and unsafe premises, wrongful death.
$5 million verdict: negligent medical transport, wrongful death.
$3.2 million: inadequate hotel security, wrongful death.
$3 million: hotel management negligence, serious injury.
$2.6 million: trucking accident, serious injuries.
$2.2 million: unsafe apartment complex, serious injuries.
$2 million: negligent medication distribution.
$1.75 million: elevator malfunction, serious injury.
$1.7 million: drunk driver, serious injury.
$1.6 million: trucking accident, serious injuries.
$1 million: boating accident, serious injuries.

The firm publishes this note with the list: “Although we have been fortunate to obtain excellent results for our clients, every case is unique and results will vary based on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.”

Notable firm details

The firm says its practice is not volume based and that it carefully decides which cases to pursue, committing the full financial, legal and professional resources of the firm to the matters it accepts.
Its roster spans a medical background and the bench: the site lists Daniel M. Epstein with an M.D. and James G. Tunison with the title Hon.
The firm runs three offices, two in Atlanta and one in Valdosta, which the site presents as its reach across Georgia rather than metro Atlanta alone.
Its website publishes a Georgia Injury Lawyers Blog along with video material and a client review section.
The site reports an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, selection to Super Lawyers in Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine, listing in The Best Lawyers in America from U.S. News and World Report, a 2021 Best Law Firms listing from U.S. News, a Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Champion recognition for 2020, an Avvo rating of 10, inclusion in the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Frequently asked questions about Slappey & Sadd

Which injury claims does Slappey & Sadd handle?

The firm lists car, truck, motorcycle and bicycle accidents, workers’ compensation, premises liability, medical malpractice, birth injury, nursing home abuse, elder abuse, product liability, construction accidents, dog bites, insurance bad faith and wrongful death.

Is the first meeting free?

Yes. The Atlanta office offers a free consultation.

When does the firm get paid?

Only on a win. Its site states, “No Fee Unless You Win.” Court costs and case expenses are a question for the consultation.

What are the firm’s largest recoveries?

A $22 million medical malpractice verdict heads twenty-nine published results, which run down to a $1 million boating accident recovery. Slappey & Sadd notes with the list that every case is unique and that results vary based on the facts and circumstances of each individual case.

Which counties does the firm serve?

Slappey & Sadd names Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Muscogee, Newton, Richmond, Troup, Walker, Walton and Whitfield, and says it represents people in all other Georgia counties as well.