Overview

The Finley Firm, P.C. provides legal services in numerous civil litigation practice areas throughout the states of Georgia and Alabama.  We have an experienced group of attorneys that provide each client the highest quality of legal services with flexible rate structures.  The Finley Firm, P.C. represents a number of Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses and individuals. 

Business Coverage Disputes

Our attorneys have handled business coverage disputes ranging from property damage and business interruption loss coverage to D&O policies and automobile coverage. With claim values ranging from $50,000.00 to over $50,000,000.00, we have extensive experience litigating all sizes of claims.

Class Actions & Mass Torts

The Finley Firm’s attorneys have experience handling class actions covering a wide range of legal issues. Our attorneys are experienced in certifying a class and defending class certification, dealing with change of venue, removal to federal court, early motions practice, issues related to class experts, summary judgment, and fairness hearings. The attorneys at The Finley Firm, P.C. are also experienced in dealing with mass torts involving personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, premises liability and property damage which may not rise to the level of a class action but which affect numerous individuals or companies regionally or nationally. Our attorneys have been on the forefront of mass torts claims including Fen-Phen, Baycol and, most recently, Vioxx.

Catastrophic Injury

Catastrophic injury litigation covers liability issues for extremely serious injuries that may result in permanent disability, long-lasting medical conditions, and a shortened life expectancy. These injuries are so substantial that they generally affect at least one entire system of the body. Punitive damage claims are often at issue along with general liability and related compensatory damage allegations. Our attorneys have favorably handled these claims on behalf of employers and individuals in numerous catastrophic injury cases.

Commercial Litigation

Litigation involving disputes concerning business transactions presents unique challenges and opportunities for our clients. We provide services at all stages of the process while remaining sensitive to the needs of our clients by focusing on their ongoing business objectives, including preservation of existing relationships in the marketplace, while handling litigation issues. Our clients have enjoyed tremendous success in litigating security interests, contract disputes, business sales transactions and consumer disputes. We work in partnership with our clients to resolve each dispute and handle these cases on an hourly, contingency or hybrid fee arrangement to the benefit of our clients.

Construction Litigation

Our attorneys handle legal disputes relating to construction projects, including commercial building contracts, real estate disputes and other disputes concerning complex commercial projects. We also handle disputes arising from legal issues relating to bonds and securities, construction and builders’ liens, and other construction claims requiring arbitration. The parties of these disputes include owners, contractors, subcontractors, designers, engineers, architects, securities, suppliers, lending institutions and other parties participating in the construction process.

Environmental Litigation

Our attorneys are experienced in handling toxic tort and environmental matters covering the spectrum from small individual cases to mass tort litigation, including cases in which entire communities have filed suit. Our attorneys represent clients in the myriad of actions arising under federal and state environmental laws, including compliance and civil enforcement matters, Superfund litigation and high-profile administrative proceedings. We handle these cases aggressively and efficiently, leading to the best possible results for our clients.

Our attorneys prosecute and defend Superfund cost-recovery actions. We have tried numerous cases to verdict in state and federal court. We recognize the importance of coordinating trial strategies with parallel environmental and safety administrative proceedings before state and federal regulatory agencies.

We have significant experience regarding the admissibility of scientific and medical evidence. We have played a leading role in many cases in which our clients’ claims have been successfully resolved in the early stages of litigation.

General Civil Litigation

The Finley Firm, P.C. provides services to our clients in civil cases ranging from simple disputes to complex litigation. Our services encompass all phases of the litigation process from the early planning, pleading and negotiating, up to trial and handling the appeals process in state and federal courts. The Finley Firm’s attorneys have handled trial and appellate matters in all courts in Georgia and Alabama and 23 other states throughout the country.

Municipal Liability

Municipal liability covers both state and federal litigation arising from general tort and federal civil rights claims. This practice covers a broad range of issues from alleged police misconduct, to employment discrimination charges, pension and disability disputes, political discharge and retaliation claims, zoning and land use disputes, first amendment issues, as well as casualty claims. All such claims must be addressed with an eye toward existing immunities and limitations on actions against government agencies. Our attorneys have extensive experience handling these matters.

Medical Malpractice

At the Finley Firm, P.C., we offer quality malpractice defense to professionals, including physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and others.  An allegation of malpractice is a legal matter, not just a medical or dental problem as many health care professionals may initially think.  Our extensive legal experience and our access to experts in every specialized area of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing enable us to provide our clients with the most effective representation possible in defending their livelihood and reputation.

Personal Injury

Our attorneys understand the frustrations that often accompany a personal injury case, and strive to handle them with the utmost professionalism and care.  We represent individuals who are injured from medical malpractice, construction accidents, automobile accidents, and through the negligent maintenance of property. We also represent individuals who are injured in workplace accidents by faulty products, equipment or machinery.  Our attorneys have achieved great success in these areas by treating our clients like family throughout our unyielding pursuit for their restitution.

Premises Liability

The Finley Firm’s attorneys are experienced in handling premises liability cases such as slip and falls, trip and falls, property damage and other personal injuries. We handle these cases on behalf of property owners/managers and have represented retail and other business establishments in cases alleging latent dangerous conditions, construction defects, and liability for third-party criminal assaults.

Professional Negligence

Attorneys at The Finley Firm, P.C. use their knowledge of current trends, their expertise in claim resolution through mediation and arbitration, and their trial expertise to aid in the defense of a variety of professional negligence claims against accountants, engineers, surveyors, appraisers, medical and mental health specialists and other professionals.

Product Liability

We have extensive product liability litigation experience and have handled disputes arising from allegedly defective products on a national level. Liability claims can sound in negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, or consumer protection claims and generally relate to manufacturing defects, design defects, claims of improper/inadequate warnings or safety devices/instructions. Our attorneys’ product liability experience ranges from Georgia and Alabama trial work to trial and appellate litigation in courts across the country.

Workers' Compensation

With a collective 34 years of experience handling workers’ compensation and employment related claims, our attorneys have handled thousands of cases involving the compensation of victims of work-related accidents and diseases pursuant to state and federal laws. These laws were created to ensure that employees who are injured on the job are provided with fixed monetary awards and to help reduce the financial risks for employers.

Workers’ Compensation laws generally cover medical care, prescription medications, physical therapy, and limited wage replacement. Areas that require significant litigation include: requirements for covered employer-employee relationships; causation issues; and the nature of medical, disability and death benefits claims. Our attorneys have handled such claims from the administrative level through the appellate courts of several states for our client base consisting of Fortune 500 companies and small business owners.