Mark D. Maholick

Mark has been involved in representing numerous nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in the greater Columbus area. He is also experienced in representing other types of long-term care and housing industry agencies including those funded through Medicare and Medicaid such as SOURCE (Service Options Using Resources in a Community Environment).

Mark’s medical and transactional experience comes together in his successful representation of dental practices. Mark’s expertise in providing sound legal advice in the day-to-day legal matters encountered in a dental practice are well recognized. This includes matters involving patient consent forms, lease agreements, independent contractor arrangements, landlord tenant issues, as well as all health care related issues encountered in dental practice including liability issues and claims of professional negligence.

Mark has represented numerous insurance companies and their insureds in both first party and third party suits. He has vast experience in all aspects of insurance defense from the filing of the case through trial.

Mark has served as counsel defending hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice actions during his entire legal career. He has vast experience in defending all types of medical claims from the filing of the lawsuit through trial.

In conjunction with the fast growing area of retail premises liability in Mark’s practice is the area of premises liability concerning privately owned non-retail property. He has represented numerous landowners throughout Georgia in cases involving static property defects and allegations of active negligence on the part of real property owners.

Additionally, Mark is involved in both first- and third-party insurance defense work with various special investigative units dealing mainly with areas of potential insurance fraud. He has successfully handled both first- and third-party claims involving arson and fraud from claims denial up to and including trial.

Mark represents and has represented a variety of retail establishments including but not limited to restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, and grocery stores. His representation of these types of establishments has involved all sorts of causes of action that range from a slip and fall to complex allegations of fraud and deceptive trade practices. This area of his practice is the fastest growing area, especially from the premises liability perspective of retail liability.

Mark has extensive experience in third party litigation arising out of trucking, automotive, boating, and other types of vehicular liability claims involving catastrophic injury litigation and coverage experience. This area of law is Mark’s primary area of practice and expertise.