Our firm is worlds apart from lawyers who handle hundreds of cases and settle them for pennies on the dollar. Our firm devotes whatever resources are necessary to fully investigate each case and prepare it for trial. Defense attorneys know we are fully prepared to take cases to trial and follow through on appeal, when necessary.

If it is a civil case, we can handle it – no matter what kind of case. We’ve handled them all very successfully – everything from business torts, whistleblower and class action cases to premises liability, car accident , trucking accident, auto & tire defect, nursing home, wrongful death, and environmental contamination cases.

At Butler Wooten & Peak LLP, we do not take cases just so we can talk our clients into accepting whatever crumbs insurance companies and other defendants throw at them. Our opponents in the courtroom know that fact as well, and they know that a case involving Butler Wooten & Peak LLP won’t be settled for pennies on the dollar. Our Atlanta personal injury lawyers are at home in the courtroom in Georgia and fully equipped to take cases to trial to protect your legal rights.

Before you hire a law firm, you should ask what that firm has accomplished in cases like yours in the past. Only then will you know whether the lawyers at the firm are prepared to achieve the best result in your case. At Butler Wooten & Peak LLP, our results set us apart. Our reputation for successfully handling complex cases helps drive our great results. We are dedicated to getting our clients the best possible result, whether by verdict or settlement.

Why Choose Butler Wooten & Peak LLP as Your Firm?

Butler Wooten & Peak LLP is the firm to retain for the best odds of securing maximum compensation to help you cover medical bills, property damage, and other expenses. Our case results speak for themselves. No law firm in Georgia or throughout the Southeast United States can match our incredible 30-year record of success. In the fight for justice and compensation, our lawyers are in your corner. Choose our firm to represent your case for the following reasons:

Years of Experience

Educated lawyers are important, but nothing replaces experience. Real, hands-on experience helping clients, going to trial, and getting verdicts is a must if you want the best possible results. Our attorneys have decades of combined legal experience. One of the founding partners, James E. Butler, Jr. has litigated cases in 30 states, setting records for the largest verdict in several of them. We have the years of practice you need for total confidence in our skills and methods.

A Record of Success

We understand your need to find a firm that can get you the result you want, especially if you’re suffering a lifelong injury with hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. Butler Wooten & Peak LLP goes the extra mile to ensure its clients obtain top results. Our lawyers have secured millions of dollars for injured accident victims. The firm has also won awards, honors, and national recognition for its outstanding success.

“Pay Nothing Until We Win!”

We take pride in this slogan, which shows what our clients truly mean to us. We know hiring a lawyer isn’t in everyone’s budget. We’re changing that. When you retain our firm, you don’t pay a cent unless we win you a financial award. If we do win, we automatically deduct our attorney’s fees out of the settlement or judgment we secure for you, based on a pre-agreed upon commission percentage.

When hiring Butler Wooten & Peak LLP, you’ve done more than invest in an attorney. It shows you’ve done your research, compared a few different attorneys in Atlanta, GA, and concluded we’re the best choice. Retaining our firm can relieve the burden of legal matters from your shoulders after a serious injury. We’ll take care of everything on your behalf, from conversations with insurance claims adjusters to negotiating a better injury settlement.

Get to Know Our Legal Professionals

Retaining Butler Wooten & Peak LLP means signing on for a firm of lawyers, paralegals, and assistants who are dedicated to your case. You’ll speak to a lead attorney right from the start. Our firm’s partner attorneys all have impressive track records and reputations of excellence in the community. Get to know our lawyers to see the leaders you’ll be working with. Here are a few facts about three of our partners:

James (Jim) E. Butler, Jr.

Jim set the record for the largest verdict in Georgia in four different practice areas: medical malpractice, product liability, truck accident, and business tort. Jim was lead counsel on the largest collected judgment in U.S. history: $454 million in a business tort case. Read his bio for more information.

Joel O. Wooten

Joel is a legal professional has experience in a range of practice areas and specialties, including engineering, science, and medicine, in addition to law. He’s handled major cases for companies such as the Georgia Farm Bureau and Coca Cola. He’s earned recognition, including a position on Georgia Super Lawyers and “Most Influential Georgians.” Read his bio for more information.

Brandon L. Peak

Brandon is a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star with a five out of five Martindale-Hubbell rating. He has secured more than $1 billion for his clients in verdicts and settlements since joining the firm. Brandon has been involved in some of the largest trucking, product liability, personal injury, whistleblower, professional negligence, and class action cases in Georgia history. He served as lead counsel in a record-setting $280 million trucking verdict in 2019. He was part of a legal team that recently won a consumer class action against credit insurance companies for $225 million cash settlements. Read his bio for more information.

Tedra L. Cannella

Tedra is a Georgia Super Lawyer who is passionate about standing up for her clients against those responsible for their injuries. She has successfully fought insurance companies, governmental entities, and some of the largest corporations in the word to obtain justice for the people she represents. Tedra has a wide range of experience in the types of cases she has handled, including wrongful death, truck accidents, and other automotive collisions, defective products that cause injuries, and breach of fiduciary duty and trust. She is regularly asked to lecture on complex legal issues and trial strategy. Read her bio for more information.

Robert H. Snyder, Jr.

Rob is a Georgia Super Lawyer with an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating. He has helped secure over $120 million in compensation for his clients since joining the firm. Rob has a diverse background in the law and has handled whistleblower, product liability, auditing and accounting malpractice, business tort, and securities claims. Read his bio for more information.

Our lawyers have set the bar for the number and size of verdicts the courts have awarded our clients and the amount they have collected. We’ve built a consistent string of successes by putting the client first. We fight for our clients as if they were our family members, not stopping until we win.

We Are Prepared to Do What It Takes to Win Full Justice!

Since 1988, our attorneys at the Georgia law firm of Butler Wooten & Peak LLP have been dedicated to helping injured people, grieving families, and other individuals and businesses obtain full justice through our aggressive, sophisticated approach to litigation.

Our results speak for themselves. Our Atlanta attorneys have successfully represented clients in more than 30 states across the country. We have set records and broken our own records, like with our cases with auto defects. If you are looking for lawyers with a reputation for getting results, don’t hesitate to contact us.

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We recently published a new study about the deadliest highways and roads in Georgia with the highest concentrations of vehicle fatality, car accident, and auto accident. You can find the study here.

We have also been featured on the local news regarding this study, including Atlanta’s CBS 46.

Schedule a Free Consultation!

You should not have to settle for less than full justice and compensation for your injuries or financial losses. To discuss your case with one of our attorneys, call our Atlanta office at (404) 321-1700, our Columbus office at (706) 322-1990, or Savannah office at (912) 443-4036 or toll free at (800) 242-2962 or contact us online today!