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Tristan Blain Morrison
Morrison & Hughes Law
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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.
Education
- Santa Clara Univ
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Univ of Georgia School of Law
- Law Degree
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Professional Experience
- Founding Partner
- Morrison & Hughes Law
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- 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
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- Senior Associate
- Joyce Thrasher Kaiser & Liss
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- Associate Attorney
- Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson
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- Associate Attorney
- Baker Manock & Jensen
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Ask the Expert
- Radio Interview
- Defamed by a Doctor?
- Morrison & Hughes Blog
- GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update Jan. 2010
- GMLJ Annual Legal Updates
- GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update May 2010
- GMLJ Annual Legal Updates
- GMLJ Workers' Compensation Legal Update Jan. 2009
- GMLJ Annual Legal Updates
Speaking Engagements
- Workers' Compensation, Compensation MIJS 15th Annual Adjuster Seminar (Continuing Education Credit Given to Adjusters)
- Work Accidents, Doctor's Forum 2016
- Ask the Expert, Radio Interview
- Workers' Compensation & Auto Accidents, Smyrna Business Exchange
- Workers' Compensation & Auto Accidents, Smyrna Business Exchange
Certifications
- Client Champion
- Martindale Hubbell
- Rising Star
- SuperLawyers
Awards
- AV Preeminent
- Martindale Hubbell
- Top Rated By Martindale Hubbell since 2017
- Client Champion Platinum
- Martindale Hubbell
- 10/10, Top Contributor, Client's Choice Awards
- Avvo
Professional Associations
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Member
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- Georgia State Bar
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- Georgia Bar Workers' Compensation Division
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Georgia
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- 11th Circuit
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Fees
- Free Consultation
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
- Social Security Disability
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
- Q. Is everything barred under workers compensation?
- 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 ... Read More
- Q. Can an employer require prior authorization before seeking medical treatment for a work injury?
- 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 ... Read More
- Q. I haven’t received my workers comp benefits from June 26th-July 11th
- 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 ... Read More
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