Focus Areas of Practice

• Trucking Collisions
  Represented one of the largest trucking companies in the world for 12 years. Handled numerous trucking cases, on plaintiff and defense sides.
• Wrongful Death
  Received one of the top 10 wrongful death verdicts in the country in 2018. Have recovered millions of dollars in multiple wrongful death cases.
• Serious Personal Injury
  Handled hundreds of personal injury cases. Recovered millions of dollars for injured folks. Defended one of the largest companies in the world in their personal injury cases for 12 years.

Professional Organizations

• Georgia State Bar, CLE on Truck Accidents – Host (2021, 2023)
• Georgia State Bar, Professional Liability – Board Member (2019-2022)
• DeKalb County Bar Association – Member
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Associate – Member

Professional Honors

• Best Truck Lawyers in Atlanta, Expertise.Com (2022)
• Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2018-2023)
• Top 20 Car Accident Verdicts in United States, Top Verdict.Com (2018)
• Top 30 Lawyers to Watch in 2018, Attorney at Law Magazine (2018)
• Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers (2018)
• Avvo (10/10)
• William King Meadow Award, University of Georgia School of Law (2010)

Community Leadership

• Georgia State University, Lecturer, Legal Studies
• Decatur Heights Neighborhood Association, President

Representative Case/Client

• $25,000,000+ Verdict –Wrongful Death
• $2,000,000 Verdict – Broken Finger and Emotional Distress
• $2,250,000 Resolution – Wrongful Death of Homeless Man
• $2,000,000 Resolution – Nerve Injury
• $1,400,000 Resolution – Class Action
• $750,000 Resolution – Wrongful Death of Incarcerated Person
• $700,000 Resolution – High Speed Chase
• $550,000 Resolution – Wrongful Death of Child in Utero

Education

• Undergraduate, Samford University
• Law School, University of Georgia School of Law

Admitted to Practice

• All Georgia State Courts
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Georgia Supreme Court
• Northern District of Georgia, U.S. District Court
• Middle District of Georgia, U.S. District Court
• Southern District of Georgia, U.S. District Court
• Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals

Community Involvement

• 2019, Speaker, Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers and Professional Liability
• 2018-2019, Board Member, Georgia State Bar Professional Liability Section
• 2018, Speaker, Continuing Legal Education for Lawyers and Professional Liability
• 2015-2017, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgia State University, Robinson College of Business