Case Work
Barnes Law Group uses the legal system to make it right for Georgians. Our record as successful trial attorneys include precedent-setting and winning decisions on a broad range of issues that provide our clients a unique level of professionalism and experience.
- Consumer Fraud
- Severe/Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Complex Business Litigation
- Products Liability
- Medical Malpractice & Nursing Home Abuse
- Wrongful Death
- Class Action Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Lillie Mae Star v. Fleet Mortgage, Inc.
Featured on 60 Minutes and in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, this case involved approximately 2,500 Georgia homeowners who were victimized by predatory mortgage lenders that were both adding overcharges into loans and using abusive collection practices. Filed in 1992, it drew national attention as one of the first large law suits against predatory lending in the country. The case was settled for $6.5 million.
Winfred Wood v. Associates Finance Services of America, Inc.
Involving thousands of Georgia homeowners and ultimately being settled for $13.5 million, the case exposed the abusive and expensive practice of illegally charging for credit life insurance in connection with a mortgage loan and ended it in Georgia and throughout the nation.
