Edward S. Cook is the managing partner of Cook Hall & Lampros, LLP. Ed was born in Johnson City, Tennessee and was reared in a family with deep union roots that originated in the coal mines of Southern West Virginia. He remains a loyal and strong advocate for workers and organized labor. He has dedicated his career to representing individuals in their fight against powerful corporate interests. That dedication and his belief in the American system of justice dictate his efforts in representing clients. Ed firmly believes that the courtroom is the only place that an individual can go toe to toe with multi-million dollar corporations.

Early in his career, Ed tried numerous criminal cases to a jury and all resulted in an acquittal. More recently, Ed has represented numerous individuals securing several multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Prior to initiating Cook, Hall & Lampros, LLP, Ed was the managing partner of the Texas based Provost & Umphrey Law Firm's Atlanta office. Ed has successfully represented many clients throughout the country in catastrophic personal injury, FELA, products liability, consumer protection, and business tort matters involving multi-million dollar damages. Additionally, Ed has been privileged to receive multiple State Attorney General Appointments for the prosecution of actions on behalf of state entities relating to consumer protection and fraud. Ed's experience includes:

• Securing a confidential settlement against a railroad for a severely injured trainman in yard accident
• Securing a $7.05 million settlement against a multi-national petrochemical company for product liability arising out of explosion that resulted in worker fatality
• Securing $5.5 million settlement on behalf of state health agency relating to pharmacy benefits management
• Obtaining $5.1 million settlement against a company for liability arising out of explosion that resulted in worker fatality
• Obtaining a $5.05 million judgment against defendant physician for failure to diagnose fetal distress which resulted in severe brain damage to the child
• Securing a $3.5 million settlement on behalf of a worker injured as a result of exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide gas at a paper mill
• Winning a $2.905 million trial verdict in FELA personal injury lawsuit
• Securing a $2.685 million settlement against a railroad and trucking company for the death of a trainman when struck by a tractor-trailer at a railroad grade crossing
• Obtaining a $1.9 million settlement on behalf of a worker injured as a result of being electrocuted at a paper mill
• Securing $1.42 million settlement under the Jones Act for back and burn injuries caused by maritime vessel engine explosion
• Securing a $1.4 million settlement for an elderly resident who was beaten in an assisted living facility
• Securing $1.25 million settlement for a railroad conductor who injured his back in an accident due to excessive slack action
• Securing a $1.2 million settlement against defendant hospital for birth related distress which resulted in brain damage to the child
• Securing $1.0 million plus 4 year college or technical school tuition and books settlement for a railroad signalman injured while lifting a battery box lid
• Securing many other substantial verdicts and settlements in cases involving FELA, business tort, breach of contract, personal injury and wrongful death
• Receiving multiple State Attorney General appointments to prosecute actions on behalf of state entities relating to consumer protection and fraud
• Appearing in state and federal court proceedings in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, West Virginia, Mississippi, Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Minnesota, and New York

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