Matthew E. Cook
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Matthew E. Cook
Biography
Matt grew up in Northeast Georgia in a rural community in a single parent home with little means. After working various manufacturing jobs, Matt attended college and then law school on an academic scholarship. Matt graduated 3rd in his school class. He was a member of the Brainerd Currie Honor Society, was awarded five CALI Awards for Excellence (highest grade in the class), and was a member of the Law Review.
After law school, Matt became an associate, and then a partner, at a prestigious, nationally recognized trial firm where he worked on complex catastrophic injury cases ranging from product liability claims to tractor-trailer wreck cases. These matters involved the most serious losses including paralysis, burns and wrongful death. Matt’s diverse and broad litigation experience includes claims involving Ford Explorer rollover/roof crush injuries/deaths, seat-back collapses, defective tire cases, GM fuel-fed fires, nursing home abuse, dram shop claims, insurance bad faith, legal and medical malpractice cases, hydroplaning and other roadway defects as well as many, many car wreck and trucking cases against the Nation’s largest and best defended trucking companies.
After spending 12 years at his prior firm, Matt returned to North Georgia. Matt has continued to represent the same type of clients he had previously represented with equal or greater success than before. Matt has tried several wrongful death and serious injury cases in courts in the Southeast, and in several cases has obtained the largest jury verdict in the history of county where the cases were tried. While the Firm’s primary case load is in Georgia, the Firm continues to handle cases cases throughout the Southeast.
Matt is a frequent speaker at trial lawyer meetings and has published several articles. Matt’s ability is best measured by what other lawyers think of him - most of his cases (92%) come from other lawyers who associate him to handle complex cases.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Nursing Home Abuse
Products Liability
Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Medical Malpractice
Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
Legal Malpractice
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Partner Cook Law Group, LLC
Year: Current
Description:
Professional Associations
American Bar Association Member (Current)
The American Association for Justice Member (Current)
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
E. Wycliffe Orr Inn of Court Member (Current)
Super Lawyers (2012 - Current)
Georgia State Bar Member (1999 - Current)
Publications
Voir Dire in Low Speed, Soft Tissue Injury Cases (co-author) The Verdict (April, 2018)
Georgia’s New Evidence Code: After the Celebration, a Serious Review of Anticipated Subjects of Litigation to be brought on by the New Legislation (co-author) Mercer Law Review: Annual Survey of Georgia Law (May, 2012)
Trial Practice & Procedure (co-author) Mercer Law Review (December, 2001)
Trial Practice & Procedure (co-author) Mercer Law Review (December, 2000)
Trial Practice & Procedure (co-author) Mercer Law Review (December, 1999)
U.S. v. Mitchell: The Fifth Amendment at Sentencing Mercer Law Review (May, 1999)
Awards
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Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2012.0
Note: 2011 and 2012
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Invitation to join
Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers
Education
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Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law J.D. (1999)
Honors: Cum Laude
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Piedmont College B.A. (1996)
Speaking Engagements
Colvin v. Lyndon Steel - a North Carolina Jury Trial, Goldberg Trial Lawyers Breakfast, Atlanta, Georgia, September 19, 2019, Invited to speak about our record $6 million jury verdict in North Carolina. This verdict was notable given the significant legal hurdles in this conservative jurisdiction.
Colvin v. Lyndon Steel - a North Carolina Jury Trial, Goldberg Trial Lawyers Breakfast, Atlanta, Georgia, September 19, 2019, Invited to speak about our record $6 million jury verdict in North Carolina. This verdict was notable given the significant legal hurdles in this conservative jurisdiction.
Websites
http://www.cook-lawgroup.com/
Cook Law Group LLC Website
http://www.cook-lawgroup.com/matthew-e-cook.html
Matthew E. Cook's Website Profile
Cook Law Group LLC
800 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SW, #100, Gainesville, GA 30501
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
(888) 612-0589