Ken Shigley is:
- The first Georgia lawyer to earn three national board certification in his practice area (Truck Accident Law, Civil Trial Advocacy & Civil Pretrial Advocacy) from the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Recipient of Traditions of Excellence Award for lifetime achievement
- Past President, State Bar of Georgia
- Author of 11 editions of a book on trial preparation in injury cases
He has been an attorney in cases racking up total recoveries of $22 million in 2019 alone.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Car Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
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Free Consultation
Free consultation in cases of wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury only. - Contingent Fees
- Georgia
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Johnson & Ward LLC / Shigley Law LLC
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- Associate / Partner
- Van Gerpen & Rice / Van Gerpen Shigley & Hoffman
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- Insurance defense litigation practice
- Attorney
- General Practice, Douglasville, GA
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- General civil and criminal small town law practice
- Assistant District Attorney
- District Attorney, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit
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- Emory University School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Furman University
- B.A. | Political Science / History
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- Who's Who in Law
- Atlanta Business Chronicle
- "Super Lawyer"
- Atlanta Magazine
- "Legal Elite"
- Georgia Trend Magazine
- Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys
- Martindale- Hubbell
- AV rating
- Martindale- Hubbell
- American Association for Justice Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway & Premises Liability Section
- Chair
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- Institute for Continuing Judicial Education in Georgia
- Trustee
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- American Bar Association House of Delegates
- Member
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- Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform
- Appointee
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- Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency
- Member
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- Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
- Chair, Board of Trustees
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- Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
- Member
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- NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BAR PRESIDENTS
- Member
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- Trucking Litigation Group
- Board Member
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- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate
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- Christian Legal Society
- Member
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- State Bar of Georgia
- President, 2011-12
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- Activities: President-elect (2010-11); Treasurer (2009-10); Secretary (2008-09); Executive Committee (2007-present); Board of Governors (2000-present); Disciplinary Board Investigative Panel; Disciplinary Rules & Procedures Committee; Indigent Defense Committee; Electronic Court Filing Committee (Former Chair); Member Benefits Committee (Former Chair); Professionalism Committee; Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Former Chair); General Practice & Trial Section (Board Member); Georgia Bar Foundation (Trustee); Lawyers Foundation of Georgia (Trustee).
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- Criminal Justice Reform Council, State of Georgia
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- Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism
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- Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution
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- Georgia Courts Automation Commission
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- Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute
- Chair
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- Georgia Insurance Law Institute
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- "A Lawyer's Calling"
- Georgia Bar Journal
- "Stewardship, Calling and Love,"
- Georgia Bar Journal
- Georgia Law Of Torts: Trial Preparation & Practice
- Thomson Reuters West
- Selecting a Theme for Trial of a Trucking Case
- Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, American Association for Justice
- Insurance in Trucking Litigation
- Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- Diversity Luncheon Welcome Address, 19th Annual State Bar of Georgia Diversity Luncheon
- State Bar of Georgia
- 2011 State Bar President, Incoming Remarks, State Bar of Georgia Meeting
- State Bar of Georgia
- Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, Civil Trial Advocacy & Civil Pretrial Advocacy
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Website
- Kenneth L. Shigley's Website Profile
- Website
- AtlantaInjuryLawyer.com
- Website
- GeorgiaTruckingAccidentAttorney.com
- Blog
- Georgia Truck Accident Attorney Blog
- Supreme Court declines case on FAAAA immunity for trucking companies and brokers
June 28, 2022 - Legislation would adjust trucking insurance requirements unchanged for 40 years
June 10, 2021 - How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect truck crash cases?
March 18, 2020
- Blog
- Atlanta Injury Law Blog
- Nose injuries
May 5, 2023 - Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Injuries
May 3, 2023 - Eye Injuries
May 2, 2023
Ken Shigley, It's Personal
Ken Shigley discusses why he is a personal injury lawyer. It's Personal.
Neck Injuries
Brain Injuries
Shigley Law LLC http://www.atlantainjurylawyer.com/ Ken Shigley is a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, which includes all lawyers licensed to practice in the state. He ranks at the top of...
Car Accidents
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Commercial Truck
Shigley Law LLC http://www.atlantainjurylawyer.com/ Ken Shigley is a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, which includes all lawyers licensed to practice in the state. He ranks at the top of...
President Ken Shigley | Diversity Luncheon Welcome Address
State Bar President Ken Shigley delivered the welcoming address at the 19th Annual State Bar of Georgia Diversity Luncheon on Sept. 29, 2011.
President Ken Shigley: YLD Speech (Part 1 of 2)
State Bar President Ken Shigley speaks at the Young Lawyers Division Committee Chair and Representatives Orientation on July 8, 2011 (part 1 of 2).
President Ken Shigley: YLD Speech (Part 2 of 2)
State Bar President Ken Shigley speaks at the Young Lawyers Division Committee Chair and Representatives Orientation on July 8, 2011 (part 2 of 2).
Kenneth L. Shigley's Incoming Remarks, Part 1 of 2
Ken Shigley was sworn into office on June 4, 2011, as the 49th president of the State Bar of Georgia. These are his remarks to the Board of Governors on his plans for the 2011-12 Bar year. Part 1 of 2 of his full remarks.
Kenneth L. Shigley's Incoming Remarks, Part 2 of 2
Ken Shigley was sworn into office on June 4, 2011, as the 49th president of the State Bar of Georgia. These are his remarks to the Board of Governors on his plans for the 2011-12 Bar year. Part 2 of 2 of his full remarks.
Kenneth L. Shigley's Incoming Remarks, 5-minute version
Ken Shigley was sworn into office on June 4, 2011 as the 49th president of the State Bar of Georgia. This is a 5-minute abbreviated version of his remarks to the Board of Governors on his plans for the 2011-12 Bar year.
- Q. Can a highschool coach record a conversation of a 15 year old player w out their knowledge?
- A: OCGA § 16-11-62 (https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-16/chapter-11/article-3/part-1/16-11-62) provides: It shall be unlawful for: (1) Any person in a clandestine manner intentionally to overhear, transmit, or record or attempt to overhear, transmit, or record the private conversation of another which shall originate in any private place; (2) Any person, through the use of any device, without the consent of all persons observed, to observe, photograph, or record the activities of another which occur in any private place and out of public view; provided, however, that it shall not be unlawful: However, OCGA § 16-11-66 provides, "(a) Nothing in Code Section 16-11-62 shall prohibit a person from intercepting a wire, oral, or electronic communication where such person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception." Therefore, in Georgia I may secretly record my conversation with you, though not the conversation between two other people who do not consent. However, there are protections of minors with regard to telephone and other electronic communications. OCGA § 16-11-66 says: (b) After obtaining the consent required by this subsection, the telephonic conversations or electronic communications to which a child under the age of 18 years is a party may be recorded and divulged, and such recording and dissemination may be done by a private citizen, law enforcement agency, or prosecutor's office. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require that the recording device be activated by the child. Consent for the recording or divulging of the conversations of a child under the age of 18 years conducted by telephone or electronic communication shall be given only by order of a judge of a superior court upon written application, as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, or by a parent or guardian of said child as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section. Said recording shall not be used in any prosecution of the child in any delinquency or criminal proceeding. An application to a judge of the superior court made pursuant to this Code section need not comply with the procedures set out in Code Section 16-11-64. https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-16/chapter-11/article-3/part-1/16-11-66/ Since this conversation was recorded in person by a person who consented to being recorded, and did not involve a telephonic or other electronic communication, the law appears unclear. The school system's lawyers could argue that the recording was permitted under OCGA § 16-11-66(a). Beyond that, what are the damages? That she cried? As a parent, I had a situation in which my daughter probably had a good lawsuit against an airline that had her arrested and thrown off a plane because, as a deaf passenger, she did not hear and comply with a flight attendant's directions. The analysis was not only legal. I did not want her to get distracted by litigation and celebrity within the deaf community, and neglect her studies. We worked it out quickly and quietly with the airline and got the arrest record promptly expunged. She was on the next plane back to college and did not miss a class. Parental decisions involve a lot more considerations than potential liability of a coach.
- Q. I was denied a job for taking CBD for my lupus. It was not labeled as having any THC. It did, and I failed my drug test.
- A: There are not enough facts here. Re: the seller or manufacturer, determine whether they included warnings about the product potentially causing one to fail a drug test designed to detect marijuana, etc. If so, it's probably on you. Re: the employer, this is a developing area of law but generally even in states where recreational cannabis is legal, employers may bar its use by employees and administer and act upon drug tests accordingly. I have not seen a case on this in Georgia.
- Q. Statute of limitations on getting hit by drunk driver.
- A: In general, in a personal injury suit in New York, the statute of limitation is three years. N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5)
