Rod Edmond, M.D., J.D.- How A Doctor’s Commitment to Law Redefined His Career

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Managing Partner, Edmond, Jones, Lindsay

Rod
Edmond knew that he had to change course. Not that he was off course,
mind you, but the graduate of Duke University School of Medicine had
made a pivotal decision. The Atlanta native decided to pursue a law
degree. “I practiced medicine for 12 years and I wanted to get a law
degree to distinguish myself from other doctors,” he explains.

The goal was practical initially, but, soon, Dr. Edmond’s motivation
was for a much deeper cause. “I saw a situation where there was a
victim of negligence and I saw how the whole system circled the wagons
and how the deck was stacked against the victim. When there’s been a
mistake and it results in the death and destruction of a human being –
why should the only people shouldering that burden be the victim and
their families? The parties accountable for that negligence should be
held accountable. The people who are injured or damaged should be made
as whole as possible.”

After graduating from the Morehouse School of Law, he built a solid law
firm by not losing sight of his ethics and principles. “I would say the
most important factors to look for in a personal injury attorney are
honesty and integrity,” says Dr. Edmond. “The law profession is a
business and [sometimes] lawyers may tell clients things to help
business; but what we always do at my law firm is be totally
transparent with the client. . Integrity is the most important factor –
in anything in life.” –todd williams