Super Lawyers - Georgia 2016

HUBERT E. HAMILTON

THE HAMILTON FIRM

PO Box 158

Rossville, GA 30741

Tel: 423-634-0871

Fax: 423-634-0874 heh@thehamiltonfirm.com www.thehamiltonfirm.com Hubert E. Hamilton, also recognized in Mid-South Super Lawyers in Tennessee, focuses on cases involving catastrophic injury or death, including truck wrecks, automobile accidents, road defects, products liability, premises liability, construction site accidents, and industrial accidents, as well as other serious workplace injuries. He has extensive experience handling brain injury cases. Mr. Hamilton is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist, licensed in Georgia and Tennessee. The Hamilton Firm is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee and serves clients throughout the country, with attorneys licensed in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
THOMAS H. HINSON, II

WESTMORELAND, PAT TERSON, MOSELE Y & HINSON, L. L.P.

577 Mulberry Street, Suite 600

PO Box 1797

Macon, GA 31202

Tel: 478-745-1651

Fax: 478-745-3208 tommy@wpmlegal.com www.wpmhlegal.com State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (Member, Trucking Litigation Section); American Board of Trial Advocates;

Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Bootle Inn of Court (Past President); Macon Bar Association (Past President); Board of Directors for Georgia Legal Services. Practice is limited to litigation of personal injury and wrongful death cases in federal and state courts.

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
DAVID R. HUGHES
HALL HIRSH HUGHES, LLC

150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue Suite 450

Decatur, GA 30030 Tel: 404-638-5880 Fax: 404-638-5879 david@h3-law.com www.h3-law.com With more than 20 years of legal experience, David R. Hughes practices in the area of complex civil litigation, focusing on employment, business, real estate, and catastrophic personal injury cases. He has litigated and tried cases throughout Georgia and the Eastern United States. Mr. Hughes has long been recognized for his effective trial skills. He holds an AV preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given, and he is a recipient of the American College of Trial Lawyers’ Medal for Excellence in Advocacy. He is a certified Mentor to new attorneys for the Georgia Bar Association, and he has taught in NITA trial advocacy courses at Emory Law School. In addition to maintaining his law practice, Mr. Hughes is active in civic and community affairs.

BUSINESS LITIGATION EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF JOHN M. HYATT

HYATT & HYATT, P.C.

125 Clairemont Avenue Suite 515

Decatur, GA 30030

Tel: 404-378-3635

Fax: 404-377-8304 jhyatt@mindspring.com www.

Effective representation is the product of zealous advocacy and professional conduct. For over 30 years, John Hyatt has followed this ideal while representing victims of serious personal injury and wrongful death. He has tried dozens of jury trials to successful verdict in state and federal courts and also holds vast experience in workers’ compensation law. He has served as an officer for the GTLA and the Georgia Chapter of ABOTA. He has previously served on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia and is past Chair of the General Practice and Trial Section. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
ROBERT P. KILLIAN

KILLIAN & BOYD, P.C.

506 Monk Street Brunswick, GA 31520

Tel: 912-265-5063

Fax: 912-265-1209 bob@killianandboyd.com www.killianandboyd.com Robert P. Killian practices in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death. He has tried to verdict over 200 civil cases. His undergraduate degree and law degree are both from the University of Georgia. He has practiced law at the same location since beginning his practice in 1976. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, the State Bar of Georgia, the Glynn-Brunswick Bar Association, and National Trial Lawyers and is a vice-president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in the

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
RONNIE MABRA
THE MABRA FIRM, LLC

197 Fourteenth Street Northwest Suite 200

Atlanta, GA 30318 Tel: 404-344-5255 Fax: 404-344-5254 ronnie@mabrafirm.com www.mabrafirm.com Ronnie Mabra is the founder and managing attorney of the law firm that bears his name. The Mabra Firm, LLC focuses its practice on car wrecks, truck collisions, and nearly all cases involving injury or wrongful death. Ronnie received his undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology where he played on the football team and was named in the All-ACC Academic Honor Team. Ronnie earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. Ronnie Mabra takes pride in his work, and his unyielding passion for justice has resulted in significant recoveries for his clients. Ronnie serves as a State Representative in the Georgia House of Representatives and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, State Bar of Florida, AAJ, and GTLA.

ENTERTAINMEN T & SPORTS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF J. MICHAEL MCGARITY

THE MCGARIT Y GROUP

1305 Mall of Georgia Boulevard Suite 100

Buford, GA 30519

Tel: 770-932-8477

Fax: 770-932-8437 mmcgarity@mcgaritylaw.com www.mcgaritylaw.com Mike is a graduate of Georgia Tech and University of Georgia School of Law. He began his practice as an Assistant District Attorney in Gwinnett County and for many years after that handled a wide variety of cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts. His practice now includes plaintiffs’ personal injury, general business litigation, and family law. He has handled a wide variety of complex litigation to a successful resolution, including well over 100 jury trials. He is a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Old War Horse Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, and the GTLA, and served as Past President of the Gwinnett County Bar Association. Mike has been AV-rated since 1987.

FAMILY LAW BUSINESS LI TIGATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
STEPHEN M.

OZCOMERT

ATTORNE Y AT LAW

215 North McDonough Street Decatur, GA 30030

Tel: 404-370-1000

Fax: 404-378-3656 ozcomert@bellsouth.net www.ozcomert.com Stephen Ozcomert is a trial lawyer in sole practice in Decatur. He handles exclusively plaintiffs’ work – primarily serious personal injury. A 1991 Emory Law grad, Steve has served as Vice President, GTLA; with the State Bar in the General Practice and Trial Section; with the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section; and with the AAJ. Steve has handled a number of $1 million or larger cases; has successfully tried more than 60 plaintiffs’ cases to jury; and has run and taught CLE seminars on trial techniques and other matters for the ABA, GTLA, and ICLE of Georgia. Steve has also been honored with an AV rating and with selection to the NTLA and to Georgia’s Legal Elite

2012-2016 in Georgia Trend magazine.

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAINTIFF

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
JAMES A. RICE, JR.
JAMES A. RICE, JR., P.C.

563 Spring Street Atlanta, GA 30308 Tel: 404-255-4448 Fax: 404-842-7710 jim@ricefirm.com www.ricefirm.com James A. Rice, Jr. is an AV-rated trial lawyer and the founding member of James A. Rice, Jr., P.C. The firm prides itself on zealous and ethical prosecution of all cases with a focus on tractor-trailer, motor vehicle accidents, and premises liability. Jim’s reputation is based on accepting difficult liability cases and providing quality and aggressive investigation, with resulting successful verdicts or settlements. Jim is a frequent seminar speaker on topics such as cross examination and motions in limine. In addition to his litigation practice, Jim is often requested by other attorneys to evaluate and mediate cases throughout Georgia.