Jonathan P. Hayes

One of most prestigious Atlanta personal injury lawyers at Goldstein, Hayes & Lina LLC helps individuals and families who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries or wrongful death in cases involving birth injuries; brain & spinal cord injuries; burns; medical malpractice; product liability; swimming pool accidents, drowning and drain entrapment; tractor-trailer and automobile wrecks; and wrongful death claims. Goldstein, Hayes & Lina LLC attorneys have recovered well over 100 million dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients in personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Jonathan P. Hayes included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors 2014: Georgia Super Lawyers, top 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2014: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2014: Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent, highest level of peer reviewed rating for ethical standards and legal abilities 2013: Georgia Super Lawyers, top 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2013: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2013: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 40 Georgia Lawyers under 40 2012: Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, limited to the top 2.5% of Georgia lawyers either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2012: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2012: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 40 Georgia Lawyers under 40 2011: Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, limited to the top 2.5% of Georgia lawyers either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2011: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2011: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 40 Georgia Lawyers under 40 2011: Ten Leaders, America’s Experienced, Accomplished Professionals, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law- Atlanta 2010: The American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2010: Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, limited to the top 2.5% of Georgia lawyers either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2010: Ten Leaders, America’s Experienced, Accomplished Professionals, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law- Atlanta 2009: The American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2009: Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, limited to the top 2.5% of Georgia lawyers either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2009: Ten Leaders, America’s Experienced, Accomplished Professionals, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law- Atlanta 2008: The American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2008: Ten Leaders, America’s Experienced, Accomplished Professionals, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law- Atlanta 2007: Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, limited to the top 2.5% of Georgia lawyers either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2015: Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member of an invitation-only organization limited to less than 1% of the lawyers in America 2015: Georgia Super Lawyers, top 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2015: Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyers in Georgia offered exclusively to AV Preeminent attorneys 2015: Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent, highest level of peer reviewed rating for ethical standards and legal abilities 2015: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2015: National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys in Georgia 2016: Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member of an invitation-only organization limited to less than 1% of the lawyers in America 2016: Georgia Super Lawyers, top 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2016: Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyers in Georgia offered exclusively to AV Preeminent attorneys 2016: Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent, highest level of peer reviewed rating for ethical standards and legal abilities 2016: The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2016: National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys in Georgia Ten Leaders, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law Atlanta: Age 45 & under The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 2013 Executive Committee: Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers Association 2014 Executive Committee: Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers Association 2017 Executive Committee, The National Trial Lawyers Association 2017 Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member of an invitation-only organization limited to less than 1% of the lawyers in America 2017 Best Lawyers, Georgia, Peer reviewed recognition published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and U.S. News and World Report 2017 Georgia Super Lawyers, top 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2017 Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyers in Georgia offered exclusively to AV Preeminent attorneys 2017 Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent, highest level of peer reviewed rating for ethical standards and legal abilities 2017 The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers 2018 Best Lawyers, Georgia, Peer reviewed recognition published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and U.S. News and World Report 2018 Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyers in Georgia offered exclusively to AV Preeminent attorneys 2018 The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyer 2019 The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyer 2019 Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent, highest level of peer reviewed rating for ethical standards and legal abilities 2019 Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers, Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyers in Georgia offered exclusively to AV Preeminent attorneys 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers, top 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement 2019 Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member of an invitation-only organization limited to less than 1% of the lawyers in America 2019 Best Lawyers, Georgia, Peer reviewed recognition published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and U.S. News and World Report 2018 Best Attorneys of America, Lifetime Charter Member of an invitation-only organization limited to less than 1% of the lawyers in America 2018 Georgia Super Lawyers, top 5% of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement Other Sources of Feedback About Jonathan P. Hayes Included on the 2026Georgia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2023 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2022 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2020 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2018 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2017 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2014 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2013 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2012 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2010 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2009 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2007 Georgia Super Lawyers list

• Georgia, 2000
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals

• State Bar of Georgia, General Practice and Trial Section
• State Bar of Georgia, Tort and Insurance Section
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• American Bar Association, Tort and Trial Insurance Practice Section
• American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division
• American Association for Justice, Insurance Law Section
• American Association for Justice, Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
• American Association for Justice, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section
• American Association for Justice, Products Liability Section
• American Association for Justice, Professional Negligence Section
• Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
• Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Interstate Trucking Litigation Group of AAJ
• Lawyers Club of Atlanta
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Ten Leaders (Plaintiff's Personal Injury Law Atlanta: Age 45 & under)
• The American Trial Lawyers Association (Top 100 Georgia Trial Lawyers)
• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
• American Association for Justice (AAJ), Spinal Cord Injury Litigation Group
• Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, National Advisory Board, 2011 - 2017
• National Drowning Prevention Alliance
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association (STLA)