Marietta Personal Injury Attorneys
Joel Baskin – Aggressive Georgia Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal injury lawyer, Joel M. Baskin, P.C., represents individuals and their families who have suffered injury or death from someone else’s wrongful conduct, negligence or carelessness. When you or a family member have been injured, or when a family member has been killed, you will need the effective, aggressive representation that an experienced, caring attorney can provide.
Injuries and accidents happen all the time, and in a second, your life can be changed forever. A car crash, a truck accident, a fall on an unattended walk, a defective product, medical malpractice – these are just some of the myriad of ways that an injury can occur. The consequences can range from property damage to catastrophic bodily damage, or death.
When you have been injured as the result of someone’s negligence, it is that person’s or entity’s responsibility to compensate you for your damages. Whether the damage is medical, economic, or emotional, you have a right to recover when you have been injured through no fault of your own. Attorney Joel Baskin has more than a decade of experience handling personal injury claims. He knows the intricacies of personal injury law, the types of damages for which you should be compensated, and the strategies that those responsible will try to use to avoid responsibility. Because he is well-known for his straightforward and forthright approach, he has earned the respect of other attorneys, defense counsel, and the court system. When he negotiates with opposing counsel or when he represents a plaintiff in court, he gets results.
Lawyer Joel Baskin prepares each case meticulously, handling each case personally and with the level of care that has yielded such success in the past. He assesses each case realistically and keeps clients advised of their legal options and the status of their cases. He will negotiate a settlement if possible, bringing the same thorough preparation to the negotiation table as to a courtroom, and if negotiation is unsuccessful, his years of trial experience make him an extremely effective advocate.
Car Accidents
Automobile accidents injure and kill thousands of Georgians every year. Joel Baskin has particular experience advocating for injured people and the families of those injured in car accidents.
He knows how to investigate the cause of the accident, gather the necessary facts, and review medical records to negotiate effectively with insurance companies and the at-fault drivers or opposing counsel. Joel Baskin challenges all insurance company attempts to downplay the extent or cause of injuries. He communicates with insurance adjustors and investigators, ensures that all deadlines are met, and files suit when necessary to ensure the injured person is fully compensated.
Joel Baskin has experience with cases ranging from soft tissue injuries to more severe injuries including:
- Herniated disks
- Broken bones
- Head injuries
- Brain injuries
- Paraplegia
- Quadriplegia
- Spinal injuries
- Wrongful death claims.
He also assists clients in pursuing uninsured or underinsured motorist claims, and bad-faith insurance claims against insurers who wrongfully refuse to pay.
Truck Accidents
Joel Baskin has a reputation for successfully pursuing claims for clients injured or killed in collisions with trucks, tractor-trailers, and other commercial vehicles on Georgia’s roadways. Collisions involving trucks and tractor-trailers often cause significant injuries and may involve pursuing claims for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage against the transportation company, insurance companies, driver, and others.
Joel M. Baskin has the resources and ability to successfully pursue these often-complex cases, including specific knowledge of the trucking laws and regulations, such as the requirements for logging driver hours, rest periods, maintenance requirements, training, and other regulations.
Wrongful Death
When someone is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another person, family members need experienced representation to ensure the person or entity responsible is held accountable for their loss and to minimize the financial trauma the death may cause.
Joel Baskin is a dedicated advocate for the survivors of Georgians killed by the wrongful acts of others, including deaths from:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Medical malpractice
- Negligent security
- Products liability
He has the skill and experience to fully investigate each wrongful death claim, determine who is at fault, assess the full extent of the loss, and obtain financial recoveries that will help the survivors rebuild their lives.
Medical Malpractice
Joel Baskin has a record of success representing injured people and the families of those injured or killed by medical malpractice and medical negligence. Medical malpractice occurs when someone is injured as a result of the negligence of a doctor or other medical care provider. One of the key components of a medical malpractice case is determining whether a particular doctor’s conduct has fallen below the standard of care.
Medical malpractice can take many forms, including:
- Failure to properly diagnose a disease or illness
- Misdiagnosis
- Failure to properly monitor patients
- Failure to properly treat the diagnosed disease
- Surgical errors including wrong site surgery or anesthesia errors
- Birth errors including errors during delivery and anesthesia errors
- Failure to fully inform the patient of the risks of certain procedures and surgeries
- Misuse of prescription drugs
- Improper use of medical equipment or implants
- Other breaches to the standard of care owed to the patient.
Joel Baskin and his team have the skill and experience to thoroughly investigate medical malpractice claims, including determining the appropriate standard of care and whether it was breached by a doctor, hospital, or other medical provider. He retains qualified experts to conduct detailed reviews of medical records, hospital protocols, documents concerning the doctors’ credentials, and other relevant documents—and to testify at trial when necessary to present compelling cases and obtain full and fair compensation for his clients.
Negligent Security
Inadequate or negligent security claims arise when someone is attacked or victimized by a third party on someone else’s property. Many times these incidents are preventable. Negligent security claims can arise out of attacks, assaults, homicides, and robberies at:
- ATMs
- Restaurants and bars
- Parking lots
- Hotels and motels
- Shopping centers
- Apartment complexes
- Train stations
- Colleges and universities
- Other schools
- In the workplace
Joel Baskin has the experience and resources to fully investigate Georgia negligent security claims, including determining issues such as foreseeability and notice. He provides aggressive, competent, zealous representation for victims of negligent security throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Products Liability
Joel Baskin has extensive experience representing clients in personal injury and wrongful death claims resulting from defective or unreasonably dangerous products. He has the skill and experience to assess, investigate, settle, or go to trial for products liability claims, including:
- Appliance defects
- Dangerous children’s toys
- Consumer claims
- Consumer product safety commission (CPSC) matters
- Defective product design
- Defective manufacturing
- Defective equipment
- Household products
- Inadequate product warnings
- Machinery
- Medical devices
- Misuse by a third party
- Product failures
- Recalls
Warranty and contract claims
Under Georgia product liability law, almost anyone in the distribution chain can be held liable for a dangerous or defective product including the manufacturer of the product or component parts, the wholesaler, and the retailer that sold the product. Joel Baskin knows how to identify all potentially responsible parties, determine whether foreseeable hazards were ignored or overlooked, and bring action against the proper parties.
Slip-and-Fall Accidents
Property owners have a legal obligation to make sure their property is safe and properly maintained, and to warn people who enter the premises of any unsafe conditions. Joel Baskin represents clients in slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall injury cases resulting from:
- Broken or cracked sidewalks
- Slippery or wet floors
- Falls on escalators and elevators
- Slips on spills that were not promptly cleaned up
- Failure to clear snow or ice
- Uneven flooring
- Poor lighting
- Other hazards
