Lindsay Forlines

Prior to representing individuals and their families injured or killed by the negligence of others, Lindsay spent multiple years representing defendants in medical negligence and wrongful death cases. Lindsay left Weathington, LLC in 2019 as a partner. In that role, Lindsay represented countless corporate and individual defendants, giving her intimate knowledge into the way these cases are defended, how these cases are handled by the risk management teams, and, importantly, how they are evaluated by the insurance carriers. Now, on the other side, Lindsay specializes in taking complex medical malpractice cases of catastrophic damages, often wrongful death. Lindsay graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 2003 with a degree in Journalism, specializing in broadcast journalism. She was proud to anchor Georgia Gameday, an award-winning collegiate television show. Following her undergraduate education, Lindsay attended law school at University of Georgia School of Law, where she graduated in 2008. Lindsay was chairperson of the Mock Trial Team and selected to the Lumpkin Inn of Court. Lindsay’s proudest law school accomplishment was being selected for the Willis J. “Dick” Richardson Jr. Student Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy. From 2012-2016, Lindsay proudly served her hometown as an elected official on the Avondale Estates Board of Mayor and Commissioners. She also served as president of the DeKalb County Municipal Association in 2013. Lindsay is a repeat featured speaker and panelist at numerous events. Additionally, Lindsay is one of the 2023-2024 co-chairs for the Georgia Trial Lawyer Association’s Education Committee. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Lindsay Forlines included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Selected to the Lumpkin Inn of Court. Selected for the Willis J. “Dick” Richardson Jr. Student Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy. Other Sources of Feedback About Lindsay Forlines 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 2020 Georgia Super Lawyers list 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Weathington, LLC, Partner

• Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Leadership Academy, Speaker/Panelist
• ICLE’s Jury Trial Seminar, Featured Speaker, Attorney’s Fees and Punitive Damages, 2023
• ICLE, State Bar of Georgia, Medical Malpractice Liability Institute, Co-Chair (2017, 2018, 2023); Solo Chair and Featured Speaker (2019)
• GTLA Elder Law Seminar, Featured Speaker, Attorney’s Fees, 2022
• GTLA Auto Torts Seminar, Featured Speaker, Why a 2.8 Million Dollar Verdict Matters to Auto Torts Lawyers (2022)
• GTLA LEAD Alumni Conference, Featured Speaker (2021)
• GTLA Annual Conference, Featured Speaker, Peer Review and the Anticipation of Litigation Privilege (2021)
• The Daily Report, Featured Guest Columnist or Interviewee 2018, 2019, 2022 (topics of associate success, 30(b)(6) depositions, and a return to jury trials post-Covid)
• Taking and Defending 30(b)(6) Depositions, National Webinar, Featured Speaker (2019, 2022)
• ICLE’s Medical Malpractice Bootcamp, Featured Speaker (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Annual Conference, Featured Speaker (2019)
• Georgia Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Winter Meeting and Annual Conference, Featured Speaker (2019)
• ICLE Conference: Fundamentals of Health Care Law, Featured Speaker (2019)
• Resurgens Orthopaedics: Back to Basics Conference, Speaker (2017), Bone Connections (2018)
• GCEP’s Georgia Emergency Medicine Leadership & Advocacy Conference, Featured Speaker (2017)
• Emory University Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques, Instructor (2015, 2016, 2017)

• National High School Mock Trial Competition, volunteer judge (2017)

• Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

• Member of GTLA’s 2023-2024 Executive Committee; Co-Chair of Education Committee
• City of Avondale Estates, Elected Representative (2012-2015)
• Dekalb Municipal Association, President (2013)