David M. Van Sant

Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Atlanta, GA

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Van Sant Law, LLC

307 14th St NW, #100, Atlanta, GA 30318

Visit: https://www.vansantlaw.com

Phone: 404-991-5950

Licensed Since: 2003

Education:Georgia State University College of Law

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff (80%)
Workers’ Compensation: Claimant (10%)
Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (10%)

Q Attorney Profile

A partner with Van Sant Law, LLC, David M. Van Sant protects the rights of people in Alpharetta as well as the Atlanta metro area in Georgia. He focuses his practice on personal injury, handling cases involving claims with the Georgia Department of Transportation, workers\' compensation, police brutality, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, food poisoning, animal attacks, defective products, dangerous drugs, car accidents, pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents and drunk driving accidents.

After graduating from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Mr. Van Sant then attended Georgia State University College of Law. He earned his Juris Doctor, graduating with honors.

Since 2008, Mr. Van Sant has represented people who were injured because of the negligence of someone else. Before starting Van Sant Law, LLC, he represented insurers and employers, and this experience enables him to provide his clients with inside information on how personal injury claims work. Mr. Van Sant is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the American Bar Association.

Throughout the years, Mr. Van Sant has been the recipient of several honors. He was named one of the top 40 attorneys under the age of 40 and one of the top 100 attorneys in the state of Georgia by The National Trial Lawyers. Mr. Van Sant is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, due to the large settlements he has won for his clients. Furthermore, he holds memberships in several organizations including the Freemasons, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association and the Forsyth County Bar Association.

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About David Van Sant

Admitted: 2003, Georgia

Professional Webpage: http://www.vansantlaw.com/attorney-profiles/david-van-sant/

Honors/Awards:

AVVO client choice award, AVVO Client Choice Award, AVVO, 2015
Voted as the best personal injury lawyer by Forsyth County., Best of Forsyth, Forsyth County News, 2016
Selected as the 2017 Best Persoanl injury lawyer., Best Personal Injury Lawyer, Forsyth County News, 2017
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia, 2011
One of the Best Trial Lawyers in the State
Million Dollar Advocate Forum - Life Time Member
Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2012
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia, 2013
Selected to 2014 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2014
Client Distinction Award, Lawyers.com, 2014
Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubble, 2015
Received the client choice award by Martindale Hubble., Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubble, 2016
Selected for Georgia's 10 Best PIA, 10 Best Attorney Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017
Jurisprudence Achievement Award, Georgia State University College of Law, 2001
Top 40 under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2011
Multi-Million Dolalr Advocates Forum - Life Time Member
Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2013
Avvo Client's Choice Award, Client's Choice Award, Avvo, 2012
Top 40 lawyers in Georgia under 40, Top 40 Under 40, The Assocation, 2014
Avvo Client's Choice Award, Avvo Client's Choice Award, Avvo, 2014
Avvo client choice award, Client Choice Award, Avvo, 2016
Selected by National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 10 trucking lawyers., Top 10 Trucking Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2016
YLD Leadership Academy, State Bar of Georgia
Selected to the list of the Top 1% of Car Accident Lawyers in the State of Georgia, Top1%, 2012
With Honors, Georgia State University College of Law
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia, 2012
Avvo's Client's Choice Award, 2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 100, The Assocation, 2014

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Active Member in Good Standing, Georgia, 2003

Bar/Professional Activity:

Forsyth County Board of Ethics
Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2011 - Present
Georgia Court of Appeals
AAJ (The American Association for Justice)
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2003
Georgia State Bar Leadership Academy Class, 2009
Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
American Bar Association
Lafayette Masonic Lodge
Georgia, 2003
STLA (Southern Trial Lawyers Association)
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2003
Vice President, Forsyth County Bar Associaiton, 2012 - 2013
Leadership Forsyth Class, 2010
Board of Directors, ACE Mentoring Program, 2010 - Present
Georgia State Bar, YLD Executive Council Representative
Georgia Supreme Court, 2003
Secretary, Forsyth County Bar Association, 2011 - 2012
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2003
The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
Treasurer, Forsyth County Bar Association, 2010 - 2011
Board of Directors, CWAV, 2010
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

Leadership Forsyth Class, 2010
South Forsyth Rotary Club
Forsyth County High School Mock Trial Coach

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

ACE Mentoring Board of Directors
Materialmen and Mechanics Liens, Construction Industry Seminar
Georgia Car Accident Guide, Book
Awarding Attorneys Fees under Georgia Law, Awarding Attorneys Fees under Georgia Law
Authored article for the Georgia State University College of Law discussing important statutes of limitation., Statutes of Limitations, 2003
CWAV Board of Directors
Presented a seminar to the NLD divison of GTLA on how to run a succesful law practice., Speaker, GTLA, 2014

Verdicts/Settlements:

Defendant ran stop sign and T-boned Plaintiff causing hand injury and back and neck pain. Settled for $250,000, 2020
Passenger in at fault DUI vehicle. Sustained broken clavicle and head injury. Settled for $150,000, 2020
Defendant failed to yield with left turn causing Plaintiff to T-bone vehicle. Soft tissue neck and back injury with injections. Settled for policy limits of $100,000, 2020
Minor child suffered severe burns on hands and legs from treadmill accident at neighbors house. Settled for $100,000, 2020
Rear end collision with neck and back injuries. Settled for $125,000, 2020
Illegal lane change collision causing back injury. Settled for $235,000, 2020
Rear end collision with neck and back injuries. Settled for $130,000, 2020
Fractured thumb when defendant turned in front of Plaintiff. Settled for $100,000, 2020
Passenger in vehicle that veered off the road. Settled for $100,000, 2020
Rear end collision settled for $115,000, 2020
To protect my client's confidentiality, I do not disclose my results. However, I have helped my clients recover millions of dollars for their injuries.