Charles L. “Chuck” Clay, Jr.
Practice focuses on civil litigation with emphasis on catastrophic injury, product liability, premises liability and professional negligence; has litigated and resolved cases involving serious injury, including wrongful death and permanent brain injury, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina and Wyoming.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Defense verdict for an international property management company in Cook County, Illinois, in a case involving electrical shock to a woman and her unborn child, who later developed cerebral palsy.
- Defense verdict for a national property management company in DeKalb County, Georgia, in a case alleging toxic mold and permanent injury to an individual.
- Successfully defended a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon in Fulton County, Georgia, in an alleged medical malpractice wrongful death case.
- Defense verdict for a plastic surgeon in Fulton County, Georgia, in a medical malpractice case where the plaintiff sought over $1.5 million.
- Defended an international hotel and resort in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in a clear liability case where a medical doctor was killed due to carbon monoxide exposure and his wife was permanently brain damaged; verdict over $125 million below pre-trial demand.
- Obtained favorable verdict for one of the world’s largest aggregate manufacturers in Fresno, California, in a case of clear liability involving severe permanent injuries to a male in his early 20s.
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Lumpkin Inn of Court
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Atlanta Lawyers Club
Education
- B.A., cum laude, Furman University, 1996
- J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law, 1999; Moot
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