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Natalie Woodward

PARTNER - TRIAL Attorney

Biography

Anyone who meets Natalie Woodward feels like they have known her their entire life. It is this ability to put people at ease that makes her such an effective trial lawyer. 


Natalie has recovered over $200 million dollars in settlements and verdicts for her clients. Natalie is a renowned trial attorney, having secured the highest medical malpractice verdict and settlement in Georgia history. Natalie secured a $77.7 million psychiatric malpractice verdict in September 2022 for the Carusillo family whose son was forced out of a mental health facility without his medication in 2017. Watch the News Nation interview about the case.


In addition to her nationally recognized work in medical malpractice cases, Natalie has built a formidable reputation as a trial lawyer in complex products liability cases. She has served as lead counsel in high-stakes litigation involving defective product design, including cases centered on mounted and recreational vehicles. 


Natalie is known for one thing: delivering results in the courtroom. She has secured multiple eight-figure verdicts taking on Fortune 500 companies. 


In 2014, she argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals to obtain increased protection for children targeted on social media.  Natalie has also led the fight to secure justice for victims of childhood sexual abuse.


Natalie is a proud native of Powder Springs, Georgia and is a venerable “Double Dawg.” She received undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Political Science from UGA and then graduated from UGA Law in 2002. While in law school, she was a member of the 2001 Champion Intrastate Moot Court Team, President of her Second Year Class and Chair of the Moot Court Board.


Natalie serves on the Executive Committee for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the Bench and Bar Committee of the State Bar of Georgia. She has been recognized by her peers as one of the best lawyers in the State for the past six years and was selected as one of the Best Young Lawyers in Georgia by Atlanta Magazine.

Education

Juris Doctor - School of Law University of Georgia


University of Georgia

  • Bachelor of Science, Journalism
  • Bachelor of Science, Political Science

Honors & Certifications

  • Super Lawyers Top 50 Women in Georgia
  • Super Lawyers Selected in 2023
  • Super Lawyers Top 100 Women in Georgia

Admissions & Memberships

  • Board Member, Georgia State Bar Judicial Qualifications Commission Nominating Committee 2022 – 2023
  • Board Member, Georgia State Bar Statewide Judicial Evaluation Committee 2022 – 2023
  • Board Member, Senior Lawyers Committee, 2022 – 2023

Personal Life

Natalie is a proud native of Powder Springs, Georgia and is a venerable “Double Dawg.” She received undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Political Science from UGA and then graduated from UGA Law in 2002. While in law school, she was a member of the 2001 Champion Intrastate Moot Court Team, President of her Second Year Class and Chair of the Moot Court Board.

Natalie serves on the Executive Committee for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the Bench and Bar Committee of the State Bar of Georgia. She has been recognized by her peers as one of the best lawyers in the State for the past six years and was selected as one of the Best Young Lawyers in Georgia by Atlanta Magazine.

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