FAMILY LAW REPRESENTATION IN NEWNAN

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“In closing argument, I took off my shoes and demonstrated what is common for people to do on dance floors,” Graylin laughs while reaching down and pointing at his foot. “My client had cut his hand on some broken glass. The jury understood me because I was able to speak to them about the facts and relate the law accordingly.”

Sometimes, the defendant is a municipality.

“I once sued the City of Greenville for failing to properly maintain the city streets and make them safe for bicyclists,” says Graylin. “We hired an expert to show that the City had failed to maintain the street for years. The expert called it tree intrusion onto the street.”

In that case, a young boy around the age of 12 or 13 hit a place in the street that was not properly maintained and broke his jaw. In that personal injury case, the jury awarded the boy more than $40 thousand dollars.

“If the insurance company thinks that you won’t try the case, they may never offer to settle or pay,” Grain suggests. “But there is a principle involved, and staying with the case that other attorneys might not even take has marked my career to date.”

The sooner you hire an attorney, the sooner the investigation starts.

The Georgia Statute relating to time for bringing personal injury actions in court is OCGA §9-3-33. It provides that:

Actions for injuries to the person shall be brought within two years after the right of action accrues, except for injuries to the reputation, which shall be brought within one year after the right of action accrues, and except for actions for injuries to the person involving loss of consortium, which shall be brought within four years after the right of action accrues.

This means that a delay in hiring an attorney and pursuing your claim can cost you. In most personal injury matters, failure to file a lawsuit within two (2) years from the date of the injury will mean that the action cannot be brought, period, and you are prohibited from seeking the compensation you deserve.

“Obviously, my clients need to know about the applicable statute of limitations, but one thing I see is that waiting causes the evidence to go stale.” Graylin says. “Memories fade, photos get lost or deleted. Critical parts of my client’s case can disappear. This makes everything more difficult.”

And since getting your side of things properly presented is Graylin’s job, waiting until the last minute to hire him is not the best thing to do.

“An attorney’s business is an art of persuasion,” Graylin says about how to present a client’s position and make them understand. “Telling my client’s story in a way that makes sense while respecting the law is very rewarding to me.”

Let Graylin tell your story. Hire his firm to assist you with your personal injury needs.

The Graylin Ward Law Office handles all manner of personal injury matters, including but not limited to auto accidents, slip & fall cases, worker’s compensation matters, medical injury cases, dog bite incidents, and cases involving motorcycle-related injuries.

Please note that an attorney’s past performance does not guarantee future success. No attorney can assure you of a particular result, but hiring an attorney to advise you of your rights and explore your options is a highly recommended procedure to follow.

• Auto Accidents: Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles
• Workers Compensation
• Slips and Falls
• Dog Bites
• Private Premises
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home
• Wrongful Death
• Boating Accidents
• Pedestrian Accidents

“Sometimes at trial, things come out that you don’t expect,” Graylin says about a criminal jury trial he had involving a fight between two baseball umpires. “In that case, my client swore that he was defending himself. It was hard to believe because, just looking at him, my client was noticeably bigger than the alleged victim.”

And the alleged victim got the worst of it, receiving many injuries in a ball field scuffle.

“People thought my client was crazy to go to trial when he had been one delivering crushing blows,” Graylin points out. “But when the witnesses, some of them minor children, testified, my client’s story made sense.”

And the jury found Graylin’s umpire client NOT GUILTY.

Criminal matters involve carefully turning over the evidence and looking at unreasonable circumstances rationally and from a particular perspective.