STATE BAR OF GEORGIA - ACTIVE MEMBER: Richard Griffin is a member in good standing with the State Bar Association of Georgia since 1994. Richard Griffin has been licensed to practice law in Georgia since 1994.

ATLANTA BAR ASSOCIATION - MEMBER: Richard Griffin is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association since 1994. Richard Griffin is a member of the Sections of the Atlanta Bar Association for personal injury, wrongful death, workers' compensation, and social security disability. Members of this legal organization pledge the following: "As a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, I pledge to conduct myself in a manner that will reflect honor upon the legal procession. I will treat all participants in the legal process with civility. In every aspect of my practice, I will be honest, courteous and fair."

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE - MEMBER: Richard Griffin has been a member of this legal organization since 1994. The American Association For Justice was formerly known as the American Trial Lawyer Association (A.T.L.A.). This legal organization that fights to protect the interests of injured victims on a nationwide level. Their mission statement is the following..."The Mission of the American Association for Justice is to promote a fair and effective justice system - and to support the work of attorneys in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America's courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interests."

GEORGIA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (G.T.L.A.) - CHAMPION MEMBER: Richard Griffin is a Champion Member of this organization. The purpose of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (G.T.L.A.) is to defend the interests of injured victims in their personal injury and wrongful death claims in Georgia. The mission statement for G.T.L.A. is the following.... "Since 1958, GTLA has been an integral part of the line of defense against the assaults hurled at the consumers of this country. Now more than ever your support of GTLA is needed to halt the advance of the enemies of justice. Become a part of this proud heritage."

STRATHMORE'S WHO'S WHO - LIFE TIME MEMBER: Richard Griffin has been named a lifetime member of the Strathmore's Who's Who. This award is limited to individuals who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in their occupation, industry, and profession.

STRATHMORE'S WHO'S WHO - PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR IN PERSONAL INJURY 2007: Richard Griffin was honored with the award of Professional Of The Year 2007. This award is recognition of excellence, dedication, and success in Law / Personal Injury.

GEORGIA RISING STARS SUPER LAWYERS AWARD 2005 AND 2006: Richard Griffin was named a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2005 and 2006 in plaintiff personal injury. This award is granted to attorneys who are voted by other lawyers. Rising Star Super Lawyers are "considered among the best in their profession, Rising Stars represents the top 205% of the best up-and-coming attorneys who are age 40 or younger, or practice 10 years or less in Georgia." "The Georgia Rising Stars for 2005 and 2006 were selected from the results of an extensive nomination and polling process conducted by Law & Politics".

SUPREME COURT OF GEORIGA - ADMITTED: Richard Griffin has been admitted to plead and practice in front of the Supreme Court of Georgia since 1994.

COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA - ADMITTED: Richard Griffin has been admitted to plead and practice in front of the Court of Appeals of Georgia since 1994.

SUPERIOR COURT OF GEORGIA - ADMITTED: Richard Griffin has been admitted to plead and practice in front of the Superior Courts of Georgia since 1994.

FEDERAL COURT - NORTHERN DISTRICT - ADMITTED: Richard Griffin has been admitted to plead and practice in from of the Federal Court - Northern District of Georgia since 1994.

GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Richard Griffin frequents the State Board Of Workers' Compensation for hearings and mediations on a very regular basis.

2.5 MILLION DOLLAR JURY VERDICT – PERSONAL INJURY FRACTURED LEG CASE: Richard Griffin tried a personal injury claim in which a sports car collided with a pickup truck head-on. The injuries sustained involving a coma, fractured leg requiring surgery, punctured lung, internal bleeding, neck injury and back injury in Gainesville, Georgia. The jury awarded our client $2,500,000.00.

1 MILLION DOLLAR PERSONAL INJURY VERDICT – HERNIATED DISC NO SURGERY CASE: Richard Griffin tried a personal injury claim in Dalton, Georgia. This personal injury claim involved a Sub-Zero refrigerator that was improperly installed without an anti-tilt kit. Our client suffered a herniated disc in her neck with nerve root impingement and serious lower back injury. No surgery was required, but extensive injection therapy was provided. The medical expenses totaled $80,000 with a projection of future medical expenses of $40,000. A jury in Dalton, Georgia awarded one million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages.

$575,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY: Richard Griffin and Jeff Beaird negotiated a lump sum settlement of $575,000 worker’s compensation settlement. The injuries involved herniated discs in the lumbar spine (lower back) which required surgery. The result of the surgery was very bad leaving our client unable to work and on social security disability.

$525,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY AND NECK HERNIATION INJURY: Richard Griffin and his co-counsel negotiated a $525,000 recovery for a neck and back herniated disc case which required a back surgery.

$425,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – RSD SYNDROME CASE: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement of this worker’s compensation case of $425,000. The injuries involved in this worker’s compensation claim began with a leg fracture when a painter fell from a ladder. The injuries were later diagnosed as RSD Syndrome.

$235,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – HERNIATED DISC IN NECK WITH SURGERY: Richard Griffin and co-counsel negotiated a settlement of $235,000 on a personal injury claim involving a cervical (neck) herniation which requires surgery.

$150,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – NECK, BACK AND HEAD INJURIES: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement of $150,000 for this claim. These injures involved RX and injections but no surgery.

$110,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – HAND INJURY WITH NERVE DAMAGE: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement of this worker’s compensation claim which involved a hand injury with nerve damage that required surgery.

$100,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – FRACTURED LEG REQUIRING SURGERY: Richard Griffin negotiated a policy limits settlement of $100,000 for a fractured leg requiring surgery.

$100,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – NON-SURGICAL DISC PROTRUSTION AND SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT INJURY: Richard Griffin negotiated a policy limits recovery from the liability carrier for $25,000, and then negotiated a $75,000 policy limits recovery from the under-insured motorist carrier. The total settlement was for all of the available policy limits and totaled $100,000.

$100,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – NON-SURGICAL DISC HERNIATIONS WITH INJECTIONS: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement of this worker’s compensation claim for $100,000. The injuries in this case involved numerous disc herniations that required extensive injection and epidural treatment.

$95,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – NECK, SHOULDER AND STOMACH INJURY: Richard Griffin negotiated a $95,000 settlement for soft tissue injures to the neck and shoulder and a hernia to the stomach.

$95,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – KNEE INJURY REQUIRING SURGERY: Richard Griffin negotiated a $95,000 settlement for a fractured leg requiring surgery.

$95,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – NECK AND BACK DISC INJURIES: Richard Griffin negotiated a $95,000 lump sum settlement of this worker’s compensation case. The injures involved disc herniations with injection therapy.

$80,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – BACK INJURY NON-SURGICAL: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum worker’s compensation settlement for injuries which included herniated discs.

$60,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – KNEE INJURY CASE: Richard Griffin negotiated a $60,000 settlement on a worker’s compensation claim involving a knee injury.

$60,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – NECK AND BACK INJURY CASE: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement of $60,000 for this non-surgical neck and back injury case.

$50,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – HERNIA AND SOFT TISSUE NECK AND BACK: Richard Griffin negotiated a policy limits recovery for $50,000. The injuries involved a hernia and soft tissue injuries.

$50,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – CAR WRECK / FACIAL FRACTUR CASE: Richard Griffin negotiated a settlement for the full policy limits of $50,000 for facial fractures caused from a car wreck.

$50,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – ARM INJURY WITH SURGERY: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement of $50,000 on a arm injury that required a surgery.

$45,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – SHOULDER INJURY: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement for $45,000 for a shoulder injury which occurred on the job.

$45,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – BACK INJURY WITH INJECTIONS: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement of $45,000 for a back injury that required extensive injections.

$43,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – BACK INJURY CASE: Richard Griffin negotiated a $43,000 settlement on a non-surgical aggravation of pre-existing disc degeneration case.

$38,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – LOWER BACK AND TAILBONE INJURY: Richard Griffin was able to negotiate a personal injury settlement for $38,000 for back injuries and tailbone injuries.

$37,500 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – SOFT TISSUE INJURES AND A PUNCTURED LUNG: Richard Griffin negotiated a settlement of $37,500 for this personal injury case. The injuries were soft tissue neck and back and a punctured lung.

$35,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – HEAD INJURY AND SOFT TISSUE NECK AND BACK INJURIES: Richard Griffin negotiated a settlement of $35,000 on this case involving a head injury and soft tissue neck and back injuries.

$30,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – HEAD, NECK, BACK, RIGHT ARM INJURIES: Richard Griffin negotiated a $30,000 settlement of this claim. The injuries were head, neck, back, and right arm.

$29,000 WORKER’S COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT – CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement for $29,000 for a carpel tunnel syndrome injury to one arm.

$28,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – NECK AND BACK INJUIES AND BREAST IMPLANT INJURY: Richard Griffin negotiated a settlement of $28,000 on this case. A corrective breast implant surgery was required.

$25,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – AGGRAVATION OF PRIOR DISC FUSION: Richard Griffin negotiated a policy limits recover for this case. The injuries included soft tissue injuries, as well as, aggravations to a previous lumbar (back) fusion.

$25,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – DISC PROTRUSION LUMBAR SPINE: Richard Griffin negotiated a policy limits recovery of $25,000 for injuries involving injections for a lower back disc protrusion.

$25,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – SOFT TISSUE INJURY WITH INJECTIONS: Richard Griffin negotiated a policy limits case policy limits of $25,000 for soft tissue injures which required injections.

$25,000 PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT – NECK AND BACK INJURY: Richard Griffin negotiated a lump sum settlement on this case. The injuries were neck, back, and headaches.

Richard Griffin has been blessed with a loving wife and four young daughters. Spending time with my family, friends, and Church is top priority to me. I am currently an active deacon in my Church and have been honored to serve on the Finance Counsel, Children's Renovations Committee, and Playground Renovations Committee. I view my law practice as an opportunity to help others who have been injured through the negligence of another.

I understand how important your family is to you and how injuries can prevent you from being able to be the spouse, the parent, the sibling, and the friend that you were before the accident. No amount of money replaces your health, but my firm strives to make sure you are fairly compensated for the negative impact your injuries have caused to you and your family.