Tate Law Group, LLC: Savannah, Georgia

Tate Law Group, LLC works from Bull Street in downtown Savannah and publishes a results page that runs from a $19,000,000 tractor trailer recovery for the families of five nursing students killed in a single crash down to a $2,200,000 wrongful death in Maine. Five lawyers appear on the site, led by Mark A. Tate. The practice covers medical malpractice, birth injuries, clergy sex abuse, premises liability, product liability, truck and car accidents and wrongful death. Two entries stand out in its published record: a $10,000,000 Chatham County jury verdict against the owner of a Savannah State University housing complex over an assault by a serial rapist, and nationwide pharmaceutical liability work that sits beside the local injury cases. The firm states its fee in a number.

Key facts

Phone: (912) 333-3915
Address: 25 Bull Street, Suite 200, Savannah, GA 31401
Website: https://www.tatelawgroup.com/
Attorneys: Mark A. Tate, with Andrew Zemany, Madison Elton, David Grossman and Dennis Kelly.
Fee: The site states, “We offer free initial consultations and operate on a contingency fee basis. That means all legal fees and expenses will be taken out of your final recovery, whether you receive a settlement or jury verdict. A typical contingency fee is 40%.”

Practice areas

Vehicle collisions: truck accidents and car accidents.
Medical claims: medical malpractice and birth injuries.
Abuse claims: clergy sex abuse.
Premises claims: premises liability, including negligent security.
Product claims: product liability, including pharmaceutical matters.
Wrongful death: claims brought after a fatal injury.

Who it serves

People injured in Savannah, where its largest jury verdict was returned.
Families bringing wrongful death claims, which account for three published results.
Survivors of sexual assault and clergy abuse, which the firm names as distinct practice areas.
Clients in nationwide pharmaceutical and medical device litigation.

Verdicts and settlements

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

$19,000,000: tractor trailer injury, representing the families of five nursing students killed and two injured after a heavy truck rear-ended their vehicle.
$18,000,000: nationwide pharmaceutical liability resolution.
$13,100,000: Georgia industrial disaster recovery.
$10,000,000: Chatham County jury verdict, a civil verdict against the owner of a Savannah State University campus housing complex over a 2013 rape and assault by a serial rapist.
$5,000,000: nationwide pharmaceutical liability resolution, in lawsuits against manufacturers of dangerous prescription drugs and medical devices.
$5,000,000: nationwide pharmaceutical liability resolution.
$3,900,000: medical malpractice verdict, recorded as a record verdict in Toombs County, Georgia for a victim with $100,000 in damages.
$2,300,000: personal injury involving traumatic brain injuries.
$2,200,000: Maine wrongful death recovery.

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

Notable firm details

The firm states a number for its fee, recording a typical contingency fee of 40 percent and saying that legal fees and expenses come out of the final recovery.
Its largest published result arose from one crash that killed five nursing students and injured two more.
One published verdict is a negligent security case against a campus housing owner in Chatham County, returned over an assault by a serial rapist.
Its record reaches outside Georgia into Maine and nationwide pharmaceutical litigation.

• The site reports membership of the Melvin M. Belli Society, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Association for Justice, the National Trial Lawyers and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, an Avvo rating of 10 Superb, and a LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating.

Frequently asked questions about Tate Law Group, LLC

Which injury claims does Tate Law Group, LLC handle?

The site lists medical malpractice, clergy sex abuse, premises liability, product liability, truck accidents, car accidents, wrongful death and birth injuries.

What percentage does the firm take?

Tate Law Group, LLC says, “We offer free initial consultations and operate on a contingency fee basis. That means all legal fees and expenses will be taken out of your final recovery, whether you receive a settlement or jury verdict. A typical contingency fee is 40%.”

Does the firm act against property owners after an assault?

Yes. Premises liability is a named practice area, and its $10,000,000 Chatham County jury verdict was a civil claim against the owner of a Savannah State University housing complex over a 2013 rape and assault by a serial rapist.

Have cases been brought outside Georgia?

Yes. Its published results include a Maine wrongful death recovery and several nationwide pharmaceutical liability resolutions against manufacturers of prescription drugs and medical devices.

What is the firm’s largest reported recovery?

$19,000,000 in a tractor trailer case, brought for the families of five nursing students killed and two injured when a heavy truck rear-ended their vehicle. Tate Law Group, LLC publishes nine results in all, running down to a $2,200,000 Maine wrongful death recovery.