Aaron Marks w/ Marks Law Group
Aaron Marks, founder of the Marks Law Group, is a personal injury attorney specializing in representing those who have been injured and killed through the negligent operation of non-emergency medical transportation. Non-Emergency Medical Transport is any transportation to and from medical treatment by a third party. Many people take non-emergency medical transportation to dialysis, to their doctor, and to and from a group home. These vans are so prevalent you’ve probably passed one going to work today.
Experience:
Aaron Marks has handled catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases throughout Metro Atlanta against:
- Cities
- Municipalities
- National Retailers
- Police Departments
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Companies
- Physicians
- Insurance Companies
Cases and Claims:
- $240,000 for disputed negligence against non-emergency medical transportation company
- $600,000 for disputed slip and fall against national retailer
- $200,000 for automobile accident resulting in crushed heal
- $175,000 for family in disputed auto accident
- $150,000 for man assaulted by employee at national retailer
- $300,000 for disputed car accident resulting in cervical fusion
Organizations and Associations:
- State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- DeKalb Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
Publications:
- Georgia Biking Accidents 101: Why Biking Accidents are Different
- Five Things to Know if You Are Injured at Wal-Mart
- Georgia Trucking Accidents 101: Why Trucking Accidents are Different
- Georgia Drunk Driving Accidents 101: Why Drunk Driving Accidents are Different
- Who Is Driving the Van? A Look at Non-Emergency Medical Transport Accidents
Since graduating from Georgia State University College of Law Aaron has pursued his interest in public service by serving on the Oakhurst Community Garden’s Board of Directors, College Heights Learning Center’s Nutrition Committee and becoming an active member of the City of Decatur. Aaron is not just another lawyer – he’s a passionate advocate for his client. Aaron routinely visits clients at home and at the hospital, negotiates with doctors, treatment centers and insurance companies, and makes sure the client is at the center of every decision. Aaron became an attorney because he wanted to help people. In his law practice Aaron helps injured people become whole again and regain their previous lives.
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Stephen D. Apolinsky w/ Apolinsky & Associates, LLC.
Stephen D. Apolinsky, founder of Apolinsky & Associates, LLC, is a preeminent Atlanta injury lawyer with an established record of achieving results for his clients. During his career, Steve has successfully tried over 75 cases to verdict before juries. He has also successfully negotiated over 250 cases with more than 20 in the six-figure range.
A few examples of Steve’s professional accomplishments and honors include:
- Winning a $7.3 million verdict for a business owner against the City of Atlanta
- Named to 2012 edition of Top Rated Lawyers, a special, once-a-year stand-alone magazine appearing in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Wall Street Journal and Daily Report
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Georgia Trend Magazine “Legal Elite: Georgia’s Most Effective Lawyers”
- Inducted as a life member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum; an honor awarded to trial attorneys winning million dollar verdicts and settlements
- Recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the state of Georgia by the American Trial Lawyers Association
- Earning an AV rating by his peers through Martindale-Hubbell
- Named a 2010 Super Lawyer
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Steve is a native of the south and a second-generation lawyer. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in 1983 and returned to the south to earn his Juris Doctorate at Emory University Law School in 1987.
Steve practices law in Georgia, Alabama and the District of Columbia. He is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors of the DeKalb County Bar Association.
Steve’s areas of practice include car and truck accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, catastrophic injuries; he is an Atlanta wrongful death attorney. As a member of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLAmerica), Steve has particular interest and experience in the nuances of commercial truck accidents. Steve was recently elected for a third term to the Board of Directors for the Dekalb Bar Association and he was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for Leadership Dekalb. He is also a Champion Member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.
Outside the courtroom, Steve often teaches and serves as guest speaker for courses at Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology and DeKalb Perimeter College.
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Sarah R. Watchko, Esq. w/ Bettis, Hill & Vann, LLC.
Sarah R. Watchko, Esq. is Of Counsel with Bettis, Hill & Vann, LLC. Mrs. Watchko’s major practice areas include elder law, Medicaid and Veterans Administration benefits planning, special needs planning, estate planning, and trust and estate administration. She is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (“CELA”) by the National Elder Law Foundation, the only national certifying program for elder law and special needs attorneys. The purpose of the certification program is to identify those lawyers who have the enhanced knowledge, skills, experience, and proficiency to be properly identified to the public as a certified elder law attorney. CELAs must complete a rigorous full-day examination and demonstrate that their law practice is focused on special needs and elder law. Once certified, a CELA must continue to practice primarily in elder law and special needs, and complete continuing education credits specifically targeted to advanced practitioners. Most of the leading figures in the elder law and special needs field today hold the CELA certification.
Mrs. Watchko obtained her undergraduate degrees in 2005 from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where she graduated magna cum laude with B.A. degrees in Psychology and Philosophy. She continued on to Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as a Full Merit Scholarship Recipient and returned to the Atlanta area upon her graduation from Wake Forest in 2008.
Mrs. Watchko is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and is accredited by the Veterans Administration. She is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, the Atlanta Bar Association’s Estate Planning and Probate Section, and served as Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Elder Law Section for the 2012-2013 year. Her pro bono activities include the Georgia Senior Legal Hotline; DeKalb Volunteer Lawyer Foundation; DeKalb County Probate Information Center; and Fulton County Probate Information Center.
While Mrs. Watchko’s clients come in all ages, she is especially passionate about working with the elderly. She promotes education for seniors and their loved ones through her speaking engagements as well as her blog, the Elder Law Update (www.elderlawupdate.net).
An Atlanta native, Mrs. Watchko lives in the Brookhaven area with her husband Jeff, son Will, and their loving mutt, Jack. She and her brother William attended Marist School in Brookhaven, and her husband attended Roswell High School. Both her brother and husband were collegiate athletes at Georgia Tech who went on to play professional sports (the former playing football and the latter, baseball), and both families remain avid Georgia Tech fans.
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Jeffrey S. Warncke w/ Evans, Scholz, Williams & Warncke, LLC.
Mr. Warncke received his Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, at Georgia State University in 1988. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law Cum Laude in 1991. While in law school, Mr. Warncke was selected as one of three students to represent UGA Law School in the American College of Trial Lawyers National Moot Court Competition. The three member team took second place overall nationwide in brief writing. The team also advanced to the quarter finals in the national oral argument competition in New York, New York.
Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Warncke began working as an associate at Dietrick, Evans, Scholz & Williams, and became partner on January 1, 1998. In 2011, Mr. Warncke became a name partner in Evans, Scholz, Williams & Warncke, LLC.
Mr. Warncke has developed a niche specialty fighting abuses by insurers in the long term disability, life insurance, and health insurance arenas, under both federal ERISA law and under Georgia state bad faith insurance law. Since 2006 Mr. Warncke has recovered more than 25 million dollars in insurance benefits, all on claims that insurance companies attempted to deny.
Mr. Warncke’s practice also includes representing seriously injured and disabled persons in actions arising from work-related accidents, automobile collisions, and tractor trailer collisions.
- MEMBERSHIPS
- American Association for Justice
Insurance Bad Faith
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Lawyer
- Atlanta Bar Association
Workers’ Compensation and Insurance
- Lawyer’s Club
- American Association for Justice
- AWARDS
- Martindale Hubbell “AV” Highest Professional Rating Since 2006
- Avvo Clients Choice Award 2013
- In 2003 Mr. Warncke was recognized in Who’s Who in American Law (13th ed.).
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Nathan Woody, Corales & Woody
Nathan Woody specializes in representing injured workers in Georgia. Respected by opponents and peers alike, his only goal is to fight for his clients in a way that is effective, efficient, and professional. Whether filing a claim, arguing in court, or negotiating a settlement agreement, Nathan’s focus is on answering his clients’ questions, zealously representing their interests, and helping guide his clients toward a recovery and an improvement of their lives.
Nathan graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina before earning his Juris Doctor degree from Georgia State University. After graduation, Nathan spent several years representing employers and insurance companies in worker’s compensation cases, developing an impressive expertise in this area of law. In addition, this experience gave him a deep knowledge of how employers and insurance companies view and handle these types of cases; knowledge that he now uses to successfully represent injured workers and maximize their benefits and recoveries. If you want to meet with Nathan to discuss your case, there is no fee for a consultation regarding your work injury. In fact, there are no fees at all until you receive your compensation.
Nathan is a frequent presenter at professional education programs for law schools and industry seminars. He is an active member of the Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations and a volunteer with the Kids’ Chance Scholarship Program of Georgia, benefiting the children of parents who are killed on the job. He is admitted to practice in the State of Georgia and the Federal Districts of Northern and Middle Georgia and Northern Florida.
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