Tristan Blain Morrison

Mr. Morrison leads an award winning team of injury and accident attorneys, serving the greater Atlanta area. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and has been described as one of the best accident attorneys in Georgia. Mr. Morrison's team handles trucking accidents, car, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, wrongful death claims, work accidents / workers' compensation, personal injury, social security disability claims, traumatic brain injuries, and other catastrophic accident lawsuits.

Santa Clara Univ

Undergraduate Degree

Univ of Georgia School of Law

Law Degree

Founding Partner

Morrison & Hughes Law

2014 - Current

Mr. Morrison is one of two founding members of Morrison & Hughes Law. He and Mr. Hughes lead an award winning team of injury and accident attorneys, serving the greater Atlanta area. Mr. Morrison's team handles truck, car, and motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, work accidents, personal injury, social security disability claims, traumatic brain injuries, and other catastrophic accident lawsuits.

Senior Associate

Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele

2011 - 2014

Senior Associate

Joyce Thrasher Kaiser & Liss

2010 - 2011

Associate Attorney

Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson

2007 - 2010

Associate Attorney

Baker Manock & Jensen

2006 - 2007

Ask the Expert

Radio Interview

2016

Defamed by a Doctor?

Morrison & Hughes Blog

2016

GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update Jan. 2010

GMLJ Annual Legal Updates

2010

GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update May 2010

GMLJ Annual Legal Updates

2010

GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update Jan. 2009

GMLJ Annual Legal Updates

2009

Workers' Compensation, Compensation MIJS 15th Annual Adjuster Seminar (Continuing Education Credit Given to Adjusters)

February 16, 2014

Work Accidents, Doctor's Forum 2016

March 15, 2016

Ask the Expert, Radio Interview

August 17, 2016

Workers' Compensation & Auto Accidents, Smyrna Business Exchange

January 1, 2018

Workers' Compensation & Auto Accidents, Smyrna Business Exchange

June 1, 2017

Client Champion

Martindale Hubbell

2020

Rising Star

SuperLawyers

2020

AV Preeminent

Martindale Hubbell

2017

Top Rated By Martindale Hubbell since 2017

Client Champion Platinum

Martindale Hubbell

10/10, Top Contributor, Client's Choice Awards

Avvo

Atlanta Bar Association

Member

2007 - Current

Georgia State Bar

2007 - Current

Georgia Bar Workers' Compensation Division

2007 - Current

Georgia

Since 2007

11th Circuit

Since 2007

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Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Workers' Compensation

Social Security Disability

Q. Is everything barred under workers compensation?

October 26, 2023

A: Based on the facts provided, your workers' compensation lawyer is (probably) correct, but we don't have all the facts, so it's hard to tell. If the driver of your vehicle worked for the same company (or governmental agency) as you, then the exclusive remedy rule would likely bar personal injury claims against your employer and co-worker. Dram shop claims are possible (albeit sometimes hard to prove), because they are not brought against the drunk driver - they are brought against the business that sold or otherwise "furnished" the alcohol. Also, if the co-worker technically worked for a different company or governmental agency, then different rules would apply, and a personal injury suit would be possible (again probably, not always). You run into a lot of issues with workers' compensation exclusivity, ante-litem notices, and sovereign (governmental) immunity which all complicate your situation. You also have to think about whether you yourself had long term disability or AD&D insurance coverage (either which you bought yourself or which your employer paid premiums on for you). If your damages are truly catastrophic, it might also be financially feasible to consider products liability, but that's always a long shot. So you have a complex situation, and a lawyer focused solely on work comp could (possibly) have missed something important. Consider consulting with a personal injury attorney, or a firm like ours that handles both. Good luck! ... Read More

Q. Can an employer require prior authorization before seeking medical treatment for a work injury?

August 19, 2023

A: This is a complicated question, and it depends upon whether the medical care is a true emergency, whether drug testing is involved, and several other things. If you are an injured worker, and you got hurt at work badly enough to need emergency care, then you have a right to that care, regardless of whether the employer or their insurer formally "authorized" that care, and regardless of what the employee handbook says. You should consider consulting a local attorney, particularly if you are hurt badly enough that surgery is involved. Alternatively, if you are an HR manager fishing for free advice on how to craft an employee handbook, consider consulting a defense firm. They have employment manuals and handbooks pre-drafted, or they can modify yours in a way that doesn't create extra liability for you. As they say, an attorney (or HR manager) that represents themselves has a fool for a client. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish by trying to write your employee handbook based off advise you got online :) ... Read More

Q. I haven’t received my workers comp benefits from June 26th-July 11th

August 14, 2023

A: From your question, it sounds like you were getting a workers' compensation wage-replacement check for period of time. This is because you were out of work due to an on-the-job injury. These weekly checks are called TTD benefits, because you are "temporarily totally disabled". It also sounds like the Adjuster then decided to stop sending you those benefits, and the Adjuster is arguing that light duty work was available. However, it is illegal for the insurer to "turn off" your benefits unless they followed all the steps required by O.C.G.A. 34-9-240. This involves sending the doctor a description of the specific light duty work available, and getting the doctor to sign off on it, then filign a WC-240 form, and sending you a service copy. Unless all these things were done, you are still entitled to benefits, and a good work comp attorney can help you get those. ... Read More