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Tristan Blain Morrison
Morrison & Hughes Law
Legal Knowledge
5.0/5.0
Legal Analysis
5.0/5.0
Communication Skills
5.0/5.0
Ethics and Professionalism
5.0/5.0
James Daniel Cole
March 13, 2019
Rating:
10
Tristan Morrison and I used to be colleagues together on the defense side. Tristan is a great attorney and passionate about his work. After he transitioned to representing employees, he was able to take his knowledge learned from the defense side and use that to the benefit of his clients. Anyone injured on the job would be lucky to have Tristan representing them. Tristan and his firm also handle personal injury, car accidents, wrongful death, and disability cases and are excellent advocates.
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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
Video Conferencing
- FaceTime
- Dialpad
- Google Meet
- Skype
- Zoom
- BlueJeans
- FreeConferenceCall
- GoToMeeting
- Join.me
- Lifesize
- Microsoft Teams
- RingCentral
- WebEx
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
- - Current
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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
19 Questions Answered
- Q. Can my employer lay me off if I've been hurt on the job and file a claim
- A: Yes, but frankly it's a bad and risky decision by HR to fire someone who gets hurt at work, unless they have a good reason beyond the injury itself. If the Employer terminated you due to your work injuries, then their insurance company would owe you "TTD" benefits - which is temporary total disability benefits under workers' compensation - so long as the treating doctor has you on work restrictions related to the work accident. TTD is a weekly wage replacement check, which is 2/3 of your pre-injury average weekly wage. Some states have "anti-retaliation" laws, which prevent employers from taking action against employees who exercise their workers' compensation rights, but unfortunately Georgia is not one of those states. It should be, in my opinion, but it's not. Georgia companies are, however, subject to various Federal laws which may or may not apply to your employer. The Family Medical Leave Act, for example, provides employees with a serious health condition with several months of job protected, but unpaid leave. Long story short, you have a complicated situation, and you should consult and attorney. I wish you best of luck. Sí, pero, francamente, es una mala y arriesgada decisión de Recursos Humanos despedir a alguien que se lesiona en el trabajo, a menos que tenga una buena razón más allá de la lesión en sí. Si el empleador lo despidió debido a sus lesiones laborales, entonces su compañía de seguros le deberá los beneficios "TTD", que son beneficios por incapacidad total temporal bajo la compensación de los trabajadores, siempre que el médico tratante lo tenga bajo restricciones laborales relacionadas con el accidente laboral. . TTD es un cheque de reemplazo de salario semanal, que es 2/3 de su salario semanal promedio antes de la lesión. Algunos estados tienen leyes "contra las represalias", que impiden que los empleadores tomen medidas contra los empleados que ejercen sus derechos de compensación laboral, pero desafortunadamente Georgia no es uno de esos estados. Debería serlo, en mi opinión, pero no lo es. Sin embargo, las empresas de Georgia están sujetas a varias leyes federales que pueden aplicarse o no a su empleador. La Ley de licencia médica familiar, por ejemplo, proporciona a los empleados con una condición de salud grave varios meses de licencia laboral protegida, pero sin goce de sueldo. Para resumir, tiene una situación complicada y debe consultar a un abogado. Te deseo la mejor de las suertes.
- Q. I was in a single car motor vehicle accident where I hit my head. I was ticketed for failure to report an accident.
- A: That's awful! My bigger concern would be whether your airbag went off. If not, you may have a claim against the airbag/auto company. If you had a bad wreck, and your airbag failed to deploy, causing you injury, you should call a lawyer to discuss that further.
- Q. would it be suspicious if I was notified 40 minutes before time of death on the death certificate
- A: Certainly some of what you are describing could be suspicious, or it could be coincidence. On these limited facts, it's difficult to know for sure. If you have strong reason to believe that someone was negligently killed (not intentionally), consider consulting both a personal injury attorney and the police. I will warn you, however, that insurance does not typically cover intentional crimes (i.e. murder and certain types of homicide). Likewise, most people do not have sufficient assets of their own, such that an attorney would be interested in taking a personal injury lawsuit against an individual. So, you may have serious difficulty finding a personal injury attorney who is interested in investigating an alleged murder. Accidental death is actually much easier to pursue. Hence, the police may be your best bet if you believe foul play is involved. Good luck!
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