Sumter County Lawyers

Kathy McArthur is a top-rated personal injury attorney, trucking accident attorney, and medical malpractice attorney near me & has obtained multiple successful MULTI-million dollar recoveries for clients. Her firm ONLY handles SERIOUS bodily injury cases, wrongful death claims, medical misdiagnosis in GA and other states. The Firm limits its INJURY cases to: death cases, serious bodily injuries, like scarring, burn injuries, dislocated or broken bones, blindness, loss of hearing, organic brain damage, spinal cord injury or neck fracture. Very substantial awards have also been obtained by her law firm (at trials or being settled just before trial started)...

Persuasive and creative team player with nearly 6 years legal experience, 12 years total work experience, and solid interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills that move others beyond positions to results. Works well unsupervised while maintaining client goals and adhering to rigid deadlines. Quick, resourceful, and enjoys new challenges. My practice areas: as required by the rules of the Georgia State Bar and other state bars, I do not claim "specialization" in any area. However, I have practiced extensively in the following areas: Insurance representation/defense in the areas workers' compensation, litigation and tort cases, longshore cases, and premises/commercial liability matters....

Founding Partner of Walker Hulbert Gray & Moore, LLP, born Macon, Georgia, 1942; admitted to bar, 1965, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi (Magister of Wilson Inn, 1965). Associate Justice, University of Georgia Honor Court, 1963-1965. Judge, Perry Municipal Court, 1966-1972. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1969-1976. Attorney for City of Perry, 1972-1986. State Representative, Georgia General Assembly, 1973-2004. Majority Leader, House of Representatives, 1986-2004. 1984 International Business Fellow. Chairman, State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 1998-2001. Member, Georgia Department of Transportation Board, January 2007 – June 2009, representing Georgia s Eighth Congressional District. ...

Mr. Stephen L. Ivie, P.C. began his private practice of law in Ashburn, Georgia in 1974. In 1978, Mr. Ivie became corporate counsel for All American of Ashburn, Inc., a local mobile home manufacturer in the United States with over $100 million year in sales with 9 plants in 5 states. A large portion of the work for the mobile home manufacturer pertained to warranty claims, contracts and negotiations with account receivable lenders and state and federal government agencies. All-American also developed mobile home and modular subdivisions in which he was a major decision contributor, operations manager, and handled the...

Jay Sadd is a founding partner of Slappey & Sadd LLC in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Sadd has over 30 years of professional legal experience and is dedicated to representing individuals who have been seriously injured and families of those who have lost loved ones due to the negligence or wrongdoing of others. Mr. Sadd has been lead counsel on cases in which his client was awarded or recovered $22,000,000; $18,000,000; $17,000,000, and $10,250,000, along with many other confidential settlements. These high-damage cases are often the result of car accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, unsafe premises and the like.

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Edward M. Wynn is an associate attorney with Slappey & Sadd, LLC. His practice focuses exclusively on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. He has successfully represented hundreds of personal injury victims in cases involving trucking and automobile wrecks, premises liability claims, medical malpractice, and intentional torts. Edward has also successfully handled numerous appeals before both the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. After graduating from the Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in 2007, Edward was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia that same year. During law school, he received the Frank...

Patrick Kunes is a member of the Ga. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), the Ga. Defense of DUI Drivers (DODD) Group, and past president of Tifton Bar Association. He is certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and DUI Detection according to NHTSA standards by ex-law enforcement instructors. Patrick takes DUI clients in Abbeville, Adel, Alamo, Albany, Alma, Americus, Ashburn, Bainbridge, Baxley, Blackshear, Brunswick, Buena Vista, Butler, Byron, Cairo, Camilla, Cecil, Cochran, Cordele, Colquitt, Cusseta, Cuthbert, Dawson, Donalsonville, Dublin, Eastman, Ellaville, Fitzgerald, Folkston, Fort Gaines, Fort Valley, Georgetown, Hahira, Hawkinsville, Hazelhurst, Homerville, Jeffersonville, Jesup, Lakeland, Leesburg, Lenox, Lyons, McRae, Moultrie,...

A Double Dawg from the University of Georgia, high honors in Political Science in 2007, and honors at UGA Law School in 2011. David's practice includes bankruptcy, personal injury, civil litigation and criminal defense. AV-Preeminent (highest lawyer ratings in legal ability and ethical conduct. "Superb" attorney ratings by AVVO, plus was named a 2018 Rising Star by Super Lawyers. David is currently President of the Fayette County Bar Association and is an adjunct professor at Georgia Military College in Fayetteville.

Mr. Coppedge's practice is devoted to business, tax and personal planning, particularly in the areas of entity selection/formation/operation, estate planning and probate, and tax matters and controversies. With his educational background and LL.M. in Taxation, Mr. Coppedge represents a significant number of small businesses, helps clients create new start-up business (LLCs, c-corporations, s-corporations and partnerships) and also represents a number of physician groups. He advises these clients on the best form of entity from a tax, liability, and operational standpoint, entity formation or incorporation, and continued representation on matters such as employment agreements, buy-sell agreements, contracts, leases, retirement plans...

Robert L. Hendrix, III (Rob), is an accomplished trial lawyer based out of Morgan & Morgan’s Atlanta office. In the 16 years that he has dedicated towards fighting workers’ compensation cases, he has recovered over $35 million in benefits for his clients. In addition to Mr. Hendix's trial accomplishments, he is also an experienced appellate advocate. As an active member of the legal community at local, state, and national levels, Mr. Hendrix serves on the Executive Board as President Elect of the Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Lawyers (WCCL) arm of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He has previously held the Chair of...

I am practicing since 2003 as an Advocate/Lawyer in various field in civil and criminal law and also special statute law .

Joe Kunes is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, the Ga. Defense of DUI Drivers (DODD) Group, and a past VP of Ga. Trial Lawyers Association (2000). He has been a guest speaker for the Ga. Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars from 2004-2008. He is also a member of the University of Georgia 1969 SEC champion mens golf team and a former PGA tour golfer. He graduated from "Q" -School in 1977 and retained his PGA Tour Card through 1981.

Joe is accepting DUI clients in Abbeville, Adel, Alamo, Albany, Alma, Americus, Ashburn, Bainbridge, Baxley, Blackshear,...

Brandon L. Peak is a partner at Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP, where he has successfully litigated trucking, personal injury, product liability, and class action cases in courts throughout the nation. In 2019, he was lead counsel in a $280 million wrongful death trucking verdict, the largest verdict in a trucking case in American history. Brandon has personally been involved in cases with verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 billion. He enjoys helping clients get their lives back together and, if necessary, trying cases to juries. After graduating summa cum laude from The Citadel and magna...

Kevin earned Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees while working in state and local government as a Georgia POST certified police officer, probation officer, and training instructor. As an attorney, he continues to maintain his certifications by attending public safety training courses.

Kevin graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia. There, he excelled academically and was ranked among the top ten students in his class. Kevin also worked hard to obtain the practical experience and skills necessary to be an exceptional advocate for his clients. While...

Scott Slappey is a partner in the firm of Slappey & Sadd, LLC, in Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a B.S. from Georgia Southwestern College, 1983, and a Law Degree from the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, 1986. Scott has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since passing the bar examination in 1986. Scott is also a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Lawyer’s Association.

Scott’s main area of practice is in the representation of injured workers in workers’ compensation cases. His experience in the field of workers’ compensation began...

As a trusted attorney and business advisor, I have helped clients with their business transactions, litigation, banking, corporate law, and real estate needs since 2009. Today, I am a Partner with Conger & Smith, Attorneys at Law, where our practice focuses on agriculture, estate planning and probate, real estate, civil litigation, municipal law, business law, bankruptcy, and appellate practice services. I’m also the President of Owen Title Company, a Tallahassee-based title agency that is prepared to handle all of your title and settlement needs in North Florida.

Jordan is a caring and compassionate personal injury attorney serving clients throughout the state of Georgia. Jordan has devoted his entire practice to helping those who are victims of negligence. Jordan represents clients who have been injured in motor vehicle collisions, trucking collisions, medical malpractice, and premises injuries caused by hazards. Our firm's founder, Kathy McArthur, is known as one of the Peach States' best medical malpractice lawyers near me since the early 1980s. Jordan & his legal team partners and associates are experienced wrongful death and medical malpractice attorneys and can handle a wide variety of cases where individuals are...

Arthur began his legal career at the Office of the Public Defender for the Augusta Judicial Circuit. During his time as an APD, Arthur represented hundreds of criminal defendants and tried both misdemeanor and felony cases to jury verdict. After leaving the Office of the Public Defender, Arthur entered private practice and turned his attention to representing the interests of injured workers across the state of Georgia.

Arthur graduated from Augusta State University, after which he went to work in Alaska as a commercial fisherman. Arthur believes that his experience in Alaska was invaluable, not only because it taught him the...

Georgia lawyer Quintesha Reynolds graduated from the University of Georgia, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2016, and from Mercer University School of Law, cum laude, in 2020. While in law school, Ms. Reynolds was a member of the Black Law Students Association and the Phi Delta Phi Honor Society. She also served on three mock court trial teams and was named to the Order of Barristers. Prior to joining the McArthur Law Firm, Ms. Reynolds practiced civil litigation in the field of insurance defense where she defended insurance companies in various personal injury cases. This...

Attorney Tracy Udunka is a Georgia native and has lived in the metro Atlanta area all of her life. She grew up in a Nigerian Household with her mother and father as well as four siblings. Her mother worked two jobs and attended nursing school before becoming a full time nurse for a local hospital in the Atlanta area. Her father worked tirelessly day after day as a mail handler. Having witnessed her mother and father work hard every day in order to make ends meet, she was stunned to see them come home and help her and her siblings...

James Clifton is the founding member of The Clifton Law Firm, LLC and oversees the firm's multi-state practice. During the course of his career, James has focused primarily on real property, bankruptcy, wills, trusts, and estates. Additionally, he possesses vast experience in suits to quiet title, real property and commercial lending transactions, comprehensive contract formation, title insurance claims, will drafting, estate planning, and probate litigation. On the weekends, James enjoys donating his time to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation's Saturday Lawyer Program where he represents indigent clients on a pro bono basis. In addition, he represented Fayette County...

Jessica Edmonds is a Partner at the McArthur Law Firm and the Warner Robins GA lawyer has been with the firm since 2013. Jessica specializes in assisting clients with serious injuries or fatalities from various types of accidents (car, motorcycle, tractor trailer) or medical malpractice. Skilled in medical malpractice litigation, the middle Georgia native has constantly dealt with catastrophic injury cases for her entire career. As a lawyer Warner Robins GA, she followed the footsteps of her grandfather, a Marine Corps JAG officer and lawyer or many years. Jessica grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia. The Houston County native graduated from...

Richard E. Dolder is a partner who joined Slappey & Sadd to expand the firm’s work on insurance coverage and insurance bad faith. Rich represents individuals and businesses who are improperly denied coverage or treated unfairly by their insurance companies. Some of his litigation successes include the following:
-Securing an $8.25 million settlement for a hotel that was improperly denied coverage by its property insurer.
-Negotiating a $1 million settlement for a small business that had to defend itself in court after its liability insurer denied coverage and refused to defend.
-Forcing a life insurer to pay benefits to the rightful beneficiary, after...

Justin D. Studstill is a partner at Studstill Firm, LLP and a dedicated advocate for Georgia's injured and bereaved. A Georgia native, he attended Mercer University’s Walter F. George School, where he earned his Juris Doctor and graduated in the top eight percent of his class. During his studies, Mr. Studstill was exposed to injury law at O’Neal, Brown & Clark—an established Macon firm known for its litigation prowess. After graduating, Mr. Studstill moved with his wife (Haynes Maier Studstill) to Atlanta, where he worked for Balch & Bingham, LLP, a respected defense firm. After two years, however, he decided...

Practicing in the Newnan, Peachtree City and Fayetteville corridor and now in Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Blairsville and Dahlonega. For over 35 years I have represented thousands of clients and recovered well over 40 million dollars in settlements and verdicts. Today I practice exclusively in the areas of Injury Law - Accidents and Property Insurance Claims, Defective Products Law, Family Law, and Estate Law ~ though I have experience in a wider range of problems people encounter that make a visit to a local lawyer a need. Call me if you need a local counsel and advisor...

Top Atlanta immigration attorney, Amna Shirazi grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and studied for her undergraduate degree at American University in Washington, DC. In 2000, she received a Bachelor’s and Juris Doctor from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She also received her LLM with a focus on Democratic Governance from the Emory University School of Law. As a well-known community educator, Ms. Shirazi is a constant and reliable source to Atlanta area newspapers who frequently publish her remarks about current immigrant issues and immigration policy. Ms. Shirazi also teaches seminars, writes op-ed pieces on immigration issues and has appeared in...

I specialize in bankruptcy cases, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 voluntary petitions, for clients experiencing dire financial problems. I assist clients in seeking Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability (SSDI) from the Social Security Administration. I have drafted numerous Last Will and Testaments, Power of Attorneys, and Georgia Advanced Directive for Healthcare. I am a member of the Bankruptcy Lawyers Advisory Committee for the Southern District of Georgia (BLAC). I am the Treasurer for the Bankruptcy Section for the State Bar of Georgia. Active in the community, I serve as a member of the Criminal...

Mar Cobb is the founding member of The Cobb Law Group, a statewide lawfirm focusing on the needs of developers, contractors, subcontractors, and materialmen throughout the States of Georgia. Mark Cobb has been practicing for over 25 years in Georgia Construction Law, and he has represented several Fortune 500 companies, international organizations, as well as small, local businesses. He was graduated from a tier-one law school (Washington and Lee University), and he has become a leader in the field of construction law. He regularly publishes and speaks on topics such as construction contract negotiation, materialmen's liens, Miler...

Attorney Jason G. Smith of Southern Piedmont Law PC has been practicing more than 18 years specializing in family law, including divorce, child custody, child support, and adoption. The firm prides itself on delivering personal attention and cost effective, quality representation. Recently Attorney Smith has been in the national news winning a landmark case that made legal history.

A Matindale.com preeminent rated attorney, Caleb Walker practices as a personal injury and car accident attorney, which also includes the areas of wrongful death, trucking wrecks, and medical malpractice cases. Caleb is a seasoned litigator for trial law and appellate law, having argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Walter F. George School of Law teaching legal writing. As a law student, Caleb was recognized for his work as a volunteer with the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council on a case heard by the Georgia Supreme Court....

Before founding The Canipe Law Firm, PLLC, Jeremy was a partner at a large multi-state law firm where he helped lead their Business and Contract Law team. He also handled a wide range of court cases in North Carolina and South Carolina, particularly in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury and contract disputes. Previously, Jeremy worked for a large business litigation law firm and the legal department of a major national bank. Jeremy learned a great deal from this legal experience and puts those lessons to work for his clients in his areas of legal focus....

I am certainly "different". I do not have a huge volume law practice. I do not, nor do I claim to, handle every type of legal case imaginable. Each year, I agree to represent a limited number of injury accident victims. I am not a "personal injury mill". You will not see me on the back cover of the yellow pages, on T.V. or on billboards. For me, fewer cases mean more time for you and better results overall.

Since 1991, I have represented accident injury clients throughout Georgia. Most of the cases are...

Cale's practice focuses primarily on “general” product liability cases. These are cases where a consumer or a user of a product suffers serious injury or death because of defects in a product’s design or because the product failed from some mechanical or manufacturing problem.

Cale Conley and his firm handle product liability cases in many different situations including:

Automotive products liability cases involving seat belt failures, tire tread failures or negligent vehicle repairs by tire or automotive repair shops

Amputations or Lost Limbs

Brain Injuries or Nervous System Damage

Design Defects or Manufacturing Defects

Pulmonary, Cardiac or Other Organ-System Failures

Serious Burns, Serious Head or Eye...

Skyler A. Taylor is the founder of his own law firm, Skyler A. Taylor, P.C. From his offices in Peachtree City, Georgia, Mr. Taylor provides his legal services to clients in the Atlanta-metro area and the counties of Fayette, Spalding and Coweta. Mr. Taylor divides his practice between criminal defense and the representation of plaintiffs in personal injury cases, and he has acted as lead attorney in a number of civil and criminal cases. His legal skills and knowledge have earned him the distinction of Rising Star by Super Lawyers. Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Science with...

For over 15 years Craig Thrift has represented clients in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, real estate, leasing, corporate, limited liability company, partnership, securities, financing, and general business matters. He serves as a trusted advisor to businesses and their owners in evaluating potential deals and developing strategies for success. Mr. Thrift brings a deep understanding of the legal, tax and business aspects of transactions to complex deals including mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses, private offerings, financings and loan transactions, and structuring and restructuring of corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships. He advises clients regarding loans, non-competition covenants,...

Dr. Kasraie is a founding member of Kasraie & Fodor, LLC. He has well over 30 years of legal and executive business experience in several industries, including banking, finance, energy, real estate, manufacturing, recycling, IT, and pharmaceuticals. He has resolved legal, financial, corporate and political issues in the UAE, U.K., France, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Romania, Turkey, Poland, Republic of Georgia, Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, India, Pakistan, Peoples’ Republic of China, Taiwan, Canada, etc. He holds graduate degrees in law and engineering and post graduate studies in finance and banking. In addition, Dr. Kasraie has been the Financial...

Jennifer Dorminey Herzog is a native of Tifton, Georgia, and returned to her home town to practice law in our Tifton office. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Presbyterian College in 2003 with a double major in English, with an emphasis in creative writing, and Religion/Philosophy. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law. During her time at UGA, Jennifer was a member of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law wherein she received the Notes Editor of the Year Award for 2005-2006.

Jennifer focuses her practice in the area of government liability. Jennifer has...