Jason Carnell | Atlanta Criminal Lawyer

A woman called me after nearly a 2-year fight with an insurance company. She was exhausted and done with the whole matter. She and her husband had been rear-ended at a stop light and she had sustained soft-tissue injuries that required an emergency room visit followed by lengthy physical therapy. After courteously repairing her car, the insurance company had appeared cooperative. She dutifully send them all of her medical bills and signed every medical release they asked for. Nonetheless, the insurance company repeatedly informed her that they could not settle the claim until they had all the records and they claimed they still did not have them all. She repeatedly called her providers insisting that they provide the insurance company with ALL the records, to which they complied. After just shy of 2 years and over $14K in accumulated medical bills, she felt it was time to consult with an attorney. Within 6 months, I had ALL of her medical bills reduced and paid and a 5-figure check in her hand.

Responsiveness, track record, hard work, creativity, word of mouth, etc.

Clients need to understand that, when talking with a lawyer, the Client is the interviewer and the attorney is the interviewee. This means that the attorney is the one interviewing for the job. As such, the Client needs to make sure he/she is hiring someone he/she can work with on a long-term basis. This needs to be someone competent, confident and someone the Client can trust. Clients should ask as many questions as possible to ensure that the attorney is someone with integrity who will never over-promise but will instead strive to always over-deliver.

I can provide an initial case assessment based on what the Client tells me. I can provide an explanation of the law and possible outcomes based on the facts known to me at that time.

Whether a criminal defense or personal injury matter, I require as much detail about the case as possible including: dates, places, times, witnesses, reports, pictures, videos etc.

I know what it's like to not be a lawyer. I had 2 full careers before becoming an attorney. First, I was an Air Force Officer followed by being a Construction Superintendent in the residential housing industry. These experiences help me relate to non-lawyers. I think this is important because most lawyers have no concept of how non-lawyers earn money. Many lawyers have it easy and thereby assume everyone else has it just as easy.

Getting to help people. I'd do it for free if I didn't have a mortgage and a family to care for. In both personal injury and criminal defense cases, my clients are ""the little guy"" and the forces against them are quite powerful. Putting my clients on equal footing with prosecutors or insurance companies is what I'm here for

Philosophy.

• Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Member, Georgia State Bar Association
  Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• CALI Awards for Future Excellence in both Administrative and Securities Law
  
  MASTERY OF SECURITIES REGULATIONS, CALI CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE, 2010
  Cum Laude, Georgia State University College of Law, 2009
  MASTERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CALI CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE, 2008
  CUM LAUDE, TROY UNIVERSITY, 2005
  MAGNA CUM LAUDE, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, 2000

• Nicola C. HUDSON v.MIDDLE FLINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, 2013 WL 396073

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