Stephen D. Apolinsky, an Atlanta injury attorney and member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, has:

Recent Cases:

• $7.3 Million Verdict – Obtained multi-million dollar verdict for business owner against City of Atlanta for allowing sewage to contaminate property




• Recently secured a $2.1 million judgment and a $850,000 judgment for victims of a ponzi scheme




• $1,025,000.00 settlement for wrongful death due to negligent security




• $298,000.00 Verdict – Storm Drainage and Buried Debris for a homeowner in Walton County, Georgia




• $275,000for truck driver who injured knee in a car accident




• $185,000for driver of a vehicle rear ended by an 18-wheel tractor trailer




• Confidentialsix figure settlement for parents of two young children who drowned in anoxidation pond owned by the City of Warrenton and managed by OMI




• $100,000.00for passenger on scooter. Medicalsexceeded $100,000.00 and there was only $100,000.00 of coverage. Was able to negotiate a significant reductionof the medicals so that client could receive the lion’s share of the money fromthe settlement.




• Successfully tried over 70 cases in State and Federal courts before juries




• Successfully negotiated settlements in over 200 cases with more than 20 six-figure settlements




• Won a record verdict in a termite
  damage case




• As an Atlanta truck accident lawyer, won verdicts in civil cases throughout the State of Georgia involving trucking accidents




• Won verdicts in many types of auto accident cases throughout the state




• Won verdicts involving crime victim representation




• As an Atlanta construction lawyer, won verdicts involving residential and commercial construction disputes




• Won verdicts involving contract disputes




• Recovered money for nursing home abuse and neglect victims and their families




• As an Atlanta wrongful death attorney, won verdicts for the families of wrongful death victims




• Extensively utilized arbitration and mediation




• Argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court




• Recently became a member of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLAmerica)




• Is a member of the class of 2010 for Leadership Dekalb

Ongoing Matters:

The following cases are presently in litigation.These are merely a representative sample of our current lawsuits:

Devin Carter v. Six Flags et al. Attacked by a group of young boys whilewaiting to catch a bus. Several boyshave plead guilty or have been convicted of being in a gang.

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Crawford v. Tri-State Deliveries et al. Client injured when safety loop for tractortrailer broke causing him to fall over 10 feet and sustaining seriousinjuries. Case pending in Phenix City,Alabama.

Stevens v. Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, So So Def Productions,Inc. et al. Falcons cheerleader,who was serving as a waitress at Studio 72, was struck in the head by a liquorbottle by Da Brat during a Halloween party hosted by Dupri and So So Def.

Smith v. Lewis andAllstate. Young KaylaSmith was a passenger in a car involved in a serious automobile accidentoutside of Montgomery, Alabama. YoungKayla suffered a permanent traumatic brain injury.