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Tristan Blain Morrison
Morrison & Hughes Law
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Biography
Mr. Morrison leads an award winning team of injury and accident attorneys, serving the greater Atlanta area. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and has been described as one of the best accident attorneys in Georgia. Mr. Morrison's team handles trucking accidents, car, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, wrongful death claims, work accidents / workers' compensation, personal injury, social security disability claims, traumatic brain injuries, and other catastrophic accident lawsuits.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
- Social Security Disability
Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Georgia
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- 11th Circuit
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Founding Partner
- Morrison & Hughes Law
- - Current
- Mr. Morrison is one of two founding members of Morrison & Hughes Law. He and Mr. Hughes lead an award winning team of injury and accident attorneys, serving the greater Atlanta area. Mr. Morrison's team handles truck, car, and motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, work accidents, personal injury, social security disability claims, traumatic brain injuries, and other catastrophic accident lawsuits.
- Senior Associate
- Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele
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- Senior Associate
- Joyce Thrasher Kaiser & Liss
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- Associate Attorney
- Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson
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- Associate Attorney
- Baker Manock & Jensen
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Education
- Santa Clara Univ
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Univ of Georgia School of Law
- Law Degree
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Awards
- AV Preeminent
- Martindale Hubbell
- Top Rated By Martindale Hubbell since 2017
- Client Champion Platinum
- Martindale Hubbell
- 10/10, Top Contributor, Client's Choice Awards
- Avvo
Professional Associations
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Member
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- Georgia State Bar
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- Georgia Bar Workers' Compensation Division
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Ask the Expert
- Radio Interview
- Defamed by a Doctor?
- Morrison & Hughes Blog
- GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update Jan. 2010
- GMLJ Annual Legal Updates
- GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update May 2010
- GMLJ Annual Legal Updates
- GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update Jan. 2009
- GMLJ Annual Legal Updates
Speaking Engagements
- Workers' Compensation, Compensation MIJS 15th Annual Adjuster Seminar (Continuing Education Credit Given to Adjusters)
- Work Accidents, Doctor's Forum 2016
- Ask the Expert, Radio Interview
- Workers' Compensation & Auto Accidents, Smyrna Business Exchange
- Workers' Compensation & Auto Accidents, Smyrna Business Exchange
Certifications
- Rising Star
- SuperLawyers
- Client Champion
- Martindale Hubbell
Websites & Blogs
- Blog
- Morrison & Hughes Law Firm
Videos
Car Accidents Happen in a Flash
Car Accidents Happen in a Flash.
You Don't Have to Handle Your Auto Accident Alone
You don't have to handle your auto accident alone!
Suffering from an Auto Accident? Get the Medical Help You Need
Suffering from an Auto Accident? Get the Medical Help You Need
Marietta Auto Accident Attorney
Knowing how to handle both car accidents and work accidents is critical and results in bigger settlements.
How Much is My Case Worth?
How much is my case worth?
Legal Answers
12 Questions Answered
- Q. I was rear ended by a speeding car in a neighborhood, when I stopped looked there were no cars put my vehicle in reverse
- A: Usually when you get hit from behind by a negligent driver ("rear-ended") the police officer will give the other driver a citation (traffic ticket) for violation of OCGA 40-6-49 (which is the "following too closely" law). It's unusual, but not impossible, for you to be found at fault in that situation. If you speak to an attorney and review the police report, you should be able to figure out who is at fault fairly easily, absent weird circumstances. If you have been injured, talk to a lawyer about your rights and the various types of insurance involved. Best of luck.
- Q. What does this line means? O.C.G.A 44-14-470 My injuries was caused by another party.
- A: That is a section of Georgia Law which addresses medical and other liens on your potential settlement or award. Below is the code section. If you were injured in a car wreck, it was someone else's fault, and you want to speak with a lawyer about your potential case, feel free to give my office a call. 44-14-470. Lien on causes of action accruing to injured person for costs of care and treatment of injuries arising out of such causes of action (a) Except where the context otherwise requires in subsection (b) of this Code section, as used in this part, the term: (1) "Hospital" means any hospital or nursing home subject to regulation and licensure by the Department of Community Health. (2) "Hospital care, treatment, or services" means care, treatment, or services furnished by a hospital or nursing home. (3) "Nursing home" means any intermediate care home, skilled nursing home, or intermingled home. (4) "Physician practice" means any medical practice that includes one or more physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state. (5) "Traumatic burn care medical practice" means care, treatment, or services rendered by a medical practice with respect to a patient whose burn care, treatment, or services resulted in charges in excess of $50,000.00, arising out of a single accident or occurrence. (b) Any person, firm, hospital authority, or corporation operating a hospital, nursing home, or physician practice or providing traumatic burn care medical practice in this state shall have a lien for the reasonable charges for hospital, nursing home, physician practice, or traumatic burn care medical practice care and treatment of an injured person, which lien shall be upon any and all causes of action accruing to the person to whom the care was furnished or to the legal representative of such person on account of injuries giving rise to the causes of action and which necessitated the hospital, nursing home, physician practice, or provider of traumatic burn care medical practice care, subject, however, to any attorney's lien. The lien provided for in this subsection is only a lien against such causes of action and shall not be a lien against such injured person, such legal representative, or any other property or assets of such persons and shall not be evidence of such person's failure to pay a debt. This subsection shall not be construed to interfere with the exemption from this part provided by Code Section 44-14-474.
- Q. I was injured in 2018. Tore my gastrocnemius and soleus muscle in my calf, as well as nerve and vein injury.
- A: I'm sorry to hear that you got hurt at work, and even more sorry that it's a permanent injury. From your description, it sounds like you have at least one accepted workers' compensation claim. Work comp claims typically involve three kinds of benefits (think of it as three buckets of money - no more no less) unless someone is "catastrophically" injured. You can't get punitive damages or "pain and suffering" in the no-fault work comp system. Only these three buckets. (1) wage replacement, (2) medical care, and (3) permanent partial disability benefits (or "PPD"). It sounds like the insurer paid out the PPD recently based on the doctor's 20% impairment rating. The authorized doctor should have done an impairment evaluation based on the AMA's 5th Ed. Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. Doctors may disagree about the % of your impairment. So a good lawyer might convince your doctor that your impairment is actually higher. Once that money is paid out, the remaining value of your case is based on the first two buckets of money. So the duration of time that you are likely to remain out of work, and the medical care that you are likely to need in the future, dictate your settlement value. If you have not consulted an attorney yet, you definitely should. A good attorney can maximize your settlement, and without an attorney, there are lots of dirty tricks that a clever adjuster can play in order to minimize your payout.
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