Bio

Jonathan Hayes is a nationally recognized trial attorney and partner at Goldstein & Hayes, P.C., a personal injury trial firm focused on helping individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic injuries or wrongful death in cases involving tractor-trailer and motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, swimming pool accidents and injuries from defective products.

An Atlanta native, Jonathan is a 1990 graduate of Woodward Academy in College Park. Jonathan received his Bachelor of Science from the College of Charleston, in South Carolina in 1994.

Jonathan graduated law school from Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law. During law school, Jonathan clerked for the Honorable Rowland W. Barnes, Superior Court Judge, Fulton County, Georgia. Jonathan and his wife now live in Atlanta, Georgia and are members of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church.

Awarded for Legal Excellence

Jonathan was selected as one of the American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers, one of the National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers, one of Georgia’s Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 and he was selected to serve on the National Advisory Board for the Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and the 2013 Executive Committee for the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Lawyers Under 40. Jonathan holds the highest possible peer review rating possible from Martindale-Hubbell® for outstanding ethics and legal skill: the rating of AV Preeminent®.

Each year since 2007, Jonathan has been recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers®, a rating service limited to 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Jonathan is an active member of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance, an organization dedicated to saving lives through drowning prevention and water safety efforts.

Areas of Practice:

Birth Injuries
Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries
Burns
Medical Negligence
Product Liability
Swimming Pool Drowning/Entrapment
Trucking Accidents
Car Accidents
Wrongful Death
Bar Admissions:

Georgia, 2000
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Education:

Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 2000
J.D.
College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, 1994
B.S.
Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of Georgia
General Practice and Trial Section
Tort and Insurance Section
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
American Bar Association (ABA)
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division
Litigation Section
Tort and Trial Insurance Practice Section
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Insurance Law Section
Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section
Products Liability Section
Professional Negligence Section
Spinal Cord Injury Litigation Group
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
National Advisory Board 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Atlanta Bar Association
Litigation Section
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)
Interstate Trucking Litigation Group of AAJ
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
National Drowning Prevention Alliance
Southern Trial Lawyers Association (STLA)
Ten Leaders
Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law Atlanta: Age 45 & under
The American Trial Lawyers Association
Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers Association
Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers Association
Top 40 Lawyers Under 40
2013 Executive Committee: Top 40 Lawyers Under 40
2014 Executive Committee: Top 40 Lawyers Under 40
2017 Executive Committee
2018 Executive Committee
2019 Executive Committee
2020 Executive Committee
2021 Executive Committee
Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
National Advisory Board 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

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