Jeff Shiver | Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney

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.

About Jeff

Jeff’s practice is limited to serious personal injury cases of all types. For over a decade before co-founding Shiver Hamilton, 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 lawyers in Georgia and named a Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine and the Super Lawyers publication in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (there was no Rising Stars publication in 2008). 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 Atlanta Volunteer Legal Foundation pursuant to a pro bono program and is a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.

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

Honors and Awards

Super Lawyer (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
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 2018

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

Speaking Engagements

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’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