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5 Things You Should Never Say After a Car Accident – And Why They Matter More Than You Think
What you say after a Georgia car accident can sink your claim. Here are 5 phrases you should never say — "I'm sorry," "I'm fine," "it was my…
June 1, 2025 · 3 min readRead article →Tragedy on Peachtree Street: What Atlanta’s Latest Pedestrian Fatality Says About Our Roadways
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta — a tragedy that reflects a deadly pattern on our roads. A look at Atlanta's pedestrian…
May 25, 2025 · 3 min readRead article →Who’s REALLY at Fault in a Car Accident? The Answer Isn’t Always Clear
In Georgia, proving fault after a car accident is harder than it looks. Avoid 5 costly mistakes — not calling police, admitting fault, delaying treatment, failing to gather…
May 2, 2025 · 4 min readRead article →When a Workplace Car Accident Entitles You to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
How work-relatedness is determined, the steps that protect your claim from day one, and what filing involves.
January 28, 2024 · 2 min readRead article →Common Causes of Car Accidents
Distracted driving keeps climbing as a cause of Georgia crashes -- the three kinds of distraction, five practical ways to avoid them, and what determining fault means for…
November 28, 2023 · 2 min readRead article →The Impact of Distracted Driving on Serious Car Accidents
The three types of driver distraction, the CDC and NHTSA numbers, and the four routes to reducing it -- awareness, enforcement, technology, and personal responsibility.
October 30, 2023 · 3 min readRead article →How Does Technology Influence Car Accident Cases?
Cameras, virtual reality and medical imaging -- the three technologies that hold up a car accident claim, and why seeing a doctor early strengthens both your recovery and…
May 18, 2023 · 4 min readRead article →Protection in an Uncertain World: Why You Need Uninsured Motorist Coverage
Georgia's minimums are gone on medical bills alone -- the difference between reduced-by and add-on UM coverage, why the first can be worth nothing, and how to stack…
May 18, 2021 · 3 min readRead article →Tips for Avoiding Road Rage from an Alpharetta Car Accident Lawyer
What counts as aggressive driving, what surveys say about how many drivers do it, and ten habits for staying out of the problem.
May 18, 2021 · 3 min readRead article →What To Do Immediately After Getting into a Wreck
A step-by-step checklist for what to do right after a car accident in Atlanta -- from checking for injuries to exchanging information -- and what a good car…
May 18, 2021 · 2 min readRead article →What Causes Rollover Accidents? Ask an Alpharetta Car Accident Attorney
The three most common causes of rollover accidents -- high speed, impaired driving, and vehicle or tire defects -- and what to do after a rollover crash in…
May 18, 2021 · 2 min readRead article →Don’t Handle Your Accident Alone: Why a Car Accident Attorney in Atlanta Can Help
Representing yourself after an Atlanta crash usually costs more than it saves -- what an attorney does with your options, the insurers, and Georgia's at-fault rules.
April 18, 2021 · 2 min readRead article →