Trial Lawyers
“As a trial lawyer, I help people get justice. I care about the people I help. I share with jurors what I am feeling about my client’s case, about my work and about myself. I am bone honest. I am a human being. Good trial lawyers sound like people, not like lawyers. Opening up to jurors helps jurors open up to me. To trust me. Once jurors trust me, they will follow me. And we will win. And that is how I get justice for people.”
— James Hugh Potts II
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Founder and trial lawyer James Hugh Potts II of JHPII, LLC specializes in multi-plaintiff medical litigation, whistleblower litigation, product liability litigation, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death cases and Qui Tam False Claims Act cases against large healthcare companies. He has successfully litigated and settled a wide range of cases for the firm including multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts that change things. James has achieved tens of millions of dollars in negotiated settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of clients. Notable successes include the following.
Milan v. Tenant Healthcare Corp. et al. (Confidential Settlement Represented expectant mother in medical malpractice lawsuit against a Tenant Hospital and doctor after expectant mother lost her unborn son due to doctor’s failure to perform C-section, hospital nurses disconnecting Fetal Monitoring Device and giving patient sedative medications).
Bohannon v. Tenant Healthcare Corp. et al. (Confidential settlement on behalf of expectant mother who lost her unborn son after a placental abruption went untreated long after her doctor was called).
Houston v. Tenant Healthcare Corp. et al. (Confidential settlement on behalf of expectant mother who lost her unborn son after doctors failed to timely perform C-section despite signs of severe fetal distress)
Wilder v. Rockdale County, et al. (Confidential settlement for wrongful death and civil rights violations of inmate who died in custody when Deputies failed to call for medical help).
Krista Surovec v. EL Ad, et al.; (Confidential settlement for wrongful death of husband shot and killed in apartment complex parking lot).
Damien Solomon v. Dillard’s et al.; Case Number: 2009A05517-7 Achieved one of the largest single-plaintiff jury verdict recoveries against Dillard’s, JHPII, LLC secured a $600,000 jury verdict on behalf of Damien Solomon for wrongful arrest.
While attending Emory University School of Law, he received a prestige award for exceptional achievement in Legal Research and Writing. Prior to founding JHPII, James started his career working as a CPA at Arthur Andersen & Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Trial lawyer Eugene Butt specializes in multi-plaintiff medical litigation, whistleblower litigation, product liability litigation, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death cases and Qui Tam False Claims Act cases against large healthcare companies. He has successfully litigated and settled a wide range of cases for the firm including multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts that change things. Gene has achieved tens of millions of dollars in negotiated settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of his clients.