Shean D. Williams

Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Atlanta, GA

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The Cochran Firm Atlanta

The Equitable Building, 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2600, Atlanta, GA 30303

Visit: http://www.cochranfirmatlanta.com

Phone: 888-984-6951

Fax: 404-222-0170

Licensed Since: 1996

Education:Georgia State University College of Law

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff (50%)
Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (30%)
Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff (10%)
Civil Rights (10%)

Q Attorney Profile

A personal injury attorney dedicated to fighting against injustice, Shean D. Williams is an experienced litigator with The Cochran Firm Atlanta. As he represents the people of the state of Georgia in cases of trucking accidents, medical malpractice, auto accidents, premises liability, products liability, civil rights litigation and nursing home litigation, he takes pride in his tenacity and strong work ethic.

In 1993, Mr. Williams graduated from Miami University of Ohio with a Bachelor of Science in finance. He then attended Georgia State University College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1993. Currently, he is admitted to practice in the state of Georgia and the federal, appellate and trial courts of the state. Throughout his time with the firm, he has obtained over $80 million in settlements and jury verdicts for his clients.

Mr. Williams is a member of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, the National Bar Association, the Gate City Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. He has the unique ability to connect with members of the jury and is well-known for presenting complex cases in ways that appear simple to the average juror.

An active member of his community, Mr. Williams works with several organizations to improve the lives of others. These include the StarStruck Foundation, The Winning Circle, Green Pastures Christian Church, Project Destiny, Inc. and New Mercies Christian Church. Since 2012, Mr. Williams has consistently been named in The National Trial Lawyers Association: Top 100. The Gate City Bar Association also gave him the A.T. Walden Outstanding Lawyer Award.

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About Shean Williams

Admitted: 1996, Georgia

Professional Webpage: https://www.cochranfirmatlanta.com/attorneys/shean-williams/

Honors/Awards:

The Award is named for Austin "A.T." Walden (1885-1965), a founder of the Gate City Bar Association, who was admitted to the practice of law in 1912. Walden was a noted civil rights leader and political power broker. He was also the first African American Judge in Georgia, since Reconstruction, A.T. Walden Outstanding Lawyer Award, Gate City Bar Association, 2018
Since 2012, Mr. Williams has consecutively been named one of the top 100 trial lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
Mr. Williams was selected to the Georgia Verdict's Hall of Fame in Medical Malpractice, Hall of Fame in Medical Malpractice, Georgia Verdict's Hall of Fame, 2015
Award honoring excellence of local male lawyers, Most Powerful and Influential Lawyer Award, The Men's Looking Ahead Magazine, 2016

Bar/Professional Activity:

The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (formerly The Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America)
Licensed to practice law in the federal courts and the trial and appellate courts of the state of Georgia
National Black Lawyers - Top 100, 2019
Georgia, 1996
Speaker and Co-Chair of Harris Martin's MDL and Mass Tort Litigation Conference, 2016
Speaker of Harris Martin's MDL and Mass Tort Litigation Conference, 2019
American Association for Justice, 2018
National Trial Lawyers - Top 100, 2019
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
Gate City Bar Association, 2015
National Bar Association, 2015

Pro bono/Community Service:

Let Us Make Man Scholarship Fund, 2019
Project Destiny, Inc.
The Winning Circle
Willie Stargell Kidney Disease Foundation, 2017
Green Pastures Christian Church, 2015
Alma G. Davis Foundation - Dinner for Divas (Honoring Survivors of Domestic Violence), 2018
The Star Struck Foundation
New Mercies Christian Church, 2019
Gate City Bar Association's Justice Robert Benham Law Camp, 2018

Verdicts/Settlements:

$20.5 Million Verdict against Emory University - stemming from a wrongful death where a 23 years old man died, as a result of a botched sleep study, 2016
Received the largest settlement from a Georgia municipality for a police brutality case where the civil rights of an Atlanta senior citizen were violated
$17.5 Million Verdict against Grady Memorial Hospital for a young man who suffered damage during an elective surgery

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