Laura L. Voght
Associate
Civil litigation practice focuses primarily on product liability, professional negligence, medical malpractice and catastrophic torts. Represents physicians before the State Composite Medical Board and dentists before the Georgia Board of Dentistry. Handles defense of legal malpractice claims and complaints against attorneys before the State Bar of Georgia. Regularly consults with healthcare clients on a variety of legal issues, including medical records documentation, informed consent and general consent, guardianship, risk prevention, peer review, credentialing and regulatory issues. Also counsels national drug and medical device manufacturers on issues of FDA policies and procedures, federal regulations, warning letters, compliance matters, corrective actions and product promotional materials.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Represented and defended clients in product liability cases involving medical devices and prescription drugs.
- Successfully argued and briefed issues before the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Directed verdict for defense in professional negligence against endodontist.
- Litigated and resolved multiple cases involving serious injury, including wrongful death and permanent brain damage.
- Handled defense of hospitals, nurses, physicians and other health care providers, from time of initiation of suit, through trial and appellate stages.
- Worked with healthcare providers to assess and implement the regulatory requirements of HIPAA, as well as other federal and state privacy and confidentiality laws.
Professional Activities and Honors
- Named 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010 Georgia “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute, Ethics and Professionalism Committee
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- Alabama State Bar
- The Florida Bar
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
- B.A., University of Central Florida, 1997
- Certificate in Comparative Law, Oxford University, St. Edmund’s Hall, 1999
- J.D., Mercer University School of Law, 2001; Moot Court Board; Phi Delta Phi
Publications
- Author, "Professionalism and Civility In An Age of Rambo Litigation Tactics," DRI's Professionalism Perspectives, September 2007.
- Co-author, “Expert Witness Affidavits In Professional Malpractice Cases,” ICLE Georgia, 2005.
- Co-author, “Maintaining Professionalism In the Face of Dirty Tactics,” 24th Annual Insurance Law Institute, ICLE Georgia, September 2005.
Speeches
- "Negligent Credentialing - Claims & Defenses," 25th Annual Medical Malpractice Liabiilty, November 2009.
- "Hindsight Bias in the Courtroom," 22nd Annual Medmarc Insurance Company Medical Device Seminar, June 2009.
- Panel member, Childbirth Injury and the Law IX and Co-author, "Top Ten Reasons Why OBs/RNs Settle Lawsuits," April 2006.
- Panel member, "We Can Work It Out: Dialogue and Reflections on the Relationship Between Judges & Lawyers," Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section, January 2006.