Mabry & McClelland, LLP is excited to announce Amy Buzby Knight as the firm’s newest associate. Her practice areas include common carrier liability, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, property damage liability, insurance coverage, and personal injury. Amy graduated from Auburn University in 2014 with a B.A. in Political Science. She obtained her J.D. from Cumberland […]
Mabry & McClelland, LLP is very excited to announce that we recently participated in a public service drive for the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children sponsored by the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA). The Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children provides services for homeless mothers and their children including daycare, showers, laundry, […]
Mabry & McClelland, LLP is proud to announce Jon D. Stewart Jr. as the firm’s newest partner. Mr. Stewart’s practice areas include construction, insurance coverage & business disputes, motor vehicle accidents, and premises liability. He also has extensive experience in the areas of commercial real estate transactions, real estate litigation and probate litigation. Mr. Stewart […]
Mabry & McClelland, LLP is excited to welcome Jessica Hubbartt to our firm. She will be practicing within the areas of insurance defense, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, professional negligence, commercial litigation, real estate, and loan workouts. With several years of insurance defense and civil litigation experience, Jessica has defended individuals, insurance carriers, […]
Social media is everywhere and used by a majority of the population. Recent studies indicate that more users are not only accessing Facebook more frequently, but also that they are using it primarily on their mobile telephones. Part of this drive is due to Facebook features, such as the live video feed, that allows users […]
As part of the Georgia Tort Reform package in 2005, the legislature passed a settlement procedure statute meant to put some teeth into settlement negotiations. Now O.C.G.A. § 9-11-68, (a/k/a Rule 68 – Offer of Settlement), allows either party in a tort case to serve the other party with a written offer to settle, so long […]
Reviewing medical records and billing statements are a routine practice throughout pre-suit and the litigation process. With the rise of third party billing entities, it has become common place to receive a statement that was issued from an entity other than the one that rendered treatment. If the charges seem disproportionate to the treatment rendered […]
James Scarbrough successfully tried a slip and fall case this past week in Newton County. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant was negligent in inspecting and maintaining the premises, ultimately causing her to fall and sustain permanent, debilitating injuries. The case is what is commonly called a “rainy day” slip-and-fall case. Georgia law is well-settled […]
Mabry & McClelland, LLP is excited to welcome Joel Cope, the latest associate attorney to join our team. He will be practicing within the areas of Personal Injury Defense, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Subrogation and Insurance Coverage. With over 21 years of experience in law, Joel has tried jury cases in Georgia courts, hundreds of cases […]
Last year the Georgia Court of Appeals adjudicated or otherwise reviewed 1325 civil appeals. Of those appeals, the court affirmed approximately thirty-eight percent of the trial court’s decisions. The court reversed fourteen percent of the matters presented on appeal. The appellate court heard slightly fewer appeals in 2015 than in 2016, but the five-year trend […]