Overview
Lindsay Ferguson's practice focuses on civil litigation with emphasis on transportation litigation, product liability and premises liability. She has assisted in litigating and resolving cases involving serious injury and wrongful death in Georgia, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Education & Admissions
Education
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2004
Washington and Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 2000
Admissions
Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Representative Experience
- Obtained verdict (in a jury trial in federal court) on behalf of large equipment rental company in indemnification suit/cross-claim against customer arising out of a wrongful death electrocution case.
- Defense verdict for bucket truck manufacturer in bench trial involving cross-claim for indemnification brought by end product manufacturer.
- Represented various apartment complexes, property management companies, property owners, security companies, restaurant chains and other businesses in premises liability and third-party crime related litigation.
- Represented product manufacturers, heavy equipment rental companies, waste transportation companies and trucking companies in cases involving death and catastrophic injuries.
- Represented road contractors in negligent design, negligent construction and negligent traffic control cases involving death and catastrophic injuries.
- Represented large rail companies in catastrophic injury and business dispute cases.
- Represented flight school in death claim arising out of aviation accident.
- Assisted in successful defense of national hotel chain against numerous tort claims arising out of a hotel fire, which injured numerous guests and led to one fatality.
- Assisted in defense of national transportation company in Winchester, Tennessee, after bus driver was attacked by a passenger, resulting in numerous passenger deaths and rendering plaintiff paraplegic. Verdict below pre-trial demand.
Practices & Industries
Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants, 2018-2025
Super Lawyers®, Georgia Rising Stars List, Civil Litigation: Defense, 2011, 2014-2018
Daily Report 2015 "On the Rise: 40 Under 40" Class
Events & Speaking Engagements
"Lessons Learned in Aerial Lift/Equipment Rentals," International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), US Convention, October 2012.
"Lessons Learned in Aerial Lift/Equipment Rentals," Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA) 2012 Annual Convention on behalf of the Aerial Work Platform Council, July 2012.
- "Lessons Learned in Aerial Lift/Equipment Rentals."
Professional & Community Activities
American Bar Association, Member
Atlanta Bar Association, Member
Defense Research Institute, Member
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Member