The attorneys of Cash, Krugler & Fredericks represent victims and their families who have been seriously injured or killed in accidents or by the reckless or intentional conduct of others. The firm represents clients throughout the State of Georgia and in states across the country through our network of lawyers.
Our firm's philosophy differs from many others. Personal attention and service is the focus of our firm. It is our belief and experience that each personal injury case requires significant time, effort and resources to maximize the recovery for our clients. Our firm therefore accepts a small number of cases, so that each case gets the full attention it needs and deserves. Our clients benefit as a result of this philosophy by having their cases prosecuted in an aggressive, efficient and thorough manner.
Andrew B. Cash is a native of West Point, Georgia and has been practicing in Atlanta since 1997. Mr. Cash received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and is a graduate of Emory University School of Law where he was a member of the Moot Court Society. He has litigated on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants for several prestigious law firms in Atlanta. In 2007, Mr. Cash and his law partner, David Krugler, obtained a $5,000,000 verdict in the case of Pope v. ATEX, which stands today as the largest verdict in Hall County history.
Mr. Cash is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice and the Sandy Springs Bar Association. Mr. Cash is also very active with the Georgia Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Mr. Cash's practice areas include trucking litigation, medical malpractice and other catastrophic injury cases.
Mr. Cash can be contacted directly at 404-659-1710 or at acash@ckandf.com.
David Krugler has spent his career representing victims and their families in personal injury cases. He focuses his practice on trucking and motor vehicle accidents, industrial accidents and defective products. Mr. Krugler graduated from Emory University School of Law with Distinction. At Emory, he was awarded the Paul Bryan Prize for Constitutional Law and was made a member of the Order of the Coif, an honorary society.
Mr. Krugler is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the America Association of Justice, the Atlanta Bar Association and the Sandy Springs Bar Association. His published articles include "Getting Around The Comp Bar In Catastrophic Injury & Death Cases: How To Spot Third Party Claims In The Workers' Compensation Context" and "Litigating School Bus Cases in Georgia."
Mr. Krugler can be contacted directly at 404-659-1710 or at dkrugler@ckandf.com.
Alwyn R. Fredericks has litigated on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants throughout the State of Georgia. Mr. Fredericks is a graduate of Mercer University Law School in 1998 where he was a member of the Moot Court Society.
In addition to practicing in the State and Superior Courts in Georgia, Mr. Fredericks also works in the Federal District Courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. Mr. Fredericks is a member of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and was a member of Editorial Board of Georgia Trial Lawyers magazine The Verdict, from 2003 to 2005. He is presently a member of the American Association for Justice and the Gate City Bar Association.
Mr. Fredericks has successfully brought several claims and lawsuits against the State of Georgia and holds the two highest settlements for cases involving malpractice on psychiatric patients. His practice areas include auto and trucking accidents, medical malpractice, dram shop actions and premises liability actions. Mr. Fredericks has a reputation for zealously representing his clients.
Mr. Fredericks can be contacted directly at 404-659-1710 or at afredericks@ckandf.com.
Kristen L. Beightol has experience representing insurance companies and corporations in the area of transportation law, though she has spent the majority of her career representing individuals against corporations in catastrophic injury cases. Ms. Beightol focuses her practice on medical malpractice, trucking and catastrophic injury cases.
She completed her undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997 with highest honors and graduated from North Carolina's Campbell Law School in 2001 where she was Moot Court co-president. Ms. Beightol is licensed to practice law in Georgia and North Carolina and is a member of all Georgia appellate and federal courts, as well as the United States District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Several of Ms. Beightol's cases have been listed in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's Top Verdicts & Settlements. Ms. Beightol has also been an invited speaker for the North Carolina Trial of Academy Lawyers, NBI, Inc. and Wake Early College High School on issues related to her practice and been published in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.
Ms. Beightol can be contacted directly at 404-659-1710 or at kbeightol@ckandf.com.
$9,250,000 - Fraud Claim Against Boston Men's Health Center (Sept. 2009)
Our client was treated at a Boston Medical Group facility in Georgia for erectile dysfunction and suffered permanent injuries as a result. Employees of Boston Men's Health Center, Inc. falsely misrepresented their treatment as safe and as a "cure" for erectile dysfunction. The case was tried to verdict in DeKalb County State Court, with the jury awarding $750,000 in compensatory damages and $8,500,000 in punitive damages.
$5,000,000 - Brain Injury Cause by Work Place Accident (March 2007)
Our client was a technician who suffered skull fractures and a brain injury when he fell from a ladder while working on an indoor crane. The defendant denied that it caused the accident and offered only $50,000 before trial. Our partners tried the case in two and a half days. A Hall County jury awarded the worker $4,000,000 and his spouse $1,000,000 after a two and a half day trial. It is the largest verdict in Hall County history and was the first verdict over $1,000,000 in the county.
$3,995,000 - Failure to Diagnosis Lung Cancer (December 2004)
Our client was a married father of three and a practicing physician who was diagnosed with lung cancer. One year before, a chest x-ray was taken which showed a lump in the client's lung, but it was missed. Our firm was able to recover this amount prior to the client's death, eliminating his concerns for his family's financial future.
$3,862,000 - Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death (August 2009)
Our clients were the surviving children of a 73-year-old man who was negligently treated at Decatur Hospital. The agency nurse on duty improperly failed to check her patient's blood pressure during an 8 hour period and failed to detect and report hypotensive episodes, that ultimately led to the patient's death. The case was tried to verdict in DeKalb County State Court, resulting in a jury verdict of $3,862,000.
$3,427,000 - Defective/Improperly Maintained Truck (November 2008)
Our client was a truck driver who was hired to carry a load using another company's vehicle. During the trip, the tractor trailer malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and turn over. Our client sustained serious injuries, including fractures to her arm and leg, as well as chemical burns.
$3,025,000 - Brain Injury Caused by Defective Product (December 2003)
Our client suffered skull fractures and a frontal lobe brain injury from a defective product. A lawsuit was filed two months after the incident occurred and settled eight months later. The firm has since obtained more than $1.25M in settlements for five other clients injured by the same product.
$2,500,000 - Legal Malpractice on Wrongful Death Action (May 2005)
Judgment obtained against Arkansas law firm and attorneys who mishandled a wrongful death and personal injury case out of DeKalb County, Georgia. The attorneys failed to timely notify the State of Georgia of the clients' claims, which included the wrongful death of a wife/mother. The attorney's negligence prevented the clients from filing suit.
$1,300,000 - Failure to Diagnose Internal Bleed/Bed Sore (2006/2007)
Our client received permanent and serious injuries when his physicians failed to timely diagnose an internal bleed, which almost resulted in his death. The client subsequently sustained a Stage IV bedsore as a result of nursing negligence.
