Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, General Litigation; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 1998
Education: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2011 Call today:
678-487-5417
The Manton Law Firm, LLC
418 Pirkle Ferry RoadSuite 112
Cumming, GA 30040 Visit website
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As the founding partner of The Manton Law Firm, LLC, in Cumming, Georgia, attorney Jason R. Manton has achieved notable success advocating on behalf of innocent accident victims and their families throughout the greater Atlanta metro region and surrounding areas. An attorney since 1998, he opened his law firm in 2006, and he has recovered numerous substantial awards and settlements for those adversely affected by any of the following and more:
- Automobile accidents
- Trucking accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
- Nursing home abuse and neglect
- Medical malpractice
- Slip-and-fall accidents
Among his most notable successes, Mr. Manton secured a $550,000 verdict for the victim of medical malpractice, and he obtained a landmark appellate verdict from the Supreme Court of Georgia that helped establish medical privacy rules for plaintiff personal injury victims. Earlier in his career he was voted by The National Trial Lawyers as one of Georgia's Top 40 Under 40, and he has earned numerous other awards and honors from both his clients and his peers alike.
A 1995 graduate of Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration, Mr. Manton attended Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1998. Fully committed to his practice, he is an active member of several local, state and national legal organizations, including the American Association for Justice, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the Atlanta Bar Association, where he has served on the board of directors.
In addition, Mr. Manton has also served as president of the Atlanta Council of Young Lawyers, treasurer of the Cobb County Bar Association's Elder Law Section and secretary of the Cobb County Trial Lawyers Association. He has been active with Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce as well as the Civil Justice PAC of Georgia.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, General LitigationFocus areas
Brain Injury, Dram Shop Laws, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 1998, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.mantonlaw.com/attorney-profile/
- Member, Civil Justice PAC of Georgia
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Board Member, Atlanta Bar Association, Board of Directors
- Member, Forsyth County Bar Association
- Past Treasurer, Cobb County Elder Law Section
- Secretary, Cobb County Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
- Member, Cobb County Bar Association
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- President of Atlanta Council of Young Lawyers, 2005
- Vice-President, Atlanta Council of Young Lawyers, 2004
- Member of Cobb County Trial Lawyers Association, 2000
- Member of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2000
- Board Member of Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation, 2005
- Secretary, Atlanta Council of Young Lawyers, 2002
- South Forsyth Rotary, 2017
- Executive Board Member of Atlanta Bar Association, 2005
- Treasurer, Atlanta Council of Young Lawyers, 2003
- $400,000.00 policy limits settlement for our client who underwent spinal fusion surgery after he was hit by a drunk driver. Our client's own insurance company initially tried to deny Med Pay coverage for the surgery. We sued the insurance company for bad-faith in denying the claim and was able recover an additional $50,000.00 for our client plus and additional $20,000.00 in attorneys' fees and costs. , 2019
- Confidential Settlement against nursing home for allowing resident to develop preventable bed sores while under the nursing home's care, 2021
- $500,000 settlement for fractured hip due to a preventable fall at a nursing home, 2023
- $1.25 million settlement for motor vehicle wreck client who suffered fractured skull and back injuries from drunk driver., 2023
- $750,000 brain injury settlement arising from a read-end motor vehicle collision. , 2020
- $1.6 million brain injury settlement against a corporate defendant who remains confidential due to settlement terms. , 2020
- $450,000.00 settlement in automobile collision case where our client was struck by a truck and suffered herniated discs that required fusion surgery. , 2016
- Wrongful death medical malpractice confidential settlement where a hospital negligently gave a patient an improper combination of anti-coagulant and pain medications, then failed to properly monitor the patient after she suffered a perforation of her intestine during surgery. The patient died from internal bleeding complications. The case was settled for a confidential amount at the request of the hospital's insurance carrier. , 2014
- $300,000.00 total settlement for our client who suffered a herniated disc that required surgery after being involved in a car wreck. The at-fault driver's insurance quickly offered their $100,000.00 policy limits but our client's Underinsured Motorist carrier insurance initially refused to pay its $200,000.00 policy limits, claiming that the injury may not have been related to the wreck. We filed suit on behalf of our client and obtained several favorable reports from her treating doctors and surgeon that all linked her injuries to the wreck. The insurance carrier ultimately relented and paid its full policy limits after trying several times to make lesser settlement offers. , 2015
- $250,000.00 settlement with trucking company after their driver improperly turned left in front of our client coming from the other direction, causing a collision that led to a bulging disc and fractured vertebrae in his lower back., 2015
- $330,000.00 settlement when a drunk driver who crossed the center line and hit our client head-on. Our client suffered a torn ACL and had to have knee surgery. The at-fault driver initally claimed to have only had one glass of wine before driving, but our further investigation revealed several inconsistencies in his statement that indicated he had been drinking much more. The case settled for the full insurance policy limits soon after we completed our investigation. , 2017
- A confidential settlement was reached in the wrongful death claim against a Georgia nursing home after our investigation showed the nursing home failed to provide proper care and monitoring to a patient with a trachea tube to assist in her breathing. The patient slowly asphixiated over a period of several days. The settlement was made confidential at the request of the insurance carrier for the nursing home.
- Confidential settlement for a young man who suffered a traumatic brain injury at a private facility for troubled youths. Our client was beat up by another resident who had a history of violent behavior. Our client suffered a fractured skull and permanent after-effects from his brain injury. The facility denied liability for our client's injuries and fought bitterly to contest our case. Our investigation uncovered a surveillance video of the attack as well as admissions by the staff counselors that they were playing cards at the time of the attack rather than supervising the kids as they were supposed to be doing. The exact amount of the settlement was made confidential at the request of the facility's insurance carrier. , 2018
- Won a case before the Georgia Supreme Court that establishes new medical privacy rights for individuals who bring personal injury lawsuits. Baker v. Wellstar Health System, Inc., 288 Ga. 336 (2010)
- $550,000.00 medical malpractice verdict, plus $54,000.00 in prejudgment interest, for man who sustained nerve damage in his right hand following a negligent needle injection. Spradlin v. Wellstar Health System, Inc., Cobb County State Court, Judge Russell Carlisle, 2007
- Georgia’s Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2011
- Rising Star, Atlanta Magazine, 2010 – 2011
- Rising Star, Georgia Super Lawyers, 2010 – 2011
- Atlanta Magazine, Georgia Super Lawyer, 2012 – 2013
- Georgia Super Lawyers, 2012 – 2023, Georgia Super Lawyers
- Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, B.A. in Business Administration, 1995
- Speaker, HIPAA Rights and Medical Privacy in Litigation--Who Knew? A presentation explaining the impact of the Georgia Supreme Court's recent opinion, Baker v. Wellstar Health System, Inc., 288 Ga. 336 (2010), 2011
- Speaker, Ex Parte Meetings between Doctors and Defense Lawyers after Baker v. Wellstar, A presentation explaining the impact of the Georgia Supreme Court's recent opinion, Baker v. Wellstar Health System, Inc., 288 Ga. 336 (2010), Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Seminar
- Speaker, Hospital and Healthcare-Acquired Infections, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, A presentation on how to medical malpractice cases involving infections acquired in the hospital and healthcare provider setting, 2010
- Speaker, How To Draft Powerful Pleadings, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, A presentation of tips and advice on how to prepare effective Court pleadings, briefs and motions, 2008
Office location for Jason R. Manton
418 Pirkle Ferry Road
Suite 112
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone: 678-487-5417
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2011
