Eric J. Hertz is a double Board-Certified Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the American Board of Trial Advocates. A member of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators and Top 10 Nursing Home Trial Lawyers, Mr. Hertz has tried over 100 jury trials as Lead Attorney and handled hundreds of wrongful death cases, resulting in multi-millions of dollars collected for his clients, including several record high verdicts.
Mr. Hertz is the author of Nursing Home Abuse and Your Loved Ones (2016) and co-author of Thomson Reuters: Punitive Damages in Georgia (1997-present); Georgia Law of Damages (1998-present); and Georgia Law of Torts (2002). He is a regular speaker and author for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education of Georgia.
Mr. Hertz earned his J.D. in 1991 from the University of Georgia School of Law and his B.B.A. from Hofstra University. He is licensed to practice in the State of Georgia and is admitted to the bars of the Federal Districts of Georgia and the United States Supreme Court.
Education
- B.B.A, Hofstra University (1987)
- J.D., University of Georgia School of law (1991)
Memberships, Leaderships, & Accolades
- Admitted to the bar of the Federal Districts of Georgia
- Appointed to Judicial Qualifications Commission Nominating Committee of the State Bar of Georgia (July 2018)
- Admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America (June 2018)
- Licensed to practice in State of Georgia
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Regional Vice President (2010-2011)
- Chairman Gwinnett Trial Lawyers Association (2010-2011)
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Association of Justice (Past-Leader’s Forum)
- National Trial Lawyers
- American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group
- Melvin Belli Society
- Nursing Home Trial Lawyers – Top 10
- The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Atlanta Superlawyer, Rising Stars
- Atlanta Superlawyer
- Georgia Trend 2005 Top Attorney
- The Legal Elite
- GTLA – Community Service Award, 2011
- Jezebel Magazine, The Distinction Series, 9th Anniversary Edition
- Tuxedo Road Aug/Sept 2009
- “Super Trial Lawyers,” Dade County Bar
- “Record Verdicts,” Dade County Bar
Speaking Engagements
2026
- Key Depositions in Nursing Home Cases - Connectionology
- Unseen Wounds: Pressure v. Vascular - Connectionology
2025
- Nursing Home Litigation Seminar – ICLE of Georgia
2024
- Nursing Home Litigation Seminar – ICLE of Georgia
- 3rd Annual Brain Injury and Pain/Suffering/Anguish Causation and Damages Institute – Connectionology
- Elder Law Guest Speaker – University of Georgia School of Law
- If Water is Free, Why Are Our Elderly Dying from Dehydration? A Look Into The Unique Challenges of Meeting The Nutritional Needs of Older Adults in Nursing – Connectionology
2023
- How to Use the Watermelon Book in Litigation – Connectionology
- Punitive Damage Themes in Everyday Cases – ICLE of Georgia
- Nursing Home Litigation Seminar – ICLE of Georgia
- Making Sense of New CMS Regulations in Senior Living – Connectionology
- Your Angle of Success – How to Start a Law Firm from Scratch and Turn it into a Successful Company! – Connectionology
- The Use of Physical Restraints in Acute Care and Long-Term Care Settings and The Controversial use of Chemical Restraints – Connectionology
- Punitive Damages Themes in Everyday Cases – Connectionology
2022
- The Silent Start of Sepsis – Connectionology
- Soup to Nuts on Handling a Nursing Home Abuse Case – Connectionology
- Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar – Connectionology Nashville
- How to Win Dram Shop Cases – Connectionology
- TBI Litigation and The Basics – Connectionology
- Soup to Nuts on Handling a Nursing Home Abuse Case. Nursing Home 101: A Refresher Course – Connectionology
- Sepsis with UTI and Pressure Injury Wounds – Connectionology
- End Game: How to Successfully Prepare and Try a Case with Very Limited Notice – Connectionology
- The 3 Essential Skills for Winning Medical Malpractice Cases – Connectionology
- Part 2: The 2 Essential Skills for Winning Medical Malpractice Cases – Connectionology
- Thinking Outside the Box – Connectionology
- How to Handle a Difficult Soft Tissue Injury Case and Ways to Win It – Connectionology
- The Secret of Cross Examination at Trial – Connectionology
- John Marshall Law School Symposium on March 11, 2022
- Traumatic Brain Injury Seminar – Connectionology
2021
- Key Business Tips for Opening, Running, and Expanding Your Plaintiff’s Law Firm – TBI Med Legal
- How to Identify Nursing Home Cases – TBI Med Legal
- Punitive Damages Seminar – ICLE
- How to Successfully Mediate and Arbitrate a Personal Injury Case – Connectionology
- The Anatomy of a Soft Tissue Case and Ways to Win it – Connectionology
- Nursing Homes Aren’t The Only Places Where Our Elderly Ones are at Risk for Injuries – Connectionology
- Nursing Home Records: The WHAT, WHY, WHERE, and HOW to use them to make the most of your case – Connectionology
- Everything you Need to Know About the Watermelon Book from Cover to Cover – Connectionology
- Mini Mock Trial: A Cross Examination of Plaintiff and Defense Experts in a Nursing Home Case with Brief Closing Arguments from Both Sides – Connectionology
- The Million Dollar Witness – Connectionology
- The Best Cases are Already in Your Filing Cabinet: Open Panel to Discuss Issues in Your Nursing Home and Medical Malpractice Cases – Connectionology
- Case Selection in Nursing Home Cases: Know Where you are Before you Jump in – Connectionology
- Key Depositions in Nursing-Home Cases: Part 2 – Connectionology
- Key Depositions in Nursing-Home Cases – Connectionology
- Pain & Suffering: Arguments that Work from Opening to Closing – Connectionology
- How to Conduct Discovery to Successfully Present a Nursing Home Abuse Case to a Jury – Connectionology
2020
- Deposing Defendants in Medical Malpractice Cases – Connectionology
- Nursing Home Abuse Series- Part 3- Session 3 – Connectionology
- Nursing Home Abuse Series- Part 3- Session 2 – Connectionology
- Nursing Home Abuse Series- Part 3- Session 1 – Connectionology
- Punitive Damages Seminar – ICLE
- Suing Celebrities and Dealing with the Paparazzi – Connectionology
- Nursing Home Litigation Seminar – ICLE
- Handling Nursing Home Abuse Cases 101- Part 2 – Connectionology
