Haug Barron Law Group

Haug Barron Law Group: Personal Injury Litigation in Metro Atlanta

Haug Barron Law Group is a personal injury law firm with offices in Sandy Springs and Decatur, Georgia. The firm presents itself as a litigation-focused practice and notes that its willingness to take cases to trial influences insurers' settlement offers. According to its own description, after fifteen years in practice, the firm's attorneys are known for their willingness to litigate, which, it states, results in stronger settlement offers and in other Georgia attorneys referring their toughest cases to them.

Practice Areas

The firm focuses its practice on representing individuals and families in serious injury cases. Among the areas it details are:

• Traffic and motor vehicle accidents, including car and truck accidents.
• Medical and institutional negligence.
• Catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.
• Abuse and exploitation.
• Premises and product liability.
• Complex and legal claims.

The firm states that it represents only plaintiffs—injured individuals and grieving families—and does not represent insurance companies or defendants.

Results and Verdicts

Among the results the firm highlights is a $30 million wrongful death verdict obtained in DeKalb County State Court. The case arose from a 2018 traffic accident: a 45-year-old woman was sent home from the emergency room despite internal injuries and died days later from sepsis. The trial revealed negligent medical care, and the verdict ranks, according to the firm, among the ten largest medical malpractice awards in Georgia history. The firm also mentions a $2,000,000 settlement in a premises liability case and a $1,060,000 verdict for medical malpractice.

Team and Approach

The firm was founded by James R. Haug and is led alongside Managing Partner Colin A. Barron. The legal team is completed by Billy Joyner, Somalia Dixon, Melissa Scheidel, and Grant Schrantz. The firm maintains that the attorneys themselves, not administrative staff, handle all cases, and that they maintain constant communication with clients. It also states that it handles fewer cases simultaneously to devote more attention to each matter and that it prepares every case as if it were going to trial, even though most are resolved before a verdict.

Consultations and Fees

The firm offers a free, confidential initial consultation. It works on a contingency fee basis: the client pays nothing upfront and owes no attorney's fees unless compensation is recovered. The firm states that it explains the fee structure before hiring.

FAQs and Educational Content

The firm's website includes an FAQ section about the types of cases it handles, the duration of proceedings, whether to speak with the insurance company after an accident, whether one has a personal injury case, and how fees work. It also publishes articles on topics such as the comparison between structured settlements and lump-sum payments, the taxation of personal injury compensation in Georgia, and the risks of consulting an artificial intelligence chatbot about a case, which may be subject to discovery.

Presence and Coverage

With its main office in Sandy Springs and a second office in Decatur, the firm serves clients in these locations and throughout Georgia. The website includes client testimonials and a case results section.

Offices and Locations

Sandy Springs Office: 8237 Dunwoody Pl Bldg 18, Sandy Springs, GA 30350

Decatur Office: 508 E Howard Ave, Decatur, GA 30030