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STEPHEN D. APOLINSKY
APOLINSK Y & ASSOCIATES,
LLC
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue
Suite 200
Decatur, GA 30030
Tel: 404-377-9191
Fax: 404-377-6996
steve@aa-legal.com
www.aa-legal.com
Steve Apolinsky and members of his firm advocate for
individuals who have suffered wrongful death or serious injuries.
Steve and his associates have extensive trial experience and
have recovered millions for their clients. A commitment to
excellence and attention to detail are hallmarks of the firm.
Steve is AV-rated, is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register
of Preeminent Lawyers, and is among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers
and Legal Elite, Georgia’s Most Effective Lawyers. Steve is on the
Board of Directors for Leadership DeKalb, and he is a member
of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a member of the
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a Champion Member of GTLA,
and a member of the Atlanta Bar Association. Steve created the
My Injury Lawyer App.
ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
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THOMAS J. ASHENDEN
ASHENDEN & ASSOCIATES,
P.C.
6111 Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE
Building D
Atlanta, GA 30328
Tel: 770-394-8909
Fax: 770-913-0651
tom@ashendenlaw.com
www.ashendenlaw.com
Tom Ashenden is the founding partner of Ashenden &
Associates, P.C. For over 30 years, the firm’s mission has
been to maximize recoveries for clients who have suffered the
loss of a loved one or been seriously injured in tractor-trailer,
motor vehicle, and other cases involving personal injuries.
Mr. Ashenden has achieved multiple recoveries in excess of
$1 million. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell which “signifies
the highest level of legal ability and ethics; the pinnacle
of professional excellence.” Other lawyers in Georgia and
elsewhere refer cases to him based on the firm’s track record of
success. Professional organizations Tom is a member of include
AAJ, GTLA, the Atlanta Bar Association, the Lawyers Club of
Atlanta, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
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ROY E. BARNES
BARNES LAW GROUP, LLC
31 Atlanta Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Tel: 770-227-6375
Fax: 770-227-6373
roy@barneslawgroup.com
www.barneslawgroup.com
Having spent 25 years in elected office and more than 40 years
in the practice of law, Governor Barnes brings a wealth of
experience to each and every case. Focusing on personal
injury, consumer fraud, complex business litigation, medical
malpractice, wrongful death, and governmental affairs,
Governor Barnes has spent his entire professional life making it
right for those who have been wronged.
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CONSUMER LAW
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ROY J. BOYD, JR.
KILLIAN & BOYD, P.C.
506 Monk Street
Brunswick, GA 31520
Tel: 912-265-5063
Fax: 912-265-1209
roy@killianandboyd.com
www.killianandboyd.com
Roy J. Boyd, Jr. is an honors graduate of the University of Georgia
School of Law (1985) and served on the Georgia Law Review.
After practicing for large defense firms in Atlanta for the first six
years of his 29 years of practice, he returned to his hometown
of Brunswick, Georgia. He consistently resolves, through
settlements and jury verdicts, claims collectively exceeding
many millions of dollars each year in his personal injury practice.
He is a current Vice President at Large for the GTLA and speaks
at CLE seminars regarding trial practice issues. His practice is
devoted exclusively to personal injury litigation. He enjoys an AV
rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in the Bar Register
of Preeminent Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers’ Top
100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
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MICHAEL R. BRAUN
THE LAW OFFICE OF
MICHAEL R. BRAUN
3225 Shallowford Road
Suite 500
Marietta, GA 30062
Tel: 770-421-6888
Fax: 770-421-6959
mrbraun@jacksonbraun.com
www.jacksonbraun.com
Michael is a certified civil trial attorney through NBTA,
whose practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury and
wrongful death cases and consists exclusively of jury trial
work, focusing on significant matters involving personal injury,
including wrongful death, tractor-trailer, and premises liability
cases. Michael is often associated by other attorneys for the
preparation and trial of litigated matters and is admitted to
practice in the State of Georgia, U.S. District Court, U.S. Court
of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Michael has also
been awarded an AV preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Michael’s recent cases include the trial of a slip-and-fall case,
which resulted in a $5 million settlement and a disputed liability
truck wreck, obtaining a $9.25 million settlement.
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JOHN C. CLARK
CLARK & SMITH LAW FIRM
LLC
3402 Vineville Avenue
Suite A
Macon, GA 31204
Tel: 478-254-5040
Fax: 478-254-5041
chris@clarksmithlaw.com
www.clarksmithlaw.com
John Christopher Clark is dedicated to seeking justice for the
injured and works to hold commercial trucking companies,
nursing homes, insurance companies and other responsible
parties accountable for their negligence. Chris holds an AV
rating from Martindale-Hubbell; received The Best Lawyers in
America designation in 2009-2015; and has been chosen for
inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers each year since 2007. Chris
has served as president of the GTLA, president of Macon Bar,
and president of Middle GTLA. He is a Governor on the State
Bar of Georgia. He is a member of the AAJ, ABOTA, Federal Bar
Association, and State Bar of Georgia. Chris has been an adjunct
professor at Mercer Law School for 15 years.
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ALFRED L. EVANS, III
EVANS LITIGATION & TRIAL
LAW
1447 Peachtree Street Northeast
Suite 540(b)
Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: 404-334-8009
Fax: 678-550-9849
aevans@evansltl.com
www.evansltl.com
Alfred was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a graduate
of The Westminster Schools, Hampden-Sydney College, and
University of Georgia School of Law. Upon his graduation from
law school in 2000, Alfred spent 13 years engaging in insurance
defense, primarily representing tractor-trailer companies and
their drivers in lawsuits brought across the state of Georgia.
Alfred’s extensive experience in insurance defense has given him
intimate knowledge of the insurance industry mindset, thereby
allowing him to maximize recovery for his clients. Alfred’s
areas of practice include tractor-trailer collisions, commercial
vehicle collisions, wrongful death claims, car collisions, collisions
involving drunk or drugged drivers, and premises liability claims.
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JOHN D. HADDEN
TURKHEIMER & HADDEN
44 Broad Street, Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: 404-939-4525
Fax: 404-920-8192
jhadden@haddenfirm.com
www.TrialLawyersAtlanta.com
John Hadden is an experienced personal injury trial lawyer
focusing his practice on serious trucking and premises liability
cases, as well as appeals. He is author of Green’s Georgia Law
of Evidence and Purdom’s Georgia Magistrate Court Handbook
and co-author of Georgia Law of Torts – Trial Preparation and
Practice, all published by Thomson Reuters. John has appeared
in numerous cases before the Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia
Court of Appeals, and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is
a graduate of Emory University and the University of Georgia
School of Law, where he was a member of the Georgia Law
Review. John is chairman of the board of the Georgia Network
to End Sexual Assault and co-chair of the Atlanta Trial Lawyers
Association and is a registered mediator.
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BRUCE A. HAGEN
BRUCE A. HAGEN, P.C.
119 North McDonough Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Tel: 404-522-7553
Fax: 404-522-7744
Bruce@Hagen-Law.com
www.hagen-law.com
Bruce A. Hagen devotes 100 percent of his practice to
representing individuals injured through the negligence of
others. He has never worked for an insurance company and
never will, which is how he has earned his reputation as the
people’s lawyer. Bruce has handled more than 5,000 personal
injury claims and has tried over 200 cases. He has built his
reputation by taking on difficult personal injury claims and
obtaining great verdicts at trial in cases ranging from wrongful
death and serious injury cases to smaller soft tissue injury cases.
Bruce graduated from George Washington University Law
School in 1986. He is a Champion member of the GTLA and a
member of the ATLA.
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