Firm Overview

Hard Work for Good Results in Brain and Spinal Cord Cases

Linley Jones is a dedicated, experienced and hardworking advocate for a select group of clients. By accepting only a select group of cases each year, Linley Jones has become known for aggressively pursuing each case, excelling in achieving superior results at a fast pace that clients appreciate. Linley Jones practices in all state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate court levels. She is licensed in the State of Georgia, but has been specially admitted to practice in several other states, as cases require.

Firm founder Linley Jones has impressive courtroom and advocacy skills, having been repeatedly named to Atlanta Magazine’s prestigious list of “Super Lawyers.” Linley Jones has also been named one of the top 50 female lawyers in Georgia.

Verdicts and Settlements

Cases handled by Linley Jones, P.C. have attracted both national and local media attention and have been covered by numerous news organizations, including CNN, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and local Atlanta television news stations.

Recent verdicts and settlements include the following:

• $3.4 million settlement — largest settlement reported in Gordon County,
  Georgia — for father and child who suffered brain injuries in a car wreck
  leading to death for both.
• $1,500,000 verdict in State Court of Mississippi against Progressive Insurance Company for claims against insurance company for wrongfully trying to put local medical facilities out of business.
• $800,000 settlement for a police officer who suffered a broken ankle and broken wrist in a wreck caused by a drunk driver.
• $400,000 settlement of a legal malpractice case against a lawyer who missed the statute of limitations in a medical malpractice case.
• $325,000 verdict in Carroll County State Court in legal malpractice action involving a lawyer's mishandling of a wrongful death case.
• $300,000 settlement for victim of drunk driving wreck in a “dram shop” case against a lawyer who furnished alcohol to a drunk driver.
• $275,000 verdict in State Court of Fulton County for car wreck victim who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury.
• $232,500 settlement for an elderly client whose neck was re-injured in a pedestrian/car wreck shortly after neck surgery.
• $210,000 settlement for a man who fractured his leg after tripping over debris at a construction site.
• $200,000 settlement of case where merchandise fell down from shelves at a local retail establishment and caused client to suffer post-concussive syndrome.
• $165,000 settlement for car wreck victim who suffered a bulging lumbar disc.
• $112,000 settlement in a disputed liability case in which a pedestrian suffered nose and wrist fractures after being hit by a vehicle on I-285.
• $100,000 verdict in Statesboro, Georgia for a client who suffered a lower back, soft tissue injury when she was riding in a car that was rear-ended.