Alyssa Baskam

Alyssa became a lawyer to help people, and it has been her great privilege to do just that. Whether in front of a jury, in oral argument, in motions practice, or at the appellate level, Alyssa fights fiercely for her clients. During her career, Alyssa has represented individuals and families in product liability suits, medical malpractice suits, nursing home malpractice suits, trucking suits, and other complex cases stemming from individual or corporate negligence. She has also represented victims of rape and sexual assault. Of her accomplishments, Alyssa is most proud of the rapport she builds with clients and co-counsel as she develops the evidence to tell their stories to juries. 

Alyssa has secured hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of individuals and families of individuals who have been catastrophically injured or killed as the result of others’ negligence. She is known for her canny and creative strategic mind, and has performed every vital role on a trial team. She is routinely brought into cases at all stages of litigation, including to brief complex dispositive issues for trial or appeal, help try cases, and handle appeals. Alyssa has been responsible for winning vital orders and developing key evidence posturing cases for trial, settlement, and otherwise protecting her clients’ recoveries against appeal. She helped secure more than $200 million in settlements in 2023 alone, including three 8-figure settlements and fourteen 7-figure settlements. One of her most recent cases resulted in a record-setting $162 million settlement for the tragic deaths of several women in a single-vehicle rollover. Other notable recent settlements include a record-setting $45 million settlement for a defective lift kit that paralyzed a young child, a $10 million truck wreck settlement involving broker liability claims, an $11 million product liability settlement stemming from the death of a young child, two $ 5 million truck wreck brain injury settlements three months apart, and a $19.5 million product liability settlement involving a vehicle fire. Alyssa’s prior co-counsel have credited her with more than doubling their cases' historic settlement values by being part of the team.

Alyssa’s passion for helping others began thanks to her mother, who instilled in her early the importance of community and using one’s strengths for the betterment of all. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Buckley Public Service Scholar, dedicating more than three hundred hours to public service while pursuing her degree. It was while working on a crisis hotline during this time that Alyssa realized she wanted to become a lawyer. Alyssa then attended Emory University School of Law, from which she graduated with honors. After graduation, Alyssa served as an interim clerk for the Honorable Steve Jones in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia before committing to a lifelong practice on behalf of plaintiffs.

Alyssa grew up in Cumming, Georgia, where she attended South Forsyth High School. She now lives in Atlanta, where she enjoys playing tennis, cooking, and painting. She is also an avid hiker, a board member of drawchange, and volunteers for the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Shepherd Center. 

alyssa@crosskincaid.com

 
 

Bar Memberships 

  • Supreme Court of Georgia

  • Court of Appeals of Georgia

  • Northern District of Georgia

  • Middle District of Georgia

  • South Carolina

Professional Associations

  • American Association for Justice (Board of Governors Delegate)

  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Champion Member)

  • GTLA Executive Committee

  • GTLA Champion Member

  • GTLA LEAD Alumni

  • GTLA Amicus Committee and Contributor 

  • Verdict Magazine Contributor 

  • AAJ Board of Governors Revitalization Delegate

Accolades

  • Named by Forbes as one of the top ten best personal injury attorneys in Atlanta in 2023 and 2024. 

  • Named “On the Rise” at the Southeastern Legal Awards in 2024

  • Recognized by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star,” a peer-nominated process recognizing no more than 2.5% of attorneys in Georgia (2019-25)

  • Best Lawyers 2022, 2023 Women in the Law: Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation