Lloyd N. Bell

Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Atlanta, Georgia

Bell Law Firm
Lloyd N. Bell
Bell Law Firm

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; view more

Licensed in Georgia since: 1992

Education: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025

Bell Law Firm

1201 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 2000
Atlanta, GA 30361 Visit website

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With more than 30 years of legal experience, Lloyd Bell has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for medical malpractice and catastrophic injury victims. A US Army JAG Corps veteran, Lloyd founded his own law firm in 1999 and is consistently recognized as one of the nation’s top trial attorneys. In 2022, Lloyd and his team achieved a $75 million verdict, the largest medical malpractice verdict in Georgia’s history. He also secured a record-breaking $26 million verdict in 2017 against a Columbus hospital and a $15 million verdict against the largest healthcare provider in Georgia.

Lloyd is the only Georgia attorney in the Inner Circle of Advocates, a prestigious invitation-only group of the nation’s leading trial lawyers. Lloyd is also a member of the AAJ Leaders Forum, a board member of the American Board of Trial Advocates Georgia Chapter, and is board certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Birth Injury, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice

  • 100% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1992, Georgia

Professional Webpage: https://www.belllawfirm.com/lloyd-bell/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Member, Inner Circle of Advocates, a prestigious invitation-only group of the nation’s leading trial lawyers
  • Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, Atlanta Bar Association
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, State Bar of Georgia
  • Member, American Bar Association Moot Court Team
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Buckelew, et al. v. Womack, Lead counsel Laura Shamp of Shamp Silk and co-counsel Lloyd Bell of Bell Law Firm  help deliver a $75M verdict in medical malpractice trial to Georgia man with “locked-In syndrome”, 2022
  • Evans et al. v. Rockdale Hospital, LLC, 2018
  • Agnes Scott College, Inc. v. Hartley  , 2018
  • In 2017, Bell Law Firm obtained a $3,800,000 verdict against Buffalo Wild Wings for pushing a chair over on Plaintiff's foot causing severe, permanent injury. , 2017
  • Bell Law Firm obtained a $15M verdict against Emory Healthcare in 2016 for damages arising out a negligent blood draw. Defendant drew blood from Plaintiff while Plaintiff was seated on an examiantion table, but Plaintiff lost consciousness, fell and suffered a spinal cord injury rendering him quadraplegic. , 2016
  • Piedmont Newnan Hospital Inc. v. Barbour Lloyd Bell secured a nearly $4.5 million verdict in favor of Mr. Barbour, including $1,195,957 for future lost wages. , 2015
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Board Certified by American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys-- Medical Malpractice, 2018
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Judge/Evaluator, Georgia and National Mock Trial Competitions, 1994 - 1996
  • Member, Judge Advocate General's Corps
  • Member & Past Chairman, Board of Directors for Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse, a vocational rehabilitation facility for people who have suffered traumatic brain injury
  • President, Atlanta Chapter, Virginia Military Institute Alumni Chapter
  • U.S. Army Reservist, 1997 - 2003
Honors/Awards:
  • The Bell Law Firm in Atlanta won the Most Innovative Law Firm award for its creativity and use of technology in its cases. The firm is led by founding partner Lloyd Bell, who has more than 30 years of trial experience., Most Innovative Law Firm, Georgia Legal Awards, 2022
  • AAJ Leaders Forum, The American Association for Justice
  • Legal Reader's Top Rated Lawyer 2018
  • Avvo rating 10.0
  • Georgia Trend Legal Elite 2018
  • The Atlantan Modern Luxury Top Attorneys 2018
  • Recognized in the community as one of the leading trial lawyers in Georgia
  • Finalist, Trial Advocacy Competition
  • Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
  • "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell, 2005
  • Selected to the exclusive "Legal Elite" list by Georgia Trend Magazine, one of only 20 personal injury trial attorneys selected in the State of Georgia. The list is compiled by peer surveys and polling among lawyers throughout the State of Georgia, 2009 - 2015
  • Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Criminal Law
Educational Background:
  • Virginia Military Institute, With Distinction, B.A. in Biology, 1985 - 1989
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Daniel v. Smith, Daniel v. Smith, 2004
  • Woody's Steaks v. Pastoria, Appellant, Woody's Steaks v. Pastoria, Google Scholar, 2003
  • Rather v. Worrell et al., Appellant, Rather v. Worrell et al., Google Scholar, 2003
  • Kilday v. Kennestone Physicians Center, Appellant, Kilday v. Kennestone Physicians Center, Google Scholar, Medical Malpractice, 2009
  • Rogers et al. v. Smith, Appellant, Rogers et al. v. Smith, Google Scholar, 2005
  • Nair v. Aramark Food Service Corporation, Appellant, Nair v. Aramark Food Service Corporation, Google Scholar, 2005
  • Varsalona et al. v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Appellants, Varsalona et al. v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Google Scholar, 2006
  • Nevitt v. CMD Realty Investment Fun IV, L.P., Appellant, Nevitt v. CMD Realty Investment Fund IV, L.P., Google Scholar, Medical Malpractice, 2006
  • Anderson v. Cayes, Appellee, Anderson v. Cayes, Google Scholar, Medical Malpractice, 2006
  • Lewis v. D. Hays Trucking, Inc., Plaintiff, Lewis v. D. Hays Trucking, Inc., Google Scholar, Medical Malpractice, 2010
  • Kennedy v. Mathis, Appellant, Kennedy v. Mathis, Google Scholar, Medical Malpractice, 2009
  • Holloway v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Plaintiff, Holloway v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Google Scholar, Medical Malpractice, 2010
  • "Using Visual Imagery to Arouse the Jury's Reptile," 2012 Reptile Masters Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012
  • "Looking Behind the Curtain: Discovering the Claims File", GTLA Auto Torts, Destin, Florida, 2011
  • "Tactics and Techniques for Recovering Against Trucking Companies", GTLA Torts Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010
  • "Recovering Attorneys Fees from Defendants In Tort Cases" Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008
  • "Winning Attorneys Fees from the Stubborn and the Litigious", Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2007
  • "Trial Tips and Tactics – Lessons Learned at Trial", Continuing Legal Education Seminar, GTLA, 2005
  • Topic: Trial Strategies for Obtaining Attorneys Fees pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 13-6-11, due to unscrupulous defense litigation tactics, Insurance and Tort Law Seminar, St. Simons, Georgia, 2004
  • Topic: "Maximizing Client Verdicts in the aftermath of Daniel v. Smith", Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2004
Other Outstanding Achievements:
  • Finalist in the "Best Advocate" oral argument competition
Industry Groups:
  • Medical

Office location for Lloyd N. Bell

1201 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 2000
Atlanta, GA 30361

Phone: 404-249-6768

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