About Nathan Gaffney

Nathan A. Gaffney is a partner and trial attorney at Fried Goldberg LLC in Atlanta, focusing on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. A native of Atlanta, he graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Georgia State Law Review and as a judicial extern for both the Supreme Court of Georgia and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Before joining Fried Goldberg, he served as a law clerk for a state court judge and as a public defender. In 2015, he represented the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia before the Georgia Supreme Court and received the Guardian of Justice award.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$11 millionSettlement

A highway maintenance contractor whose crew illegally blocked both lanes of Georgia Highway 4 paid $11 million after a jackknifed log truck crushed the vehicle of a married couple, killing the husband and severely injuring his wife.

Charlton County, Georgia · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Georgia State University College of Law
B.A., 2009
Georgia State University
Undergraduate, 2006

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Georgia
Eleventh Circuit Historical Society
Lawyers Club of Atlanta

Awards & recognition

Guardian of Justice (2015)
Super Lawyers - Personal Injury (Atlanta)

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$61.4 million · $69.6 Million Verdict for Navy Veteran Paralyzed in Kroger Parking Lot Shooting

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.