Spiva Law Group, P.C.: Savannah, Georgia

Spiva Law Group, P.C. has worked catastrophic injury cases out of Savannah since 1984, and its published record leans toward catastrophic harm: a traumatic brain injury to a baby, two amputations, a forklift crushing, a fall from a front end loader. Five lawyers appear on the site, among them Howard Spiva and Gene Spiva. The practice covers car, truck and motorcycle collisions, brain and closed head injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic and amputation injuries, child injuries, industrial site accidents, maritime accidents, workers’ compensation and wrongful death. The site names maritime accidents as a practice area rather than folding them into general injury. It answers at any hour and states more than $500 million recovered for clients.

Key facts

Phone: (912) 920-2000
Address: 1137 Mohawk Street, Savannah, GA 31419
Guyton office: 104 Central Blvd, Guyton, GA 31312, on (912) 642-3190
Website: https://spivalaw.com/
Year founded: 1984
Attorneys: Howard Spiva, Cecil Clay Davis, Mary Hashemi, Gene Spiva and Jennifer McKibban.
Availability: The site lists 24 hour availability and offers to schedule a free consultation at any hour.

Practice areas

Vehicle collisions: car wrecks, truck accidents and motorcycle wrecks.
Catastrophic injuries: brain injuries, closed head injuries and spinal cord injuries.
Orthopedic and amputation claims: orthopedic injuries and amputation injuries.
Workplace and industrial claims: industrial site injuries and workers’ compensation.
Maritime claims: maritime accidents.
Child injuries: claims brought for injured children.
Wrongful death: claims brought after a fatal injury.

Who it serves

People injured in Savannah, from an office on Mohawk Street.
Clients reached through the Guyton office, which keeps its own number.
Workers hurt on industrial sites and around heavy equipment, which recurs through the firm’s published results.
People injured on or around the water, which the firm names as maritime work.

Verdicts and settlements

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

$55 million: brain injury, for the family of a baby who was shaken and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
$12 million: fallen tree limb, loss of a leg.
$9.64 million: forklift injury, for a client seriously injured by a reckless forklift operator.
$6.5 million: digestive injury.
$6.5 million: DUI, for the seriously injured victim of a drunk driver.
$5.1 million: car wrecks, fractures.
$5 million: motorcycle wreck, loss of a leg.
$4 million: construction injury, an injury on a front end loader.
$3.2 million: products liability, injury from a defective jack.
$3 million: against a speeding driver on a cell phone.

The site also states more than $500 million secured for clients. Outcomes depend on the facts and circumstances of each case and do not indicate what another case will produce.

Notable firm details

The firm has practiced since 1984 and works from two offices, Savannah and Guyton, each with its own number.
Its published results are weighted toward catastrophic harm, including two amputations, a traumatic brain injury to an infant and a forklift crushing.
It names maritime accidents as a practice area, which is separate work from road collisions.
Two of its named lawyers, Howard Spiva and Gene Spiva, share the firm’s name.

• The site reports Martindale-Hubbell and AVVO ratings, and membership of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Bar Association and the American Association for Justice.

Frequently asked questions about Spiva Law Group, P.C.

Which injury claims does Spiva Law Group, P.C. handle?

The site lists car wrecks, truck accidents, motorcycle wrecks, brain injuries, closed head injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, amputation injuries, child injuries, industrial site injuries, maritime accidents, workers’ compensation and wrongful death.

How is the fee worked out?

Its site says, “Most Georgia personal injury lawyers operate on a contingency fee basis, including our team here at Spiva Law Group. That means we collect only an agreed-upon percentage of the settlement you receive from the insurance company or the jury award.” The percentage itself is a question for the consultation.

Is a maritime injury treated separately from a road crash?

Yes. Maritime accidents appear on the Savannah practice’s list as work separate from road collisions.

Can the firm be reached outside office hours?

Yes. Spiva Law Group, P.C. lists 24 hour availability and offers to schedule a free consultation at any hour.

What are the firm’s largest recoveries?

A $55 million brain injury result for the family of a shaken baby heads the published list, followed by $12 million for a fallen tree limb that cost a client a leg and $9.64 million for a forklift injury. Spiva Law Group, P.C. states more than $500 million secured for clients in total.