About Charles
Practice areas
- Workers compensation: 32%
This is an area of law that brings me great personal satisfaction. Very often, injured workers suffered the most serious of personal injuries yet are also the most vulnerable to abuse by workers' compensation insurance companies. Also, these cases are also often related to personal injury cases, for instance, if an employee's injury has been caused by a third party.
18 years, 700 cases
- Car accident: 32%
This practice area includes all sorts of motor vehicle accident injuries including trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian and cycling accidents.
18 years, 1,000 cases
- Personal injury: 31%
This area of my pracice centers on matters involing non-vehcile injury cases like medical malpractice and premises laibility.
18 years, 300 cases
- Animal and dog bites: 5%
Languages spoken
German
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Authorized to practice law | 2010 | 06/01/2017 |
| GA | Active Member in Good Standing | 1998 | 06/03/2017 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Peer Review Rated 5.0/5.0 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
| Civil Procedure | American Jurisprudence | 1994 |
| Property | American Jurisprudence | 1994 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Partner | The McAleer Law Firm | 2003 - Present |
| Estate Planning Attorney | MetLife Securities, Inc. | 2000 - 2003 |
| Adjunct Professor | University of Trier, Germany | 1997 - 1998 |
| Chief General Counsel | Oswald Metzen GmbH | 1996 - 2003 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Association for Justice | Member | 2010 - Present |
| Georgia Trial Lawyers Association | N/A | 2005 - Present |
| Atlanta Bar Association | N/A | 2005 - Present |
| American Association for Justice | N/A | 2005 - Present |
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| Father of three killed by falling hoist | $4,000,000 settlement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wrongful Death | Plaintiff's verdict for nearly $6,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1996 |
| The Universtiy of South Carolina | N/A | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1992 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Law School | Overview of American Law | 1997 |
Reviews
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Cost
- Hourly Rates Contact for details
- Contingency fees 25%-45%A contingency fee is the percent of the final award a lawyer will receive as compensation. For some of these cases, lawyers will only be paid if there is a successful outcome.
Contact
121 Church Street
Decatur, GA, 30030
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