Personal Injury Law Blog

Texting and driving is so unacceptable. I think what the bill, the law, the change in the law has done is really increase our awareness of how important it is not to do that. Do everything you can to just keep that phone away from you because it truly is a horrible...

It’s definitely important for people to realize that insurance companies can sometimes work against you. They have a responsibility to their insured, they don’t have a responsibility to you. Their insured may be the person who hit you and therefore you’re the adverse...

I have been handling traumatic brain injury cases ever since I started doing personal injury work. So I studied it and I understand the science and medicine. When somebody has a cognitive deficit that means they are suffering from short-term memory loss, blurry...

Here at Ashenden & Hollingsworth, P.C., we handle cases against drunk drivers, drivers who were texting when they got into a collision, people who were on drugs when they got into collisions. This conduct is unacceptable and it hurts people. It’s a risk to...

I am passionate about my family, my law practice, and music. I’ve been a musician since I was 12-years-old. I played drums in bands and now I’m a guitarist. I haven’t played the drums in a couple years. Music is something I’m passionate about and have a lot of fun...

I think being trustworthy is a big part of it and having integrity. We have core values in this firm like honesty, diligence earning, winning and we have several others. I think when you live by your core values, people recognize that you have their best interests at...

The victims of tractor trailer, dump truck, and other commercial vehicle cases are typically very seriously injured. A personal injury attorney who does auto accident cases is not the same as a truck lawyer. A truck lawyer has to be familiar with the federal...

I have renewed faith because the system works. Trying cases is sometimes the only way to make the system work the way it is intended too. Just recently I had a case in a county south of Atlanta where a first responder was flying through an intersection and hit my...

The victim of a distracted driving case is feeling like the victim of a drunk driving case. It’s the same insult. It’s the same trauma. Just think of how that person now faces life-threatening injuries, life-altering injuries is feeling knowing they’re that way...

            Personal injury attorney Thomas J. Ashenden has been named one of the top attorneys in Georgia by the prestigious Super Lawyers selection committee. The 2019 selection marks Ashenden’s sixth consecutive year on the list, which...