Fulton County Personal Injury Lawyer
Personal injury lawyers serving Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, and all of Fulton County.
Fulton County is the heart of metro Atlanta and one of the busiest places to drive in the entire Southeast. The county is where the interstates converge — I-285 wrapping the perimeter, I-75 and I-85 running through the core, and GA-400 carrying traffic up through Sandy Springs and Alpharetta. With that many cars and trucks packed onto the roads, serious wrecks are an everyday reality. Parisi Law Firm is based in Jackson County, but we also serve clients across metro Atlanta, including Fulton County.
We represent people injured in car and tractor-trailer crashes, motorcycle wrecks, pedestrian accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, and wrongful death cases from Alpharetta and Johns Creek in the north to Atlanta, East Point, and the communities in the south. You work directly with attorney Jerry Parisi, and you pay no fee unless we win your case.
The insurers that operate in a market this size are experienced at paying accident victims as little as possible. We build every case as if it's going to trial, because that's what makes an insurance company take a claim seriously.
Communities We Serve in Fulton County
Where Fulton County Cases Are Handled
Personal injury lawsuits arising in Fulton County are generally filed in the State Court or Superior Court of Fulton County in Atlanta, the county seat. Most injury claims settle with the insurance company before a lawsuit is needed, but when an insurer refuses to pay what a case is worth, we're prepared to file suit and take it to a Fulton County jury.
Fulton's courts are among the busiest in Georgia, and knowing how cases move through a high-volume metro system is part of representing clients here effectively. We prepare every claim for the possibility of litigation so the insurer never assumes we won't follow through.
Fulton is long, and the government changes as you move up it
The general Georgia deadline is two years from the date of injury (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33). Against a government it is much shorter, and Fulton County stretches far enough that the government on the other side of your claim depends on where in the county you were hurt.
The notice periods:
- Fulton County
- Twelve months to present the claim (O.C.G.A. § 36-11-1).
- A city — Atlanta, Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Milton and the rest
- Six months to present an ante litem notice (O.C.G.A. § 36-33-5). North Fulton's cities are recent creations, and they now own streets that were county roads within living memory.
- MARTA and other authorities
- A claim against a transit authority follows its own notice rules rather than the county's, and those rules are easy to miss while a six-month clock is running.
- The State of Georgia
- Twelve months to the Risk Management Division of the Department of Administrative Services, in the form required by O.C.G.A. § 50-21-26. GA-400, I-75, I-85 and I-285 are state highways, and the courts treat a defective notice as fatal rather than curable.
A crash on GA-400 can involve the state highway, a city street at the ramp, and a county road a block later. When the answer is not obvious from the map, work to the shortest deadline.
Two trauma centres, at opposite ends of the county
Fulton County has both of the designations that matter. Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta is a Level I trauma centre — the busiest in the state — and Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell is a Level II centre serving the north end of the county.
Which one you are taken to usually follows where the crash happened: a wreck on GA-400 in Alpharetta or Roswell generally goes to North Fulton, while a serious crash inside the perimeter goes to Grady. Either way the hospital lien and the adjuster tend to arrive in the same week.
Georgia requires only $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident in bodily injury liability, an amount a Level I or Level II admission can exceed before the first week is out. In a county that carries this much through-traffic, out-of-state and rental policies turn up constantly, and so does uninsured motorist coverage the client did not know they had — insurers must offer UM in Georgia and it can only be waived in writing (O.C.G.A. § 33-7-11).
Fulton County Injury FAQs
Can Parisi Law Firm handle my injury case in Fulton County and metro Atlanta?
Yes. We're based in Jackson County but regularly represent accident victims across metro Atlanta, including Fulton County. You work directly with Jerry Parisi rather than a distant call center, and we come to you when meeting at our office isn't convenient.
How much does it cost to hire a Fulton County personal injury lawyer?
Nothing up front. We take personal injury cases on a contingency basis, so you pay no attorney's fees unless we recover money for you. Your first consultation is always free.
Where would my Fulton County injury lawsuit be filed?
Injury cases arising in Fulton County are typically filed in the State or Superior Court of Fulton County in Atlanta. That said, the large majority of cases settle with the insurance company before any lawsuit is filed.
What's the deadline to file an injury claim in Fulton County?
Georgia's statute of limitations generally gives you two years from the date of the injury to file a personal injury lawsuit, no matter which county you're in. Waiting too long can permanently bar your claim, so it's smart to talk to a lawyer early.
I was hurt on GA-400 in north Fulton. Who am I claiming against?
It depends on what caused it. A private driver is an ordinary two-year claim (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33). A GDOT vehicle or a defect in the highway itself is a state claim — twelve months to the Department of Administrative Services (O.C.G.A. § 50-21-26). A city vehicle or a hazard on a city street in Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek or Milton is a six-month ante litem claim (O.C.G.A. § 36-33-5), and Fulton County itself allows twelve months. Because 400 runs a state highway past city streets and county roads, working out which is the first thing we do.