Sarah E. Stottlemyer
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Workers' Compensation Attorney in Atlanta, GA
Selected to Rising Stars: 2014 - 2018
- Free Consultation
- Virtual Appointments
The Managing Partner of Stottlemyer & Associates located in Atlanta, Georgia, Sarah E. Stottlemyer focuses her workers' compensation practice on helping injured employees seek compensation from insurance companies and navigate the difficult process of Georgia's workers' compensation system. While many of her Clients have suffered injuries to their backs, necks, and lower and upper extremities, Ms. Stottlemyer also handles car accidents that occurred on the job, carpal tunnel and repetitive use injuries, heart attacks suffered at work, paralysis, crush injuries and amputations. She also assists victims who have lost their hearing or vision as well as those who have suffered catastrophic injuries, those injuries that prevent the injured worker from returning to work. Finally, Ms. Stottlemyer helps family members recover compensation for a loved one's death that happened while they were on the job. Ms. Stottlemyer's goal is to protect those who have been injured at work from being further victimized by insurance companies during the claims process.
In 2001, Ms. Stottlemyer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree. She then went on to receive her law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2004. While attending law school, Ms. Stottlemyer participated in the Jean-Pictet international moot court competition and served as an Editor of the Journal of International Law. Upon her graduation from law school, Ms. Stottlemyer was granted a fellowship at The Carter Center for International Peace.
In recognition of the high regard in which she is held by her Clients, Ms. Stottlemyer was awarded a Client's Choice Award from avvo.com in 2013, and Martindale-Hubbell has given her its AV-Preeminent* rating based on her recognition from her peers in the legal community. She is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Georgia, as well as serves as President-Elect of the Georgia Workers' Compensation Claimant's Bar, Prsident of the Atlanta Workers' Compensation Bar Association, and the Executive Committee for the Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group. Sarah is also the President of Holiday Helping Hands, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit she created to help children of injured workers during the holidays. Admitted to practice in Georgia, Ms. Stottlemyer assists clients in the Atlanta metro area, as well as Clients located all over the state of Georgia.
*AV-Preeminent and BV-Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
- 50%Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 50%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Trucking Accidents
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2022
- Rising Stars: 2014 - 2018
Articles about Sarah E. Stottlemyer appearing in Super Lawyers
Additional Sources of Information About Sarah E. Stottlemyer
Visit my FindLaw® profile
About Sarah E. Stottlemyer
First Admitted: 2005, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.stottlemyerlaw.com/sarah-e-stottlemyer
Pro bono/Community Service
- President, Holiday Helping Hands, Inc.
Bar/Professional Activity
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- President, Holiday Helping Hands, Inc.
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Officer, Board of Directors WCCL
- Executive Committee Member WILG, 2020
- Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- President, Atlanta Bar Association Workers' Compensation
Honors/Awards
- Fellow, Carter Center for International Peace
- Selected as the 2017 National Rising Star for the National Workers' Compensation Claimant's Attorney Bar, 2017 National Rising Star Award, WILG, 2017
- Editor, Journal of International Law, Case Western Reserve University
- Client's Choice Award by AVVO.com, 2013
- Jean Pictet International Moot Court Team
- Highest Rating, AV by her peers, Legal Community for her knowledge, Ability, and Ethical standards
Educational Background
- Case Western Reserve School of Law, 2004
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, B.A., in History, 2001, 2001
Other Outstanding Achievements
- American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys 10 Best In Client Satisfaction in Georgia, 2015
- Atlantan Magazine Top Female Attorneys in Georgia, 2020
- Atlanta Attorney at Law Magazine Outstanding Women in Law Feature, 2019
- Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, 2015
- AVVO Client Choice Award, 2015
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Registered Neutral/Mediator with Bay Mediation Group, 2019
Videos
- , Can You Get Workers' Comp for Covid-19?, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, 2020
- , Car Accident at Work: Will Workers' Compensation Cover Me?, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, 2020
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Presented on how to successfully Mediate cases within the Georgia Workers' Compensation system., Speaker, Workers' Compensation for the General Practitioner, Georgia Workers' Compensation, 2021
- Presented to General Practice attorneys techniques and tips for practicing workers' compensation law., Seminar Chair, Workers' Compensation for the General Practitioner, 2016
- Georgia workers' compensation Trial lawyers Annual Seminar presentation, Speaker, WCCL For Your Eye's Only Seminar , Georgia Workers' Compensation, 2020
- Mediation tips and techniques to successfully resolve workers' compensation claims., Speaker, ADR in the Workers' Compensation Arena, 2015
- Handling workers' compensation claims in a Small Firm., Speaker, Solo & Small Firm Bootcamp, 2017
- Presented the new PMT Process in Georgia Workers' Compensation in order to facilitate medical treatment with authorized medical providers in an more timely manner., Speaker, Workers' Compensation Annual Seminar, 2018
- Presented to General Practice Attorneys the new PMT Process for obtaining expedited medical treatment from authorized providers in the workers' compensation system., Speaker, Workers' Compensation for the General Practitioner, 2018
- Presented Workers' Compensation Trial techniques and Appellate Practice tips for General Practice Attorneys. , Speaker, Workers' Compensation for the General Practitioner, Workers' Compensation Law, 2019
Industry Groups
- AAJ
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Georgia Trial Lawyer's Association
- WCCL
- WILG
- Stottlemyer & Associates is honored to have both Sarah E. Stottlemyer & Rebecca K. Halberg selected as Super Lawyer… https://t.co/vQRuSosFMv
- If you have been injured at work, tune into @Rock_1005 1/25 at 9 am to hear Sarah & Rebecca give you free advice ab… https://t.co/ecwx9UJfCn
- Are you worried about your future after a work accident? Tune into @Rock_1005 today at 9 to hear Sarah & Rebecca an… https://t.co/3QZiWlByRg
- Before you are involved in a car accident, make sure you have adequate insurance coverage. Tune into… https://t.co/6xmXTe7ov9
- Schedule Change! Sarah and Rebecca will be on @baileysouthside TODAY at 9 to answer your questions about work and a… https://t.co/qFtdS4XlF5
Comments
- “Fantastic attorney representing the injured worker”
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
Last Updated: 5/15/2022