About Lasky Justus Law

He was born and grew up here in Savannah, Georgia. He attended high school at St. Andrew’s School on Wilmington Island. Mr. Lasky graduated with a degree from the University of Colorado and earned his Juris Doctor from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.

Prior to getting licensed to practice law, Mr. Lasky was a legal intern at the State Court of Chatham County with the Honorable Hermann Coolidge. In 2017, Mr. Lasky was honored by the American Institute of Legal Advocates as a “Personal Injury Rising Star.”

When he is not advocating for his clients, Mr. Lasky enjoys traveling, attending concerts, and playing music.

Areas of Practice
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Trucking Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Slip and Fall Injuries
• Business and Contract Disputes
• Nursing Home Abuse

Bar Admissions
Licensed in State of Georgia, 2016

Education
• Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School – J.D. 2015
• University of Colorado-Boulder – B.A. 2011
• Major: Sociology

Professional Associations & Memberships
• Georgia Bar Association
• Savannah Bar Association
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Savannah Trial Lawyers Association

Mr. Justus serves in a variety of capacities with the Georgia Trial Lawyer Association and is an 2018 alumnus of the organization’s LEAD program. Admission to LEAD is highly competitive with stringent requirements. The program’s purpose is to build strong relationships between Georgia’s youngest and most promising trial lawyers from all four corners of our state and ultimately to better prepare tomorrow’s leaders today. Mr. Justus is also a fellow of The Melvin M. Belli Society, which is an international invite only society which promotes the exchange of ideas among trial lawyers through meetings and education across the globe. He is also a graduate of Trial Lawyers College in Estes Park, Colorado which focuses its curriculum on the intricacies of jury perception, client understanding, and trial technique. Mr. Justus is a member of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church and was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Florida International University.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Justus earned his Juris Doctor from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2014. While at John Marshall, he served as Executive Chairman of the Trial Advocacy Team and Executive Vice-Chairman of the Moot Court Honor Board. During his tenure with these organizations, Mr. Justus was a member of five national law school trial competition teams and won numerous advocacy awards both for competition performances and at his graduation.

Mr. Justus clerked for the Honorable Beth Bloom of the United States District Court of the Southern District of Florida, the Paulding County District Attorney’s Office in Dallas, Georgia, and Golden & Cowan, P.A. in Miami, Florida.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. Justus was an adjunct professor at Savannah Law School from 2016 to 2020 where he taught trial advocacy and served as the faculty advisor and coach for the Mock Trial Team. He also serves as the Solicitor for the City of Springfield, Georgia. His trial partner is his wife, Maria Justus. In their free time they enjoy a variety of outdoor activities and spending time with their two daughters, Eleni and Sophia.

Areas of Practice
• Medical Malpractice
• Automobile & Trucking Wrecks
• Catastrophic Injury & Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions
• Georgia, 2015
• Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2015
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 2016
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2016

Education
• Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School – Atlanta, GA – J.D. 2014
• Florida International University – Miami, FL – B.S. 2011
• Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Associations & Memberships
• Georgia Bar Association
• Savannah Bar Association
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Savannah Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice
• The Melvin M. Belli Society
• Trial Lawyers College

Mr. Lasky utilizes state-of-the-art technology in all of his trials and mediation presentations. Mr. Lasky has an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating available for competency and ethics. Every year since 2006, Mr. Lasky has been listed as one of the top 5% of the lawyers in the State of Georgia in the Super Lawyers magazine.

Mr. Lasky has also received recognition and awards from The National Trial Lawyers Association, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, The American Society of Legal Advocates, and The National Association of Distinguished Counsel.

He obtained his first million dollar jury verdict in 1985 and since that date has obtained numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts, arbitration awards, and settlements. Mr. Lasky has been married for 36 years to his college sweetheart, Stacy. He has 2 sons, Darryl & Stephen. Darryl finished law school and joined the firm in 2016. Besides practicing law, Mr. Lasky’s passions are his family, charitable fundraising and being an active community volunteer.

Areas of Practice
Medical Malpractice • Trucking/Automobile Wrecks • Nursing Home Abuse • Wrongful Death • Traumatic Brain Injuries • Sexual Abuse of Minors • Complex Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions
• Georgia, 1981
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 1981
• Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1981

Education
• University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA J.D., 1981
• University of Georgia, Athens, GA, B.A. 1978
• Honors- Cum Laude
• Major: Marketing

Honors & Awards
• Super Lawyers, 2006 – 2016
• The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2010 – 2015
• National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Inc., “Top 10 Attorney Award for the State of Georgia” , 2015
• The American Society of Legal Advocates, “Top 100 Litigation lawyers in the State of Georgia”, 2015
• The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
• Savannah Jewish Federation, Young Leadership Award, 2000

Professional Associations & Memberships
• American Association for Justice, 1981 – Present
• Savannah Bar Association, 1981 – Present
• Savannah Bar Association – Executive Committee, 1997 – 1999
• Georgia Bar Association, 1981 – Present
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 – Present
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Regional Vice-President, 2001 – 2003
• Savannah Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 – Present
• Savannah Trial Lawyers Association, President 1994 – 1995
• President, Jewish Educational Alliance, 1997 – 1998
• President, Savannah Jewish Federation, 2011 – 2013
• Chairman, Savannah Jewish Federation Endowment, 2013 – Present
• Evaluation Panel Member, United Way of the Coastal Empire, 1998 – 2003
• Member Board of Directors of St. Andrew’s Preparatory School, 2001 – 2005
• President, Royce Learning Center, 2005-2007
• Member Board of Directors of Royce Learning Center, 1999 – 2009
• National Board of Directors for the American Board of Trial Advocates 1991 – 1992

Since graduating law school in 1991, Mr. Krapf has focused his practice on the representation of hard-working people who have suffered physical, mental or emotional injuries through the negligence of other individuals or corporations. While Mr. Krapf handles varying types of catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, his specialty areas of practice include nursing home abuse and neglect; premises liability, making property owners accept responsibility for preventable rapes, deaths and serious physical injuries; dental malpractice and injuries; and traumatic brain injuries.

In addition to Georgia, he is one of a small number of Savannah lawyers admitted to practice law in Washington, D.C. and one of very few Savannah lawyers admitted to practice before the United States Court of Federal Claims. Mr. Krapf lectures at legal seminars, particularly on nursing home negligence and malpractice, teaching other lawyers and their support staffs legal techniques and strategies to protect our vulnerable elderly citizens.

Since beginning his practice of law in 1991, Mr. Krapf has obtained substantial verdicts, settlements and arbitration awards for his clients. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Krapf is active in charitable community organizations and is also a Boy Scout volunteer. Also, Mr. Krapf is a nationally recognized political historian, has published numerous historical articles, has had television and radio appearances on CNN, MSNBC and NPR and has been interviewed by many national magazines and journals. Mr. Krapf is a contributor to the International Churchill Society, which is a publication read by people all over the world.

Areas of Practice
• Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
• Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Serious Injury/Wrongful Death
• Automobile Collisions
• Tractor Trailer Collisions
• Premises Liability
• Dental Malpractice
• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions
• Georgia, 1991
• District of Columbia, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1991
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1996

Education
• Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
• J.D., 1991
• Honors: Mock Trial
• University of Georgia, Athens, GA B.A. 1988
• Honors: President’s List
• Honors: Dean’s List
Major: Political Science

Honors & Awards
• Savannah News Press, “Top Twenty Under Forty”, 1999
• Eagle Scout
• American Legion Citizenship Medal

Professional Associations & Memberships
• National Head Injury Foundation
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• National College of Advocacy; Advocate ranking
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Savannah Trial Lawyers Association
• Savannah Bar Association
• Demosthenian Society, University of Georgia, President 1986
• President, 2000 Club, Savannah, Georgia 1998-2000
• Savannah Foundation, 1999 – 2004; Board Member
• Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Empire Council volunteer, 1992-present
• American Political Items Collectors, National President, 2003-Present
• Congregation B’Nai Brith Jacob, Board of Directors, 2005-present
• American Historical Association, member
• Winston Churchill center, member

Maria Justus is a trial attorney at Lasky Justus Law in Savannah, Georgia. Prior to joining the firm, Maria worked under the mentorship Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia Donnie Dixon from 2017 to 2022. In that role, Maria assisted with and oversaw a variety of cases with a primary focus in Federal Criminal Defense. She also spent time at The Manely Firm, P.C. handling a variety of family law litigation.

Prior to becoming licensed to practice, Maria clerked in the Superior Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit under Chief Judge Penny Hass Freesemann. During that time, she observed and assisted with the Mental Health and Veterans Specialty Courts. She then went on to intern for Attorney Richard Darden of Darden & Bradley P.C. where she assisted in felony appeals to Supreme Court of Georgia.

 

Through this experience, Maria has developed great compassion for the clients she serves. She is able to apply this client-centered practice to both her criminal and civil clients. Her civil practice is now focused on medical malpractice and personal injury litigation.

 

Maria grew up in Miami, Florida in a Greek American family. She attended college at Florida International University earning her B.S. in Criminal Justice. While in school she was a proud recipient of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, also enjoying active membership of the sorority Alpha Omicron Pi. Following college, Maria attended Savannah Law School where she was a John E. Ryan Merit scholarship recipient.

Maria currently serves as a board member of the Savannah Trial Lawyers Association and the Savannah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, serves as a Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney providing legal counsel to indigent defendants accused of crimes in the Southern District of Georgia, is a board member of the League of Women Voters of Coastal Georgia, and is a committee member under the Federal Law Chair for the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She is also a volunteer for the Safety Valve Project providing pro bono counsel to students facing suspension or expulsion. At Lasky Justus Law Maria heads the facilitation of their philanthropic involvement and has greatly enjoyed growing the firm’s local community impact.

 

Maria was chosen to participate in the 2023-2024 Georgia Trial Lawyers Association LEAD Class. Admission to LEAD is highly competitive with stringent requirements with the program’s purpose to build strong relationships between Georgia’s youngest and most promising trial lawyers from all four corners of our state.  She has also been selected as one of Super Lawyers Georgia Rising Stars for 2024. 

 

When Maria is not advocating for her clients, she enjoys traveling with her two daughters and her husband and trial partner, Danny Justus.

Areas of Practice
• Medical Malpractice
• Automobile & Trucking Wrecks
• Catastrophic Injury & Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Wrongful Death
• Federal Criminal Defense

Bar Admissions
• Georgia, 2019
• Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2020
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 2020
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2019

Education
• Savannah Law School– Savannah, GA – J.D. 2018
• Florida International University – Miami, FL – B.S. 2014
• Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Associations & Memberships
• Georgia Bar Association
• Savannah Bar Association
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Savannah Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• Georgia Assocation of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• League of Women Voters of Coastal Georgia