Nikolai Makarenko

OVER $150 MILLION WON FOR CLIENTS Personal injury lawyer Darl Champion is a a highly esteemed trial attorney with a reputation for working tirelessly for his clients. Darl has helped obtain over $150 million in injury cases for clients throughout Georgia. In recognition of this, the National Trial Lawyers organization has consistently selected Darl as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Georgia and Top 40 Under 40.

Mr. Scroggin has been married for 39 years to Lynn Geiger Scroggin and has three children. His oldest son is a professional blacksmith, his daughter has worked as a charitable event planner & fundraiser (and is now a stay-at-home mother) and his youngest son is an Iraq war veteran. Jeff has practiced as a business, tax and estate planning attorney in Atlanta for 39 years. His practice is devoted to tax planning, estate planning, business representations, business succession and sales of b...

Thomas F. Hollingsworth III grew up in Athens, Georgia. Thomas is a respected personal injury advocate for clients and their families. His practice focuses on product liability cases, but he also handles a variety of mass torts. Thomas works with his clients from their first contact with the firm through the ultimate resolution of their legal claims. Thomas worked with clients in the recovery of more than $500 million and the resolution of clients’ bankruptcies, probate estates , and he...

From his decade of experience in handling catastrophic injury cases, Alan Holcomb knows that major corporations and insurance companies will never pay the injured fair compensation unless forced to do so by the legal system. It is this philosophy that drives Alan to fight aggressively for his clients every day. “Our clients, and what they have been through, are so much more than the amount of medical bills or the diagnosis given to them by a doctor,” Alan says. “You have to ...

JOSHUA W. BRANCH MANAGING PARTNER THE ATHENS PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY Joshua W. Branch focuses on personal injury trial work. He has represented clients in the Athens and Atlanta area for 18 years, focusing on catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths as the result of car accidents , truck accidents , and other serious accidents. Josh’s interest in law began at the early age of 16 when he began working in a law firm as a high school student. Attending depositions and being inundated wit...

Matthew Swanson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Matthew, who practices law in Marietta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Unlike many of my colleagues, becoming an attorney was actually not my intended career path. My parents...

Archie Speights is a co-founder and lead criminal law and attorney of Speights Law in Cherokee County. He is an experienced criminal defense lawyer who handles an assortment of major felony cases, including murder, sex crimes, aggravated assault, and drug crimes in the state of Georgia. Archie Speights graduated first in the December class from The University of Mississippi School of Law in 2000. During his time in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of National Security L...

Tom Grant has focused on complex commercial and business litigation for nearly 30 years. During that time, he has represented and advised clients in Georgia and throughout the country. His practice includes state and federal litigation, arbitration, and appellate practice. Tom handles matters including “business divorces,” corporate and fiduciary litigation, restrictive covenants, real estate litigation, fraud, and contract disputes. Tom also has experience defending medical pract...

Jim handles a wide range of plaintiffs’ personal injury cases . He focuses his practice on product defects, medical negligence, car accidents , and trucking accidents . Jim is actively involved in hernia mesh litigation ; the Atrium C-Qur mesh products (he is State Liaison Counsel in New Hampshire) and mesh products made by C.R. Bard, Inc. (he is co-lead counsel in Rhode Island). With more than 37 years of legal experience, Jim has earned a reputation as a seasoned and successful trial ...

Gary Freed has practiced law for 45 years, primarily representing clients in complex business disputes and providing strategic advice. As a Partner in the Atlanta Office of O’Hagan Meyer, Gary helps companies and individuals in “business divorces,” and in restrictive covenant, commercial, health care, employment and real estate matters. Previously, Gary founded and managed a successful business law firm in Atlanta. Gary guides his clients proactively and creatively. He helps...