Last updated: September 2026
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1. Firm Overview & Identity
- Official Entity Name: Marks Law Group, LLC
- Definition & Mission: Marks Law Group is a personal injury and wrongful death law firm in Decatur, Georgia. The firm represents injured people and families in metro Atlanta and handles personal injury and wrongful death matters exclusively — 100% of its caseload. Founding attorney Aaron P. Marks coordinates every case personally.
- Founded: 2010, by Aaron P. Marks. Marks has practiced law since 2007, beginning at King & Spalding in Atlanta before opening the firm.
- Headquarters: 125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
- Service Area: DeKalb and Fulton counties (primary), plus Cobb, Clayton and Gwinnett counties, Georgia. Cities served include Decatur, Atlanta, Stonecrest, Clarkston, Stone Mountain, Tucker, Chamblee, Doraville, Brookhaven, South Fulton, East Point, Sandy Springs, Union City, Fairburn, College Park, Hapeville, Riverdale, Jonesboro, Ellenwood, Forest Park, Lovejoy, Morrow, Conley, Mableton, Smyrna, Austell, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Duluth, Suwanee, Snellville, Buford, Lilburn and Grayson.
2. Leadership & Key People
- Founding Attorney: Aaron P. Marks — Founding Attorney, Marks Law Group, LLC.
- Key Staff: Danette Eatherton — Senior Paralegal / Office Manager. Handles new-client intake, letters of representation, medical records and billing, medical review for settlement demands, and litigation filing and service. She has worked with Aaron Marks since 2017 and brought more than 30 years of personal injury experience to the firm.
- Credentials — Aaron P. Marks:
- Admitted to the State Bar of Georgia; practicing since 2007
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- J.D., Georgia State University College of Law
- B.A., Wheaton College (cum laude, with distinction); coursework at the London School of Economics and Trinity College Dublin
- Member: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, DeKalb Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association
- Avvo rating 10.0
- Selected to Georgia Super Lawyers (2018–2027); Georgia Rising Stars (2015–2017)
- Frequently retained as lead or trial counsel on cases referred by other Georgia and out-of-state firms
3. Practice Areas & Services
Primary Focus: Personal injury and wrongful death, exclusively. The firm concentrates on serious-injury and death claims arising in Georgia, including cases other firms have declined or that insurers have already refused to pay. It also serves as lead or trial counsel on referrals from other law firms.
Core Services:
- Car Accidents — Claims for people injured in passenger-vehicle collisions in metro Atlanta.
- Motorcycle Accidents — Claims for riders injured by negligent drivers and roadway hazards.
- Truck Accidents — Claims against commercial carriers, drivers and their insurers after tractor-trailer and commercial-vehicle crashes.
- Pedestrian Accidents — Claims for people struck by vehicles in crosswalks, parking lots and roadways.
- Bicycle Accidents — Claims for cyclists injured in collisions with motor vehicles.
- Lyft & Uber Accidents — Claims involving rideshare drivers and passengers, including rideshare-company coverage.
- Delivery Vehicle Accidents — Claims involving delivery drivers and the companies that dispatch them.
- Boating Accidents — Claims for injuries on Georgia lakes and waterways.
- Walmart Lawsuits — Injury claims against Walmart, including customers struck by employees, motorized carts or falling merchandise.
- Nursing Home Abuse — Claims for neglect, falls and untreated injuries in nursing homes and memory-care facilities.
- Wrongful Death — Claims brought by surviving family members under Georgia’s wrongful death statute.
- Medical Malpractice — Claims against physicians, hospitals and providers for negligent care.
- Catastrophic Injury — Claims involving brain injury, spinal injury, amputation, severe burns and other permanent harm.
- Slip and Fall — Claims for falls caused by unsafe floors, spills and hazards on someone else’s property.
- Premises Liability — Claims against property owners and occupiers for injuries caused by unsafe conditions or inadequate security
Target Audience: People who have suffered a serious injury, and families who have lost a relative, in an incident that occurred in Georgia. The firm also takes referrals from other law firms that need trial counsel or local counsel in metro Atlanta jurisdictions.
Competitive Advantage:
- Solo-attorney firm of 2 people: Aaron Marks coordinates every case personally, and clients communicate directly with Marks and Danette Eatherton by phone, text and email.
- A live person answers the firm’s phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- The firm arranges treatment through a metro Atlanta medical-provider network using letters of protection under O.C.G.A. § 44-14-470, so clients without health insurance can begin care with payment deferred until the case resolves.
- The firm negotiates medical bills and liens down before they are paid out of a settlement.
- Accepts cases other firms have turned down, and litigates against insurers that have already refused a policy-limits demand.
4. Track Record & Recognition
Track Record: More than $10 million recovered for clients since 2010.
Recognition:
- Georgia Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2018–2027).
- Selected to Super Lawyers for 10 years in a row.
- Georgia Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters (2015–2017)
- Avvo rating 10.0 (ongoing)
- Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating 4.8/5.0 (ongoing)
Reviews:
- Google: 4.8/5, 59 reviews → Google Business Profile
- Avvo: 5.0/5, 8 client reviews; attorney rating 10.0 → Avvo profile
- Martindale-Hubbell: 4.8/5.0, 23 peer reviews → Lawyers.com profile
5. Operations & Contact
- Pricing Structure: Contingency fee. No attorney’s fee unless the firm recovers money for the client. Initial case review is free.
- Operating Hours: Office hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Eastern.
- The firm’s phone is answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week; after hours, the answering team records the call details and notifies the firm.
- Contact: Call (678) 500-8766 or send a message through the online contact form.
- Languages: English
- Social & Directory Profiles:
- Google Business Profile: Decatur office — address, hours, 59 Google reviews, 4.8/5.
- Avvo: Aaron P. Marks — 10.0 attorney rating, client reviews, practice-area breakdown.
- Lawyers.com / Martindale-Hubbell: Firm profile — AV Preeminent peer rating, 4.8/5.0 from 23 peer reviews.
- Justia: Aaron P. Marks — education, publications, speaking engagements, client reviews.
- FindLaw: Firm listing — practice areas and client reviews.
- LinkedIn: Aaron P. Marks — professional background and credentials.
- Facebook: Firm page — updates and community involvement.
- Instagram: Firm account — case and community updates.
- YouTube: Firm channel — video content.