You Don’t Think in Legal Terms When You Lose Someone

When you’re told someone you love is gone—because of a crash, a mistake, a second of carelessness—your brain doesn’t leap to courtrooms. It stalls. You look for their voice. You go quiet at dinner. You avoid their chair.

The last thing you want is a lawsuit. And yet, sometimes, it’s the only way forward.

At Prine Law Group, we’ve worked with families across Macon and Middle Georgia who didn’t set out looking for compensation—they just needed someone to admit what happened wasn’t okay. That’s where a Macon wrongful death lawyer steps in—not to replace grief, but to protect it from being buried under legal silence.

What Georgia Calls a “Wrongful Death”

There’s no soft way to explain it: the law draws a line between acts of fate—and acts of failure. If someone’s death happened because another person acted carelessly, broke a rule, ignored a risk, or made a reckless choice, Georgia says that death can be contested in court.

We’ve seen it come from:

• A driver who texted through a light on Vineville

• A nurse who missed a blood clot at Navicent

• A worksite with no posted warning signs

• A drunk driver speeding on I-475

• A daycare where supervision was a second too late

If someone else’s hands were on the chain of events—even indirectly—you may have a case.

Not Everyone Can File—But We Help You Figure Out Who Can

Georgia law doesn’t let just anyone bring a wrongful death case. There’s a clear order:

1. First the spouse

2. Then the children

3. Then the parents

4. Then the estate

But families are messy. Relationships are complicated. We’ve handled cases where rights had to be clarified before a claim could even begin. We take care of that too.

Two Claims. One Life. Two Forms of Justice.

Most people think there’s just one lawsuit. In reality, there are two tracks:

1. The Family’s Claim

This is for the value of the life lost—not in numbers, but in what that person meant.

• Their future earnings

• Their role as a parent or partner

• The holidays they won’t be there for

• The guidance they gave

• The quiet presence they held in a room

2. The Estate’s Claim

This covers what happened around and after the death:

• Final hospital bills

• Ambulance charges

• Pain they felt in those last moments

• Burial and funeral costs

We make sure both claims are fully prepared—and fully honored.

What You Can Actually Recover

We don’t make promises about numbers. But here’s what Georgia law allows:

• Medical costs tied to the incident

• Funeral costs—yes, even travel for family

• Lost income (especially if they were a provider)

• Loss of care, comfort, and protection

• Loss of parent or spousal support

• Emotional suffering

• Pain the deceased endured, if not instant

• Punitive damages in extreme cases (DUI, criminal behavior)

We build these line by line—with real math, real memory, and real legal fire.

We’ve Walked With Macon Families Through Every Kind of Grief

We’ve represented a Bibb County family after a 14-year-old was struck by a speeding pickup outside a high school. We helped a wife whose husband never woke up from what was supposed to be routine surgery. We sat with siblings trying to understand how a truck could cross the median and not be blamed.

We don’t just remember the case numbers. We remember the pauses. The breaths before they told us what happened. That’s how we work.

Why a Local Wrongful Death Lawyer Makes a Real Difference

You want someone who knows:

• Which Bibb County judges are strict on motions

• Which hospitals are thorough—and which cut corners

• Which insurers fight hard, and which fold

• Which grief counselors in Macon specialize in sudden loss

• Which words land with local juries—and which fall flat

We live here. We’ve buried here. We get it.

Don’t Wait. Grief Doesn’t Pause the Law.

In most cases, Georgia gives you two years to file. But if there’s a criminal case, or delays in probate, or fights over who files—it can get more complex.

And the reality is: the longer you wait, the harder it is to prove.

• Evidence disappears

• People forget

• Medical records expire

• Phone logs vanish

Let us get ahead of that—before time takes something else from you.

FAQs – What Families Ask After the Worst Happens

Can I sue even if there’s a criminal trial pending?
Yes. A criminal case punishes. A civil one compensates. You don’t have to choose one over the other.

What if my family disagrees about who should file?
We can guide you through the legal order of filing rights and resolve disputes.

Does every case go to court?
Not at all. But we prepare every one like it might—because when insurers know you’re ready, they settle smarter.

What if the person who died had no income?
That doesn’t void the value of their life. We build claims around role, care, and loss—not just income.

Can compensation cover therapy or trauma for the survivors?
In many cases, yes—especially if survivors are children or lost primary caregivers.

Speak With a Wrongful Death Attorney in Macon GA Who Actually Listens

We don’t open with a checklist. We open with “What happened?”
Then we listen.
Then we fight.

📞 Call 478-257-6333 or request your private consultation with a Macon Wrongful Death Lawyer who sees your loss as more than just a case.