404.The.Baer (404.843.2237)
Atlanta Slip and Fall Lawyer
The Baer Law Firm understands how a slip and fall accident can turn your life upside down. You may be facing serious physical injuries, mounting medical bills, lost wages, and emotional distress. The Baer Law Firm can be part of the team that helps you get your life back on track after such an unfortunate event.
Attorney Bryan Baer, Founder of The Baer Law Firm is a highly experienced Atlanta slip and fall lawyer, having negotiated and litigated countless slip and fall & premises liability cases. We will seek the MAXIMUM available compensation for your unique circumstances – see our RESULTS!
Slip & Fall Law Firm Serving All Courts in Georgia
We understand how a slip and fall accident can throw your life into chaos. You may be dealing with severe physical injuries, emotional distress, medical bills, and lost income. The Baer Law Firm can be part of the team that helps you get your life back together after such a difficult experience.
The Baer Law Firm serves Metro Atlanta and the surrounding areas. Our office is conveniently located at 1819 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 401, Atlanta, GA 30309. If you or a family member were seriously injured from a slip, trip and fall or the negligent condition of a property owner or business, contact The Baer Law Firm at 404.THE.BAER to schedule a risk-free, no-obligation consultation.
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“I don’t even know where to start… but Bryan and his team have been AMAZING. I had a horrible slip and fall in 2020 and I stumbled upon Bryan and from the start he was nothing but kind and professional. I never felt like I was just a client he always made me feel cared for and heard as if I was family. After every surgery he sent flowers and made sure to check in on my physical and mental health. I was very discouraged during this process because of the longevity of it (because my case was very complicated) but Bryan always reassured me that he was going to do his best to get me what I deserve and that he did! I am so thankful to you and the team and I’m so glad God made me stumble upon your website. Thank you so much for everything!”
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Why You Should Hire The Baer Law Firm for Your Slip and Fall Injury Claim
The Baer Law Firm Founder Bryan Baer has been recognized as one of Georgia’s Super Lawyers® from 2015 to 2024, a distinction reserved for the top attorneys in the state. Bryan is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum® for securing settlements or judgments exceeding $1,000,000, and has been rated 10.0 Superb on Avvo®.
Bryan has also been named a National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyer from 2014 to 2024 and selected among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators from 2017 to 2024. Baer was also honored as one of Georgia’s Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ from 2010 to 2014, and he appeared on the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 list in 2014.
Bryan’s additional accolades include being listed as one of Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite in 2013 and 2017 and receiving the title of “10 Best Attorneys in Client Satisfaction” by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys for multiple years. A distinguished speaker, Bryan is frequently invited to present at legal seminars and CLE courses, where he shares his expertise on trial strategies and maximizing damages after a slip and fall accident.
Various Causes of Slip & Fall Accidents
Slip & fall accidents or trip & fall accidents occur following all types of property owner negligent acts. For instance, a grocery store may fail to clean up a spill in one of its aisles, allow a refrigerator to leak on its floor, or mop the floors yet fail to place warning signs in a noticeable location.
A shopping center may neglect to fix a broken curb in a parking lot, leave a manhole uncovered, or place a parking space too close to a storm drain creating a trip hazard. An apartment complex that has a staircase which is not property marked or poorly lit can cause a misstep resulting in a trip and fall. Other trip hazards include torn carpeting, cables, and poorly shelved merchandise.
Other Accidents On Property
There are many other types of avoidable accidents that can lead to serious injuries. For instance, poor signage and lax safety procedures on a loading dock may cause injuries to a truck driver picking up freight. Failure to maintain or supervise the use of bouncy houses, large inflatables, or rides can cause serious injuries to children invited to play on them at a fair, carnival or community festival.
Poor parking lot design can create conditions more likely to cause serious if not fatal injuries to pedestrians in the parking lots of grocery stores, shopping centers, and big box stores. Poor workmanship constituting negligent construction at a home or building can cause a deck to collapse, a roof to cave in or any number of otherwise avoidable accidents resulting in serious injuries or even wrongful death.
Proving The Property Owner’s Negligence
A property owner is not legally responsible for every accident or injury that occurs on its property, and property owners rarely accept legal responsibility for these injuries. Unlike a car wreck, where it is sometimes clear which driver was at fault and hence legally responsible, there can be much more to demonstrating that a property owner is legally responsible.
As stated above, owners and operators of property must keep the property reasonably safe. They cannot foresee all hazards, and the law does make allowance for this. For example, if a grocery shopper brings in a young toddler who spills some apple juice seconds before a customer slips and falls in the spill, the law is not going to hold the grocery store responsible for injuries as a result of that fall.
It is not the grocery’s store legal duty to keep the child from spilling juice, and there was not enough time for the grocery store to identify and clean up the spill.
Typically for a property owner to be legally responsible, the injured person must prove that the owner either caused or should have known about the hazard and, despite the owner’s knowledge, failed to remove or warn of the hazard. The injured person must also show that he or she exercised ordinary care and still got hurt.
Victims must also prove that they used the property in a reasonable manner. If, for example, a patron was running or skipping in the mall before they slipped and fell, their chance of succeeding with a claim is slimmer than if they were walking in the mall before the accident.
Given the burden of proof involved, proving that a property owner is legally responsible for a trip & fall, slip & fall or other accident is often expensive and time consuming. In many cases, one or more expert witnesses must be retained in order to prove the property owner’s negligence and customer’s ordinary care. Accordingly, not every injury can be pursued as the out of pocket costs involved may be larger than the potential monetary recovery for the victim.
Why Hire Bryan Baer And The Baer Law Firm For Your Claim
If you or a loved one is seriously injured following a slip and fall, trip and fall or other accident while on another’s property in or around Atlanta, Georgia, you need to call an experienced Atlanta slip & fall attorney as soon as possible. The Baer Law Firm is here to help you.
Attorney Bryan Baer will act swiftly to meticulously capture and preserve evidence necessary to make your case. He will track down independent witnesses who saw the accident, visit the accident location to take photographs, measurements, etc., secure video recordings from nearby security cameras, and obtain construction plans. If warranted, attorney Bryan Baer will also engage investigators and experts to assist.
Slip & Fall Case Results
Bryan Baer is a slip & fall injury lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia who has handled dozens of cases for people seriously injured following a slip & fall, trip & fall or other accident that occurred on the property of another. The cases below demonstrate the hurdles involved in these types of cases and how diligent, courageous and compassionate representation can lead to successful results.
- $100,000 Settlement for Trip & Fall Over Storm Drain: Attorney Bryan Baer’s client badly broke her ankle requiring two surgeries when she slipped and fell on the slope of a storm drain adjacent to the parking space where she parked. It had just begun to snow at the time of her fall. The property owner claimed that they were not legally responsible for several reasons, including that they had no knowledge of any hazard and that she slipped and fell due to newly fallen snow which they could not help. Once hired, attorney Bryan Baer inspected the scene and noticed that the slope from the parking space to storm drain appeared significantly steeper at the space where his client fell than other locations in the parking lot. After filing suit, attorney Bryan Baer obtained construction drawings for the parking lot which showed the proposed slope of the drain. The actual slope appeared much steeper than the slope in the drawings. Attorney Bryan Baer then hired two experts. As a result, attorney Bryan Baer successfully overcame the for this premises liability case and recovered a $100,000 settlement for his client
- $110,000 Settlement for Poorly Constructed Display Wall: Attorney Bryan Baer’s client was placing merchandise on a display wall at a trade show when the wall started falling. She put her left hand in front of her face to protect herself. The force of the wall on her left arm caused it to break. The operator of the building where the trade show was held denied liability on the grounds that they did not construct the wall. Attorney Bryan Baer’s thorough investigation discovered that the group contracted to build the wall contracted with another entity out of state to actually perform the construction. To prove the client’s case, attorney Bryan Baer flew to Los Angeles, California, Louisville, Kentucky and Hartford, Connecticut to take depositions. His dedication paid off as it ultimately led to a witness revealing that the contractor was told by his sub that the wall should not be built without lateral supports; yet, due to the contractor’s haste in getting it completed, instructed his workers to build it improperly anyway. With the truth revealed, attorney Bryan Baer successfully resolved the case at a mediation shortly thereafter and recovered a six-figure settlement for his client.
Contact The Baer Law Firm
If you have suffered a slip & fall, trip & fall or other serious injury while at another’s property, contact attorney Bryan Baer at The Baer Law Firm. Bryan Baer is an Atlanta slip & fall lawyer who’s handled dozens of cases for people seriously injured in accidents resulting from the negligence of property owners. Call 404.THE.BAER (404.843.2237) or fill out our online contact form so we may discuss your case in a free consultation.
