Gilbert Deitch

Gil Deitch is widely recognized as a leading advocate for the rights of crime victims and an expert on civil cases arising from rapes and other criminal assaults occurring on private and public property. For decades he has been known by lawyers and judges as a pioneering force in the field of premises liability and has handled more negligent security cases than any other attorney in the State of Georgia and throughout the Southeast.

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Gil Deitch has taught numerous seminars on premises liability for members of the American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and members of the State Bar of Georgia. He has published premises liability articles in TRIAL Magazine, Verdict Magazine, the Georgia State Bar Journal, Fulton County Daily Report, and Crime Victims’ Litigation Quarterly.

Gil Deitch has appeared as a victims’ rights attorney on several television and radio shows such as NBC Nightly News, 20/20 (ABC), WSB-TV (Atlanta), WAGA-TV (Atlanta), Georgia Cable TV (Atlanta), WVEU-TV (Atlanta) and the Mike Malloy Show (Atlanta), WSB-Radio (Atlanta) and KSOL Radio (San Francisco). He has been featured in numerous magazine and newspaper articles including Atlanta Magazine, Business Atlanta, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Gil Deitch is a member of the Georgia and Tennessee Bar Associations. He belongs to the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He received his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Tennessee in 1970 and his undergraduate degree (B.B.A.) from the University of Georgia in 1967.

REPORTED CASES

Slaton v. Paris Adult Theatre I, 231 Ga. 312, 201 S.E.2d 456 (1973)

Johnson v. State, 132 Ga. App. 6, 207 S.E.2d 258 (1974)

Dyke v. State, 232 Ga. 817, 209 S.E.2d 166 (1974)

Mayor & Aldermen of City of Savannah v. TWA, Inc., 233 Ga. 885, 214 S.E.2d 370 (1975)

Gen. Recording Corp. v. Chadwick, 136 Ga. App. 213, 220 S.E.2d 697 (1975)

Ballew v. State, 138 Ga. App. 530, 227 S.E.2d 65 (1976)

Sewell v. State, 238 Ga. 495, 233 S.E.2d 187 (1977)

City of Atlanta v. Int’l Ass’n of Firefighters, Local 134, 240 Ga. 24, 239 S.E.2d 353 (1977)

City of Atlanta v. Myers, 240 Ga. 261, 240 S.E.2d 60 (1977)

Snooty Fox, Inc. v. First Am. Inv. Corp., 144 Ga. App. 264, 241 S.E.2d 47 (1977)

Craig v. Craig, 241 Ga. 187, 244 S.E.2d 13 (1978)

Ballew v. State, 145 Ga. App. 829, 245 S.E.2d 169 (1978)

Blum v. Blum, 242 Ga. 718, 251 S.E.2d 246 (1978)

Whiteway Neon-Ad, Inc. v. Opportunities Industrialization Ctr. of Atlanta, Inc., 243 Ga. 114, 252 S.E.2d 604 (1979)

Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc. v. Saxon, 156 Ga. App. 488, 274 S.E.2d 833 (1980)

Halpern v. Anoff, 247 Ga. 735, 279 S.E.2d 226 (1981)

Creamer v. Smith, 161 Ga. App. 312, 287 S.E.2d 755 (1982)

Lockwood Inc. v. Cedeno, 164 Ga. App. 34, 295 S.E.2d 753 (1982)

Lockwood Inc. v. Cedeno, 166 Ga. App. 865, 306 S.E.2d 431 (1983)

Georgia Inst. of Tech. v. Gore, 167 Ga. App. 359, 306 S.E.2d 338 (1983)

Shirley v. Long, 167 Ga. App. 545, 307 S.E.2d 506 (1983)

H.C.S. v. Grebel, 253 Ga. 404, 321 S.E.2d 321 (1984)

Concept Capital Corp. v. Dekalb Cty., 255 Ga. 452, 339 S.E.2d 583 (1986)

Pace v. Empire Distributors, Inc., 179 Ga. App. 786, 347 S.E.2d 724 (1986)

Bell v. Bell, 257 Ga. 172, 356 S.E.2d 869 (1987)

Ward v. State, 186 Ga. App. 503, 368 S.E.2d 139 (1988)

Marshall v. W.E. Marshall Co., 189 Ga. App. 510, 376 S.E.2d 393 (1988)

Brunson v. C.B.A., Inc., 189 Ga. App. 621, 376 S.E.2d 706 (1988)

Roth v. McDaniel Enterprises, Inc., 192 Ga. App. 16, 383 S.E.2d 569 (1989)

U.S. Xpress, Inc. v. W. Timothy Askew & Co., 194 Ga. App. 730, 391 S.E.2d 707 (1990)

Gray v. Alterman Real Estate Corp., 196 Ga. App. 239, 396 S.E.2d 42 (1990)

Gorham v. Turner Outdoor Advert., Ltd., 199 Ga. App. 712, 405 S.E.2d 900 (1991)

Collins v. Tr. Co. Bank, 410 S.E.2d 436 (Ga. 1991)

Savannah College of Art & Design v. Roe, 261 Ga 764; 409 S.E.2d 848 (1991)

Knudson v. Lenny’s, Inc., 202 Ga. App. 85, 413 S.E.2d 258 (1991)

White v. Lance H. Herndon, Inc., 203 Ga. App. 580, 417 S.E.2d 383 (1992)

Carney v. JDN Const. Co., 206 Ga. App. 785, 426 S.E.2d 611 (1992)

Wright v. Tidmore, 208 Ga. App. 150, 430 S.E.2d 72 (1993)

Leventhal v. Seiter, 208 Ga. App. 158, 430 S.E.2d 378 (1993)

Rose v. Ryan, 209 Ga. App. 160, 433 S.E.2d 291 (1993)

Families First v. Gooden, 211 Ga. App. 272, 439 S.E.2d 34 (1993)

Avelar v. Scaffolding & Shoring Sys., Inc., 211 Ga. App. 799, 441 S.E.2d 102 (1994)

Ruiz v. Pardue, 211 Ga. App. 798, 441 S.E.2d 102 (1994)

City of Thomaston v. Bridges, 264 Ga. 4, 439 S.E.2d 906 (1994)

Matt v. Days Inns of Am., 212 Ga. App. 792, 443 S.E.2d 290 (1994)

Echols v. Cochran, 214 Ga. App. 348, 447 S.E.2d 700 (1994)

Gilbert v. Richardson, 264 Ga. 744, 452 S.E.2d 476 (1994)

Crumbley v. State, 264 Ga. 829, 452 S.E.2d 106 (1995)

Days Inns of America v. Matt, 265 Ga. 235; 454 S.E.2d 507 (1995)

Mosley v. Ga. Peace Officer & Standards Training Council, 217 Ga. App. 798, 458 S.E.2d 503 (1995)

Harmon v. City of Coll. Park, 218 Ga. App. 136, 460 S.E.2d 554 (1995)

Friendship Baptist Church v. West, 265 Ga. 745, 462 S.E.2d 618 (1995)

Sturbridge Partners v. Walker, 267 Ga. 785, 482 S.E.2d 339 (1997)

Walker v. St. Paul Apartments, 227 Ga. App. 298, 489 S.E.2d 317 (1997)

Doe v. Prudential-Bache/A.G. Spanos Realty Partners, L.P., 268 Ga. 604, 492 S.E.2d 865 (1997)

Asbell v. Bp Expl. & Oil, 230 Ga. App. 700, 497 S.E.2d 260 (1998)

Brown v. Brown, 269 Ga. 724, 506 S.E.2d 108 (1998)

FPI Atlanta, L.P. et al. v. Seaton et al., 240 Ga. App. 880; 524S.E.2d 524 (1999)

Alfred v. Right Stuff Food Stores, 241 Ga. App. 338, 525 S.E.2d 717 (1999)

Anderson v. Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, 273 Ga. 113; 537 S.E.2d 345 (2000)

Bradford Square Condominium Association v. Miller, 258 Ga. App. 240; 573 S.E.2d 405 (2002)

Jerry Dickerson Presents, Inc. v. Concert/Southern Chastain Promotions, 260 Ga. App. 316, 579 S.E.2d 761 (2003)

Anderson v. Atlanta Comm. for the Olympic Games, Inc., 261 Ga. App. 895, 584 S.E.2d 16 (2003)

Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc. v. Hawthorne, 278 Ga. 116; 598 S.E.2d 471 (2004)

Duty Free Air & Ship Supply, Inc. v. Atlanta Duty Free, LLC, 275 Ga. App. 381, 620 S.E.2d 616 (2005)

E-Lane Pine Hills, LLC v. Ferdinand, 277 Ga. App. 566, 627 S.E.2d 44 (2005)

Daniel Mill, LLC v. Lyons, 283 Ga. App. 604, 642 S.E.2d 226 (2007)

Ferdinand v. Bd. of Comm’rs, 281 Ga. 643, 641 S.E.2d 787 (2007)

Jacks v. City of Atlanta, 284 Ga. App. 200, 644 S.E.2d 150 (2007)

Duty Free Air & Ship Supply Co./Franklin Wilson Airport Concession, Inc. v. City of Atlanta, 282 Ga. 173, 646 S.E.2d 48 (2007)

Ferdinand v. City of E. Point, 288 Ga. App. 152, 653 S.E.2d 529 (2007)

Ferrell v. Mikula, 295 Ga. App. 326, 672 S.E.2d 7 (2008)

Perry v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 297 Ga. App. 9, 676 S.E.2d 376 (2008)

Bethany Group, LLC v.  Grobman, 315 Ga. App. 298; 727 S.E.2d 147 (2012)

Couch v. Red Roof Inns, Inc., 291 Ga. 359; 729 S.E.2d 378 (2012)

Martin v. Herrington Mill, LP, 316 Ga. App. 696, 730 S.E.2d 164 (2012)

GFI Management. Services v. Medina, 291 Ga. 741; 733 S.E.2d 329 (2012)

Accor North America, Inc. v. Todd, 318 Ga. App. 317; 733 S.E.2d 846 (2012)

Six Flags Over Ga. IL L.P. v. Martin, 320 Ga. App. 52; 743 S.E.2d 25 (2013)

DOT v. Kovalcik, 328 Ga. App. 185, 761 S.E.2d 584 (2014)

City of Atlanta v. Kovalcik, 329 Ga. App. 523, 765 S.E.2d 693 (2014)

Six Flags Over Ga. II, L.P. v. Martin, 335 Ga. App. 350, 780 S.E.2d 796 (2015)

Hill v. Jackson, 336 Ga. App. 679, 783 S.E.2d 719 (2016)

George v. Hercules Real Estate Servs., 339 Ga. App. 843, 795 S.E.2d 81 (2016)

Camelot Club Condo. Ass’n v. Afari-Opoku, 340 Ga. App. 618, 798 S.E.2d 241 (2017)

Martin v. Six Flags Over Georgia II, L.P. , 301 Ga. 323 (2017)

Waffle House, Inc. v. Pavesi, 343 Ga. App. 102, 806 S.E.2d 204 (2017)

Six Flags Over Ga. II, L.P. v. Martin, 343 Ga. App. 134, 806 S.E.2d 228 (2017)

Pinnock v. Kings Carlyle Club Apartments, LLC, 348 Ga. App. 72, 819 S.E.2d 515 (2018)

Gatto v. City of Statesboro, 353 Ga. App. 178, 834 S.E.2d 623 (2019)

In/Ex Sys., Inc. v. Masud, 352 Ga. App. 722, 835 S.E.2d 799 (2019)

Preservation Management, Inc. et al. v. Herrera, 352 Ga. App. 710, 835 S.E.2d 277 (2019)

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