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Trial Lawyers Dedicated to Achieving Excellent Results In Every Case

Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer has a simple formula for success: hire and keep the best lawyers and staff, work hard, maintain the strictest integrity and reputation with courts and other lawyers, and be creative and imaginative in helping clients win.

As a result, this firm has a national reputation not exceeded by any other firm. We have handled cases in 27 states. We have worked for clients and with other lawyers all across America.

A Successful Approach to Handling Cases


"Attention to detail" and "a sense of urgency" best describes our approach to helping clients win. We believe in preparing every case for jury trial. That is the only way to make sure the settlement value of a case is maximized, should the client choose to settle. We believe in a true team approach, where a team of lawyers, paralegals, investigators and staff come together to work on your case for you.

Since our founding in 1988, we have been dedicated to representing plaintiffs in all types of civil litigation. From our offices in Georgia, we have developed a national litigation and trial practice. We are known for our significant successes in a wide variety of cases, including:

A Reputation Based on Results


Our results are not exceeded by any firm in America. Just in terms of jury verdicts: four over $100 million; another seven over $10 million; another 28 over $1 million; and another 56 over $100,000, plus far more settlements than that. Significant verdicts include:

  • Six Flags v. Time Warner et al - $454,000,000 - Breach of Fiduciary Duty / Fraud
  • Hardy v. GM - $150,000,000 - Defective Automobile
  • Moseley v. GM - $105,241,000 - Defective Automobile
  • Rodriguez v. Suzuki - $90,000,000 - Defective Automobile
  • Bibbs v. Toyota - $44,466,000 - Defective Automobile
  • Hilliard v. Ocilla Industries et al - $30,256,000 - Truck Accident
  • Clay v. National Healthcare, et al - $25,250,000 - Medical Malpractice

More Verdicts and Settlements »

If you have suffered a serious injury or lost a family member in an accident, please call us toll free at 1.800.242.2962 or fill out our intake form on our Contact Us page for a free consultation and to discuss the benefits of retaining a nationally prominent personal injury attorney to protect your legal interest and fight for the compensation you deserve.
Success Stories

$17,716,401 Verdict / Auto Product Liability / Ford Explorer Rear Restraint System / Lap Only Seat Belt

12/18/2009 Wheeler v. Ford Motor Company, et al., State Court, Clayton County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs Lynn and Douglas Wheeler won their design defect and failure to warn claims against Ford Motor Company relating to the 2002 Ford Explorer. On Christmas morning 2005, 58 year old Lynn Wheeler was on her way to church with her family. Lynn Wheeler was seated in the rear center seat of her son’s 2002 Ford Explorer, wearing the lap-only seat belt Ford installed for that seating position. Two of Lynn Wheeler’s grandchildren were in child seats on either side of her. As they entered a curve on Noah’s Ark Road, a 2-door Eagle Talon coupe driven by John C. Stanley crossed the centerline and struck the Explorer head-on.

$5,470,000 Verdict/Wrongful Death

10/23/09 Pitts v. A&G Trucking. Inc., et al., State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs, four minor children, recovered for the death of their father, who was killed by a dump truck driver while the decedent was working as a "spotter" or "flag man" on the runway expansion at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to eye-witnesses, the driver of the dump truck was talking on her cell phone or CB radio and was given a stop signal by the deceased.

$45,000,000 Settlement | Credit Insurance/Consumer Rights Class Action

10/31/07 Toole v. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia

Plaintiff Toole represented a class of people who prepaid J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company premiums for credit life and disability insurance policies when they purchased vehicles. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company contractually promised to refund any unearned premium if class members paid off the insured loans before the five-year term had expired, but failed to do so when they paid off the insured loans early.

$105,500,000 Verdict | Defective Automobile

11/23/04 Flax v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Louis A. Stockell, Jr., Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee

More Verdicts

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With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, the attorneys at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP represent the seriously injured throughout Georgia, including the cities of Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Smyrna, Roswell, Gainesville, Peachtree City, Forest Park, Riverdale, Lagrange, Macon, and Savannah. Our lawyers have handled accident and defective product claims nationwide, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.