Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C.: Athens, Georgia

Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. works from College Avenue in Athens with a second office at Lake Oconee in Greensboro, and it names fifteen lawyers, most of them shareholders. The firm carries personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and defective medical device and drug litigation alongside real estate, business law and tax and estate planning. Its published results reflect that first group: a $23.6 million jury verdict against the nursing home operator PruittHealth heads the list, followed by a $1,135,000 car crash settlement and a confidential settlement in a degloving injury caused by a defective machine. Consultations are free and carry no obligation across every practice area.

Key facts

Phone: (706) 354-4000
Address: 440 College Ave., Ste 320, Athens, GA 30601
Lake Oconee office: 1021 Parkside Cmns, Ste 104, Greensboro, GA 30642
Website: https://www.bbga.com/
Shareholders: Lee S. Atkinson, Alvin L. “Tripp” Bridges III, managing shareholder, George W. “Chip” Brown III, Cale Davis, David A. Dismuke, Christopher S. Fairchild, Andrew J. Hill III, Tommy J. Jeffords, Evan W. Jones, Charles W. “Chase” Ruffin and Josh B. Wages.
Attorneys: Henry G. Garrard III, Thomas F. Hollingsworth III, Alexandra Hughes and Greg O’Connell.
Consultation: The site states, “We offer free, no-obligation consultations for all of our practice areas.”

Practice areas

Personal injury: injury claims generally.
Medical claims: medical malpractice.
Care claims: nursing home abuse.
Product claims: defective medical devices and drugs.
Property and commercial work: real estate and business law.
Estate work: tax and estate planning.

Who it serves

People injured in Athens, from an office on College Avenue.
Families of nursing home residents, whose claim type produced the firm’s largest published verdict.
Clients around Lake Oconee, through the Greensboro office.
People injured by a defective medical device, drug or machine, which the firm names as separate strands.

Verdicts and settlements

These are the case results the firm publishes, in the firm’s own figures and descriptions.

$23.6 million jury verdict: a nursing home case against PruittHealth.
$1,135,000 settlement: a car crash injury.
Confidential settlement: a degloving injury caused by a defective machine.

Outcomes depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and do not indicate what another case will produce.

Notable firm details

Its largest published result is a $23.6 million jury verdict in a nursing home case, named on the site against PruittHealth.
The roster runs to fifteen lawyers, eleven of them shareholders, which is a partnership structure rather than a founder practice.
Defective medical devices and drugs appear as their own practice area, listed beside the individual injury cases.
The firm’s free consultation offer covers every practice area rather than injury work alone.

• The site reports a Best Lawyers listing for 2027, a High Stakes listing for 2023, Super Lawyers recognition, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association membership and an Athens Favorites listing for 2024.

Frequently asked questions about Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C.

Which injury claims does Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. handle?

The site lists personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and defective medical devices and drugs, alongside real estate, business law and tax and estate planning.

Is the first consultation free?

Yes. Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. states, “We offer free, no-obligation consultations for all of our practice areas.” Its fee arrangement for the case itself is a question for the consultation at its Athens office.

Does the firm bring claims against nursing home operators?

Yes. Nursing home abuse is a named practice area, and its largest published result is a $23.6 million jury verdict in a nursing home case, which the site names against PruittHealth.

How many lawyers work at the firm?

Fifteen are named on the site, eleven of them shareholders, with Alvin L. “Tripp” Bridges III listed as managing shareholder.

What is the firm’s biggest verdict?

The $23.6 million PruittHealth jury verdict heads the list Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. publishes, followed by a $1,135,000 car crash settlement and a confidential settlement for a degloving injury caused by a defective machine.