Law Firm Overview

A Litigation Firm Committed to Client Success
 
Lance LoRusso is a litigation attorney with a law enforcement background who focuses his practice on medical malpractice and general liability defense for corporations and hospital systems, catastrophic personal injury, healthcare law and business litigation.. He also represents injured parties and surviving families in non-medical catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.
 
Lance has argued and litigated cases before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. The LoRusso Law Firm's commitment to client success reaches far beyond the courtroom. Before and after litigation, Lance works closely with clients to provide training and policy review that will protect them from future legal threats.  In addition to legal expertise, the firm offers clients a diverse knowledge of law enforcement procedures and risk management issues. Lance is available to respond to the scene of critical events for clients including emergency hearings and police-involved incidents.
His representation of healthcare systems, professional organizations and corporate clients has provided a broad range of expertise and earned Lance a reputation as an attorney committed to resolving complex client problems in a professional and cost efficient manner.

Areas of Practice

• Physician Practice Services
• Federal and State Trial and Appellate Practice
• Wrongful Death
• Business Litigation
• Catastrophic Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Premise Liability
• Healthcare Law
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability
• Tractor Trailer Collisions
• Law Enforcement Liability
• Privacy Issues
• Risk Management
• Commercial Litigation
• Training and Education
• Regulatory and Compliance Issues

Published Works

• Laying All Other Business Aside, Hire DynamicsRx newsletter,, 2007
• Litigation Response: Never a dull moment at the office!, Cobb Chamber of Commerce Direct Newsletter, 2007
• Risky Business?: Keeping Safe Through Target Hardening, Georgia Realtor Magazine, 2005
• Effective Use of Written Discovery: Overcoming the Use of Boilerplate by Tailoring Questions to the Specific Case- When to Use Motions to Compel AKA: Can't We All Just Get Along?, ICLE on Medical Malpractice, 2003
• The Harper Standard and the Alcosensor: The road not traveled, Ga. Bar Journal, 2000
• The Decision To Withdraw Or Withhold Treatment: The Point Where Advocacy and Ethics Meet Medicine and Morality, Seminar Paper for the ICLE on Medical Malpractice, 1999
• Liability for the Hospital for the Hospital Based Independent Contractor Physician as well as the Independent Physician Who is the Medical Director of a Department Within the Hospital, Seminar Paper for the ICLE on Medical Malpractice, 1999
• The Three Sided Coin: An Analysis of the Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule, Criminal Law Newsletter of the State Bar of Georgia, 1998
• Transit must solve concerns of system security, Passenger Transport Newspaper of the American Public Transit Association, 1995
• Are We Teaching People to Drown: A review of recent research on hypothermia and drowning victim behavior, Journal of the Ga. Assoc. of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1987

Classes and Seminars

• When the Bravest Need Protection: Responding to Critical Incidents, General Counsels of the Fraternal Order of Police, 2006
• Litigating the Wound Care Medical Malpractice Case: Understanding both sides of the litigation equation, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Atlanta Chapter, 2005
• Emerging Trends in Wound Care Litigation: From Bedside to Witness Stand, WellStar Annual Wound Care Symposium and Mock Trial, 2007
• A Month of Mondays: A Guideline for the First 30 Days of a Lawsuit, Georgia Society of Healthcare Risk Management, 2006
• Litigating the Wound Care Medical Malpractice Case: Understanding both sides of the litigation equation, WellStar Annual Wound Care Symposium, 2004
• Effective Use of Written Discovery: Overcoming the Use of Boilerplate by Tailoring Questions to the Specific Case- When to Use Motions to Compel AKA: Can't We All Just Get Along?, ICLE on Medical Malpractice, 2003
• Medical Records, Search Warrants and Subpoenas, Law Enforcement at Kennesaw State University Continuing Education Center, 2003
• Liability for the Hospital for the Hospital Based Independent Contractor Physician as well as the Independent Physician Who is the Medical Director of a Department Within the Hospital, Seminar Paper for the ICLE on Medical Malpractice, 1999
• The Decision To Withdraw Or Withhold Treatment: The Point Where Advocacy and Ethics Meet Medicine and Morality, Institute of Continuing Legal Education on Medical Malpractice, 1999
• Security and Transportation Systems: Emerging Issues, Southeast Conference of Public Administration, 1996
• Cobb Area Pediatric Society
• The Georgia Medical Directors Association
• The Georgia Pharmacy Association
• The Georgia Prosecuting Attorney's Council
• The Georgia State Intelligence Network

Pro Bono Activities

• Georgia Bar's Efforts to Curb the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1999 - Present
• Pro bono Appellate Practice for the Office of the Cobb County Solicitor General, 1999 - Present

Representative Cases

• Johnson v. Thompson (oral argument granted), 286 (Ga. App. 810 2007)
• Pickle v. Rayonier Forest Resources, L.P., 282 (Ga. App. 295 2006)
• Buce v. Fudge, 281 (Ga. App. 221 2006)
• Dalton v. City of Marietta, 280 (Ga. App. 202 2006)
• Gilhuly v. Dockery, 273 (Ga. App. 418 2005)
• Kennestone Hosp. v. Hopson, WL 22682492 (Ga. Ct. of App. 2003)
• State v. Fercal-Peguero, 566 S.E.2d 320 (Ga. Ct. of App. 2002)
• State v. Lentsch, 556 S.E.248 (Ga. App 2001)
• State v. Cornwell, 541 S.E.2d 101 (Ga. Ct. of App. 2000)
• State v. Marks, 521 S.E. 2d 257 (Ga. Ct. of App. 1999)

References

• Corporate and individual client testimonials are listed at: http://www.lorussolawfirm.com/lorusso-law-firm-testimonials.htm

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Government Agencies & Programs, Law Enforcement Agencies, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Insurance Defense, Internet -- Cyberspace, Computer Crimes, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff