Carol P. Michel

Carol Michel defends clients nationally in high-stakes and catastrophic litigation in State and Federal Courts. Her trials run the gamut from major personal injury, product liability and premises liability cases, to medical malpractice and long-term care, to aviation crashes.

Carol is considered the "go-to" attorney by clients in emergency situations requiring immediate advice and counsel to protect their interests. She represents clients in catastrophic personal injury cases in a broad array of practice areas including, for example, products liability, medical malpractice, professional negligence, healthcare, and aviation crash litigation, and others involving high profile catastrophic personal injuries. Carol’s diverse practice also includes the representation of her clients in commercial matters and breach of contract in state and federal courts of multiple states.

A frequently sought speaker, Carol has been invited and spoken internationally on aviation safety issues involving disruptive passengers at industry programs in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Istanbul, Turkey and the United Kingdom.  She was a Faculty Member at the prestigious International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy at Stanford University, the oldest in the country, it admits only the most preeminent trial attorneys with a proven track record.   

Chosen by her firm to serve on its Board of Managers in 2013, she became the first woman, in firm history, to do so. She also established the firm’s associate mentoring program. Carol is admitted to practice in Georgia, Nevada, Mississippi and Colorado; as well as federal courts.

• 2023 Bench Trial for heavy equipment manufacturer involving commercial claims where the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the claims against the client after two weeks of trial upon the close of plaintiff’s case with no monies paid.
• Summary judgment granted for product distributor in personal injury product liability case where plaintiff allegedly experienced injury to her brain.
• Obtained summary judgment for airline arising out of unruly passenger situation where passenger claimed false imprisonment and battery, among other claims.
• Represented world's largest gaming company in catastrophic personal injury litigation, resulting in directed verdict for client.
• Served as national trial counsel for nursing home facilities in Illinois, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas and Tennessee.
• Obtained defense verdict for hospital facility in case involving extravasation injury following neuroradiology procedure.
• Successfully represented large national day care and early learning center provider in numerous cases involving claims of child sexual abuse.
• Obtained defense verdict in medical device product liability case involving product voluntarily removed from the market by manufacturer.
• Represents hospital medical staff and physicians in over 50 credentialing and medical staff matters in multiple states.

The Best Lawyers in America®, Health Care Law, 2013-2025

The Best Lawyers in America®, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2017-2025

The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025

The Best Lawyers in America®, Aviation Law, 2025

The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2025

Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated

Super Lawyers®, Georgia Super Lawyers List, Civil Litigation: Defense, 2017-2024