Danny Vincent represents plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of civil litigation. 

She focuses her practice on class actions, business torts, and contracts, along with a substantial appellate practice where she handles complex personal injury matters, often serving as embedded appellate counsel at the trial level. Her business litigation clients range from individuals and startups to Fortune 500 companies, with experience spanning industries such as retail, healthcare, life sciences, technology, and dealer franchise operations. Danny is also often hired by other lawyers to defend them in malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty cases.

Danny is deeply committed to pro bono work, notably playing a role in challenging Georgia’s restrictive six-week abortion ban as part of the legal team alongside attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She has also worked with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation defending tenants facing eviction and she has handled appointed § 1983 cases.

In addition to her legal practice, she serves as an adjunct law professor at Georgia State University College of Law and Emory University School of Law where she teaches courses in appellate practice and public health law. 

Prior to practicing law, Danny earned a master’s in public health and worked as a health policy analyst and advocate at both the state and local level in Georgia.

Representative Work

Appeals

Won affirmation of a $33 million jury verdict in the Georgia Court of Appeals, successfully defeating defendants’ petition for certiorari.

Successfully represented sexual abuse survivors in the Georgia Supreme Court, securing a unanimous 8–0 ruling that opened a new avenue for lawsuits involving childhood sexual abuse by institutional leaders.

Successfully appealed dismissals in two interconnected wrongful death cases involving complex statute of repose issues, resulting in reversal by the Georgia Court of Appeals and denial of the defendants’ petition for certiorari.

Successfully represented a plaintiff in a medical device product liability case before the Eleventh Circuit on a complex preemption issue, reversing the dismissal and establishing significant precedent for future medical device cases.

Successfully represented a government employee in a race discrimination case before the Eleventh Circuit, resulting in the reversal of the grant of summary judgment.

Prevailed in a complex medical peer review privilege discovery dispute, winning a motion to compel and successfully settling the case before trial.

Defeated statutory liability limitation motion to dismiss in a trucking accident case.

Obtained a major verdict in a highway collision wrongful death case.

Business Litigation

Successfully defended a former commodities company employee in a trade secret case, resulting in a favorable pre-trial settlement.

Successfully represented a medical technology company in a theft of trade secrets and copyright infringement case, resulting in a favorable pre-trial settlement.

Successfully represented an international medical device distributor in obtaining compensation for damage at their facility.

Defended law firms in malpractice actions, securing summary judgment and appellate victories for clients.

Class Actions

Achieved favorable settlement for a national furniture company before class certification in a putative class action defense.

Defending a Fortune 100 company in a putative class action.

Representing a class of residents and business owners in a class action for damages arising out of the September 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia.

Professional Activities

Association of Corporate Counsel Georgia, Women’s Initiative, Committee Member

Federal Bar Association, Member 

Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, Member 

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member 

Health Law Partnership, Advisory Board