Laura D Eschleman, Age 441845 Haven Park Cir SE, Smyrna, GA 30080

Nall & Miller LLP
235 Peachtree Street, N.e. Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 522-2200 (Office), (404) 522-2208 (Fax)

Alabama - Authorized to practice law 2009
Georgia - Active Member in Good Standing 2005
Missouri - Good Standing, Active 2011

Partner at Nall & Miller, LLP - 2011-present
Attorney at Nall & Miller, LLP - 2008-2010
Attorney at Beloin, Brown, Blum & Baer, LLC - 2005-2008

University of Georgia School of LawDegree JD - Juris Doctor - LawGraduated 2005
University of Georgia, AthensDegree BA - Bachelor of ArtsGraduated 2002

Litigation - 90%
Licensing - 10%

English

Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability Committee - Chair (Publications), 2012-present
Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee - Chair (Marketing), 2013-2014
Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee - Vice Chair (Marketing), 2012-2013
Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee - Chair (Legislative Liaison), 2011-2012
Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability Committee - Vice Chair (Publications), 2010-2012
Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee - Vice Chair (Legislative Liaison), 2010-2011
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Alabama State Bar
American Bar Association - Member
American Health Lawyers Association
Atlanta Bar Association - Member
Defense Research Institute
Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Missouri Bar
State Bar of Georgia

235 Peachtree St Ne Ste 1500, Atlanta, GA 30303

Missouri - Good Standing, Active 2011

Nall & Miller LLP
235 Peachtree St Ne Ste 1500, Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 522-2200 (Office)

Georgia - Active Member in Good Standing 2005

University of Georgia

Insurance - 34%
General Practice - 33%
Health Care - 33%

Nall & Miller, LLP
235 Peachtree Street, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30303

(678) 608-1712 (Phone), (404) 522-2208 (Fax)

Civil Litigation, Insurance, Professional Liability, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Professional Licensing, Motor Carrier Litigation, Wrongful Death

State Bar of GeorgiaAlabama State BarThe Missouri BarDefense Research InstituteProfessional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)American Health Lawyers AssociationLawyers Club of AtlantaGeorgia Defense Lawyers AssociationAlabama Defense Lawyers AssociationGeorgia Association of Women LawyersAtlanta Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association

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2005, Georgia, 2009, Alabama, 2011, Missouri, 2006, U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2006, Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2006, Supreme Court of Georgia

University of Georgia, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key National Honors Society, Order of Omega, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honors Society, Phi Sigma Tau International Honors Society for Philosophy, 2002

University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude, Articles Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Editorial Board, Journal of Intellectual Property Law, 2005

Obtained a defense verdict for a surgeon and his practice in a medical malpractice case in Selma, Alabama in 2012. The plaintiff alleged the defendant surgeon severed the medial and lateral branches of the posterior tibial nerve as well as the dorsal medial and lateral cutaneous and plantar medial and lateral cutaneous nerves during surgery. The plaintiff additionally alleged that the defendant surgeon altered his records to create fictitious office visits and that the defendant surgeon wantonly refused to see the plaintiff after surgery. The plaintiff prayed for four million dollars in damages, including two million dollars in punitive damages. Despite these allegations, supported by the plaintiff's subsequent treating doctor, the jury returned a defense verdict for the surgeon and his practice. Obtained affirmative equitable relief in the form of deconstruction of a cricket pitch and a permanent injunction against the City of Fort Oglethorpe following a jury trial in Ringgold, Georgia in 2012. The jury awarded attorneys' fees in the amount of $80,000.00. Obtained a defense verdict for a surgeon and his practice in a medical malpractice case in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 2010. The plaintiff suffered an extremity amputation following the defendant's surgery to the extremity. Despite allegations, supported by the plaintiff's subsequent treating doctors, that the surgeon caused not only the amputation but also CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) and phantom and chronic pain, the jury returned a defense verdict for the surgeon and his practice. Obtained a defense verdict for a surgeon and his practice in a medical malpractice case in Charleston, South Carolina in 2009. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant surgeon negligently performed tarsal tunnel release surgery by cutting a nerve and causing CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) in the plaintiff's foot. The plaintiff's subsequent treating surgeon testified in the plaintiff's favor and opined that the defendant cut plaintiff's lateral plantar nerve. Despite these allegations, the jury returned a defense verdict for the surgeon and his practice in under 10 minutes. Successfully moved to dismiss an accusation filed by the California Board of Optometry against an optometrist in 2011.Successfully set aside, through judicial review, disciplinary sanctions issued by the Nevada Board of Optometry against an optometrist in 2010.Successfully moved to dismiss charges filed by the Iowa Board of Podiatry against a podiatrist in 2009.Successfully defeated a summary judgment motion brought by a real estate lienholder against a mortgage company. Further defended the ruling in the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. The case is reported at Deljoo v. SunTrust Mortg., Inc., 295 Ga. App. 187, 671 S.E.2d 234 (2008) and is cited in secondary sources at Fletcher Cyclopedia Law of Private Corporations § 2467, Necessity and use of seal--Deeds, mortgages, leases and contracts respecting real property (2010) HN: 1,2 (S.E.2d); Georgia Real Estate Finance and Foreclosure Law § 3:1, The nature of collateral (2010) HN: 1 (S.E.2d); Georgia Real Estate Sales Contracts § 12:11, Mortgages and security deeds (2010) HN: 1 (S.E.2d); Georgia Real Estate Title Exam and Closings § 2-35, Security deeds (2010) HN: 1 (S.E.2d); Georgia Admissibility of Evidence in Civil Cases C33, Corporations (2010) HN: 1,2 (S.E.2d); Pindar's Ga. Real Estate Law & Proc. with Forms § 21-16, Execution of security deeds (2010) HN: 1 (S.E.2d); Pindar's Ga. Real Estate Law & Proc. with Forms § 21-18, Recording (2010) HN: 1 (S.E.2d); Ga. Jur. Corporations, etc. § 5:24, Statutory apparent authority; effect of attestation (2010).Successfully defended a roofing company against claims of negligent construction made by an Atlanta, Georgia nightclub. The case was resolved in 2009 with no payment by the defense and full payment by the nightclub of amounts owed to the roofing company.Obtained a bench trial verdict in favor of a shipping company for amounts owed in 2008.

Laura D. Eschleman is a partner with Nall & Miller, LLP. She practices in the areas of medical malpractice, professional licensing, medical board matters and hospital privileging issues and has repre...