Ken Shigley is a seasoned trial attorney in Atlanta, handling wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases statewide in Georgia. A board-certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, he has been rated a "Super Lawyer" in Atlanta Magazine and among the "Legal Elite" in Georgia Trend magazine. He is currently Secretary of the 40,000 member State Bar of Georgia and unopposed for election as Treasurer in 2009.
Over half of Mr. Shigley's law practice involves large truck and bus accidents, holding accountable those companies that cause death or serious injuries when they violate safety standards. He also has experience in, and selectively handles, other significant cases involving motor vehicles, defective products, professional negligence and premises liability. In order to increase capacity for handling more and larger cases, he recently joined forces with old friends at the firm of Chambers, Aholt & Rickard, LLP.
There is no obligation in seeking a free consultation.Over half of Mr. Shigley's law practice involves large truck and bus accidents, holding accountable those companies that cause death or serious injuries when they violate safety standards. He also has experience in, and selectively handles, other significant cases involving motor vehicles, defective products, professional negligence and premises liability. In order to increase capacity for handling more and larger cases, he recently joined forces with old friends at the firm of Chambers, Aholt & Rickard, LLP.
- Truck & bus accidents. Mr. Shigley is a former Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and serves on the national advisory board of the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America. He has a successful track record in trying motor carrier liability cases and frequently speaks at national continuing legal education seminars on various aspects of truck and bus safety, technology, insurance and trial tactics. He represents parties in significant cases involving tractor trailers, big rigs, straight trucks, delivery trucks, dump trucks, concrete trucks, log trucks, tour buses, city buses, school buses, and all other large trucks and buses.
- Catastrophic personal injury. Ken Shigley has handled litigation on both sides of personal injury cases for 27 years, including cases of spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputations, burns, and back and neck injuries.
- Wrongful death. Ken Shigley started out as a prosecutor trying criminal cases of murder, manslaughter and vehicular homicide,. He has litigated on both sides of civil wrongful death cases since the early 1980's. His breadth of experience is useful in working through the obscure trapdoors of Georgia wrongful death law and insurance coverage law.
- Insurance Law. Mr. Shigley is a former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute and the Tort & Insurance Practice Section of the State Bar of Georgia. He has worked on complex insurance coverage issues for 27 years.
- Defective products. Ken Shigley has successfully represented plaintiffs in seven-figure recoveries for catastrophic injuries based upon defects in motor vehicle roofs, seatbelts, seats, brakes, tires, as well as a variety of industrial equipment and consumer products. He handled the only known successful wrongful death products liability claim utilizing the treble damage provisions of the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act by classifying a forklift truck as an "office supply."
Professional Qualifications
- "Super Lawyer" (Atlanta Magazine)
- "Legal Elite" (Georgia Trend Magazine)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Chair, Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute
- National Advisory Board, Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- State Bar of Georgia - Secretary
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Ken Shigley, Chambers Aholt & Rickard, LLP, Atlanta, GA: AV Rated Law Firm, for ethical standards and legal ability, and listed in the
