Carol P. Michel
Partner
Represents clients in both state and federal courts in catastrophic and high stakes personal injury litigation. Trial practice involves a broad spectrum of tort litigation involving claims of intentional torts committed by employees/agents, product liability, premises liability, professional liability, long-term care liability and medical malpractice. Has represented clients in 13 states throughout the country. Represents health care providers in credentialing, peer review, medical staff matters and other healthcare related matters.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Represented world's largest gaming company in catastrophic personal injury litigation, resulting in directed verdict for client.
- Served as national trial counsel for nursing home facilities in Illinois, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas and Tennessee.
- Obtained defense verdict for hospital facility in case involving extravasation injury following neuroradiology procedure.
- Successfully represented large national day care and early learning center provider in numerous cases involving claims of child sexual abuse.
- Obtained defense verdict in medical device product liability case involving product voluntarily removed from the market by manufacturer.
- Represents hospital medical staff and physicians in credentialing and medical staff matters.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Product Liability Advisory Council
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Georgia Academy of Healthcare Lawyers Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- State Bar of Nevada
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
- B.S., Berry College, 1984
- University of Tennessee, completed course work for Master’s in Reproductive Physiology, 1985
- J.D., cum laude, Georgia State University, 1991; Phi Delta Phi, Moot Court Board, Georgia State Law Review
Publications
- "Hot Topics in Healthcare Legislation," Healthcare Briefings, Fall 2000.
- “Credentialing Liability in the Managed Care Arena,” Tort and Insurance Law Journal, 1999.
Speeches
- "Expert Witnesses and Litigation," American Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse, June 2006 and July 2007.
- Frequent speaker at seminars on topics ranging from litigation management and trial strategy to risk management, healthcare issues and documentation and record keeping issues.