A graduate of the University of Georgia (BA and JD), Gail Pursel practices workers’ compensation defense at Swift Currie in Atlanta, Georgia. She has an AV Preeminent Rating and is a Fellow in the Lawyers’ Foundation of Georgia, which recognizes attorneys whose careers demonstrate outstanding legal abilities and public service. She has volunteered for over… read more

Mark J. Goodman defends self-insured employers, insurance companies and governmental entities in Georgia workers’ compensation claims. With forty years of experience, he has handled hundreds of mediations and hearings. A recognized speaker and Best Lawyers in America honoree, Mark serves on the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Chairman’s Advisory Committee. In 2024, he received… read more

Jason Perkins received his JD from the University of Georgia. He is a partner at Perkins Studdard LLC with offices in Carrollton and LaGrange, Georgia. He focuses his practice on representing injured workers in workers’ compensation claims. He is a past President of the Workers’ Compensation Claimants Lawyers Section of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association… read more

Ben Gerber is a founder and currently the managing partner of the law firm Gerber & Holder. His practice is dedicated to representing individuals who have been injured while working. He is a frequent speaker on a variety of subjects related to workers’ compensation, is an active board member of WILG co-chairing conferences throughout the… read more

Mr. Leonard is the managing partner of the Atlanta, GA office of Cipriani & Werner, and defends workers’ compensation matters in Georgia. He is a member of the Georgia State Bar and admitted before all state courts in Georgia. Mr. Leonard is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been included in Georgia “Best Lawyers” and… read more

Mr. Eddings is past Section Chairman of the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Section, past recipient of “Plaintiff ’s Attorney of the Year” award, appointed by former Governors Harris and Miller serving on worker’s compensation study committees, member of the State Board’s “Advisory Council” Rules Committee, a founding member of the “Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Association.” Mr. Eddings… read more

Robert Bourne, a University of Georgia graduate,  earned his law degree at Georgia State University. While in law school, he worked for Governor Joe Frank Harris. He also worked as legal counsel for the Judiciary Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives. He has represented injured workers for 35 years and devoted much of his… read more

Judith Ashe Blackwell is a 1984 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. She began her practice representing Employers and served as an Administrative Law Judge with the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation for six years. She currently works with Hasner Law representing injured workers throughout Georgia. She is a member of… read more

Ms. Sadow received her B.A. Magna Cum Laude in History and French from Tufts Univ. in 1978 and her J.D. from Emory Univ. School of Law in 1981. She founded Susan J. Sadow, P.C., now known as Sadow & Froy, in 1992. Ms. Sadow concentrates her practice on representing workers with serious or Catastrophic injuries…. read more

Bryan Ramos is the founder of Ramos & Law, a litigation firm in Atlanta dedicated to Georgia’s working class. He is a fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, and is a registered neutral with the Georgia Commission of Dispute Resolution. Mr. Ramos serves on the Georgia Advisory to the United States Commission on… read more