Jeff Shiver
Partner
Recognized as a “Top 100” Super Lawyer, Jeff Shiver is regarded as one of the state’s best personal injury lawyers. Jeff is repeatedly named one of Georgia’s “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine and was selected by The Daily Report as one of 13 lawyers under 40 “On the Rise.” Jeff has been elected as a “Top 40 under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers and was recently selected as Top 40 under 40 Litigation lawyers in the State of Georgia by The American Society of Legal Advocates.
In 2023, Jeff was lead trial attorney on the largest wrongful death verdict in Georgia obtaining a $140,000,000.00 verdict in DeKalb State Court. The case was defended by several of Atlanta’s largest defense firms. For more about the Hughes case, click here. After the verdict, the case received national attention leading to significant changes at the complex where George Hughes died and increased code enforcement fat this complex as well as others in the Atlanta area.
Jeff’s practice is limited to serious personal injury cases of all types. For over a decade before co-founding Shiver Hamilton Campbell, Jeff trained under some of the nation’s best trial attorneys. From the moment he decided to become a lawyer, Jeff knew he wanted to become a personal injury specialist and carefully tailored his education and professional experience to learn how to effectively represent plaintiffs.
Even before law school, Jeff served as an apprentice to some of the most respected trial lawyers at that time helping prepare cases for trial and learning how to represent plaintiffs in the trenches. Jeff continued to learn his trade during law school, trying cases and prosecuting criminals in Newton and Jackson County.
Jeff has been recognized as one of the top 100 lawyers in Georgia and named a Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine and the Super Lawyers publication sixteen years in a row– from 2007 through 2024. In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Jeff was selected as one of the “Top 100 Super Lawyers” in Georgia. Only 2.5% of the total lawyers in Georgia are selected as a super lawyer.
After law school, Jeff began his career working for one of Atlanta’s premier insurance defense firms, defending doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and auto manufacturers at trial. Jeff learned how to try cases before juries and learned what motivates insurance companies to offer fair compensation.
In 2007 Jeff was recruited by a firm that specializes in representing plaintiffs. During that time he tried or settled dozens of cases that resolved for over a million dollars including cases in Atlanta, middle Georgia and south Georgia.
Jeff’s practice includes automobile accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, product liability and professional malpractice. Jeff has tried numerous cases to verdict and represented clients in the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Federal Courts as an Atlanta personal injury lawyer.
Jeff also volunteers with the Blue Skies Ministries, Hope Heals, is an Elder at Saint Simons Island Presbyterian Church, a former board member of the Golden Isles Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and is a member of Frederica Academy Board of Trustees.
Education
University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
- Juris Doctor (Cum Laude)
University of Georgia
- B.B.A.
- Major: Insurance
Areas of Practice
- Automobile collisions
- Trucking/tractor trailer wrecks
- Bicycle wrecks
- Motorcycle wrecks
- Falling merchandise injuries
- Elevator/escalator injuries
- Mis-filled prescriptions
- Nursing home abuse
- Drowning accidents
- Spinal cord injuries
- Brain injuries
- Premises liability
- Apartment shootings/assaults
- Mall assaults
- Slip and fall injuries
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Honors and Awards
- Georgia Super Lawyer (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Super Lawyers Georgia Rising Stars; 2007, 2009 & 2010, 2011 and 2012. (There was no Rising Stars publication in 2008)
- Georgia’s Legal Elite; 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- “On the Rise” Recipient (one of 13 lawyers under 40 chosen by Fulton County Daily Report (2011)
- Top 40 under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers
- Top 40 under 40 Litigation lawyers in the State of Georgia by The American Society of Legal Advocates.
- Top 100, Super Lawyers 2019-2023
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia Member
- American Bar Association Member
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Member
- Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court Barrister
- Atlanta Bar Association Member
- Co-Chair- GTLA, New Lawyer’s Division, Outreach Committee
- Guest Lecturer, University of Georgia School of Law, Fall 2018
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
Speaking Engagements
- Panel discussion regarding trucking litigation for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association New Lawyers Division. Covered topics ranging from direct action, to venue, to evidence to seek in discovery, May 2021.
- Invited to roundtable discussion to analyze COVID court delays and ways to continue litigation during a pandemic. Gwinnett State Court. June 2020
- Ten Tips for a Successful and Enriching Career in the Law. In-house seminar at Georgia based law firm of 150 employees. June 2020
- Panel Discussion regarding civil claims and how they interface with criminal game prosecutions Georgia Gang Investigators Association, Savannah. July 2020.
- Navigating COVID Litigation Delays: A Trial Lawyer’s Perspective. U.S. Legal symposium. August 2020
- Investigating and Litigating Worksite Construction Death Cases, Personal Injury CLE, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), September 2020
- Damages in Personal Injury Cases: The Plaintiff’s Perspective, General Practice and Trial Institute, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), March 2019
- Opening Statements, Tips and Strategies, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury CLE, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), February, 2018
- Mastering Opening Statements, “Show Me CLE” Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Workshop; Savannah, Georgia; January 2018
- Various Ways to Ask for Money Damages, Trial Advocacy Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), November 2017
- Efficient Trial Preparation Strategies, Auto Torts Seminar, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA); Destin, Florida, July 2017
- Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses, General Practice and Trial Institute, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), March 2017
- Georgia’s Direct Action Statute: Two Bites at the Apple?, Truck Wreck Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), March 2017
- Maximizing Damages, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Workshop, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), February 2017
- Damages in Chronic Pain Cases, Holiday Seminar, Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, December 2016
- Techniques for Getting Value out of Automobile Crash Cases, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Practice, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE),September 2016
- Premise Liability Cases from Plaintiff’s Perspective, Large Atlanta Defense Law Firm Annual Legal In-house CLE, May 2016
- Handling Big Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), March 2016
- Trial Strategies from Shiver Hamilton Campbell’s Recent $29,250,000 and $3,700,000 verdicts, Essential Torts Workshop, Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, February 2016
- Maximizing Damages for Catastrophic Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Victims, ICLEGA, January 2016
- The Golden Age of Torts, Superstar Plaintiff’s Lawyers Best verdicts of 2015 ($29,250,000 verdict), ICLEGA January 2016
- Dominating Expert Witnesses, Carlson on Evidence, ICLEGA, December 2015
- Judges and Lawyers Panelist, Carlson on Evidence, ICLEGA, January 2015
- Practice Pointers: Leading with Results & Involvement, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) LEAD, November 2014
- Demand Letters and Demand Packages: Nothing Gets Settled Without Them, ICLEGA, September 2014
- Presenting Evidence at Trial: Effective Deposition/Cross Examination Strategies, Atlanta Bar Association CLE, January 2014
- Effective use of Georgia’s Offer of Settlement Statute (O.C.G.A. 9-11-68); November, 2013
- Litigation Tips and Techniques; Gate City Bar Association Litigation Committee Seminar; October 2013; Atlanta, Georgia
- Premise Liability: How to Prove your Case with Defendant’s Documents; GLTA Annual Seminar; March 2013; Atlanta, Georgia
- Investigating Car Wrecks and other Litigation Tactics; ICLEGA; October 2012; Atlanta, Georgia
- Presenting Damages to a Jury; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Annual Seminar; Atlanta, Georgia; April 2012
- Superstar Personal Injury Lawyer; Best Verdicts 2011, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE); March 2012
- Presenting Damages in Rural Venues; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Fall Workshop; Savannah, Georgia; October 2011
- Premises Liability; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Annual Seminar; Atlanta, Georgia; May 2011
- Discovery and Trial Tactics in Personal Injury Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), March 2011
- Discovery and Trial Tactics in Cases Against Trucking Companies, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), March 2011
- Opening Statements for Plaintiff’s Lawyers, Atlanta Bar Association CLE, January 2011
- Trial Techniques; Moderator of panel discussion; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Fall Workshop; Savannah, Georgia; October 2009
- Effective Trial Techniques; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) Annual Seminar; Atlanta, Georgia; April 2009
- Demonstrative Evidence, Trial Advocacy Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE), December 2007
