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Laura DeMartini is a skilled and reputed trial attorney with over 20 years of experience, where she practices in the areas of medical malpractice, professional licensing, medical board matters and hospital privileging issues and has represented numerous medical professionals including anesthesiologists, chiropractors, critical care doctors, dentists, dermatologists, emergency room physicians, family practice physicians, gastroenterologists, hospitalists, intensivists, internal medicine physicians, interventional cardiologists, medical oncologists, neurologists, obstetrician-gynecologists, oncologists, ophthalmologists, optometrists, otolaryngologists, pathologists, pediatricians, perfusionists, podiatrists, pulmonologists, psychiatrists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, and surgeons in medical malpractice cases and in front of their respective licensing boards. In addition, Laura represents healthcare companies, staffing companies, and mental healthcare facilities in cases involving claims of negligent hiring, negligent retention and negligent credentialing, as well as professional negligence, negligence, HIPAA breaches, and intentional torts.
Laura’s legal expertise spans a wide range of industries and cases, including affirmative equitable relief, bankruptcy, catastrophic injury, commercial and construction litigation, contract disputes, insurance coverage, legal and professional malpractice, premises and product liability, real estate disputes, trucking litigation, and wrongful death claims. In addition, Laura regularly represents insurance companies in matters involving bad faith and coverage disputes. Laura also maintains a regulatory practice, advising providers on regulatory compliance, assisting with internal investigations, self-reporting requirements, risk management, policy development, and legislative interpretation.
With a national practice, Laura works on cases throughout the country and has tried cases to jury verdict in Alabama, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina. In addition to her Alabama, Georgia and Missouri state bar licenses, Laura has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in courts in Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. She has additionally worked on cases in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee and Washington.
A native of Atlanta, Laura attended the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 2002. She earned her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 2005. While at the University of Georgia, Laura was on the Editorial Board and was an Articles Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law.
Additionally, while in law school, Laura was sworn in under the Third-Year Prosecutor's Act and gained trial experience with her involvement in the prosecution clinic and work in the Office of the District Attorney.
In 2016, Laura was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for Lekotek of Georgia, a local non-profit whose mission is to facilitate the inclusion of children with disabilities into their families, schools and communities by providing accessible play, adapted toys, technology, information and resources.
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