"Our work with Josh of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial was what you dream of with legal representation - expertise, effective communication, responsiveness, and a willingness to educate our team every step in the process."
JUSTIN JORDAN, SVP AND COO, ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS | PRODUCT LIABILITY"Josh's knowledge of law and aptitude to balance that with his representation of his clients is exceeded by no other counsel that I've had the opportunity to work with."
NICK GRINELL, CHIEF CLAIMS OFFICER & SR VP, BERKLEY OIL & GAS"Josh has resolved 9-figure cases smoothly never straying from the legal parameters while protecting his clients. He is not restricted by loss type, venue, or case magnitude.”
SENIOR VP AND CHIEF CLAIMS OFFICER, GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Overview
Josh Wood advocates for clients in high-stakes, high-exposure cases in state and federal courts across the United States. He has garnered a reputation among his clients and his peers for working tirelessly to obtain the best possible results for his clients. Josh’s broad range trial practice has afforded him the opportunity to represent both corporations and individuals in cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic injury, mass torts, product liability, premises liability, transportation and construction, among others.
Education & Admissions
Education
University of Georgia, B.A., magna cum laude, 2006
- Phi Beta Kappa
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2010
- Order of the Coif
Admissions
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
Alabama Civil Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Representative Experience
- Represents a leading chemical distributor as national trial counsel in product liability cases throughout the United States.
- Excess panel counsel for large insurance provider serving as trial counsel in litigation nationwide.
- Outside trial counsel for several trucking companies handling litigation nationwide.
- Outside trial counsel for world-leading humanitarian organization handling wide assortment of litigation matters.
- Outside trial counsel for movie, television and music production companies handling wide assortment of litigation matters.
- Represents individuals and corporations in negligent security cases nationwide.
- Successfully represented a large corporation where the plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury necessitating residential treatment for life. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for $14.5 million less than the pre-trial demand and only 16% of plaintiff’s special damages. Successfully defended trucking clients in an admitted liability case with special damages exceeding $1.5 million and where the plaintiff alleged traumatic brain injury, among other severe injuries. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for $4.5 million less than plaintiff’s final demand and $10.5 million less than what the plaintiff asked from the jury.
Practices & Industries
Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants, 2022-2025
The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2024 - 2025
Super Lawyers®, Georgia Rising Stars List, Civil Litigation: Defense, 2014-2024
Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court
News & Publications
- Fulton County Daily Report
- Firm News
- GDLA Law Journal“Employment Discrimination Defense: Recent Trends in Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit Jurisprudence.”
- Mercer Law Review"Aviation Law: A Survey of Recent Trends and Developments."
Events & Speaking Engagements
Professional & Community Activities
Atlanta Bar Association, Member
Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Member