How Expert Institute Helped Attorney Laura Shamp Obtain A $75 Million Verdict

One of the things we like to focus on in our cases is ways in which we can shine a light on systemic problems in the medical industry. We aim to make people more aware of these issues and create a safer environment for patients in the state of Georgia. Hi, my name is Laura Shamp. I am the founding partner of Shamp Silk, a medical malpractice boutique firm in Atlanta, Georgia. Expert Institute was a great partner with me in one of my big cases, which I recently won a $75 million verdict on.

This involved a young man, 32 years old, who went to a chiropractor and had a neck adjustment. After the neck adjustment, he went unresponsive and was immediately taken to the emergency room. He had suffered a posterior circulation stroke, a stroke in the back part of the brain, and 12 hours went by before it was recognized as a stroke. In that case, we had a lot of different parties that ended up as defendants, and so I needed a lot of experts in a lot of different areas. We had five defendants going to trial, so that was a big case.

The Expert Institute and I worked together closely to get all of the experts in line that we needed. I've worked with the Expert Institute for a long time. I'm a firm believer in the value that the Expert Institute brings to my practice. One of the problems when you have a lot of cases over a period of time is sometimes I might have one good expert, but I can only use them so much, or it looks like they're just my expert. The Expert Institute allows me to have multiple experts in multiple fields, from orthopedic cases to oncology cases to neurology cases. It just frees up my time to do what I need to do: practice law.