Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ben Garland has practiced law with the firm since graduation from Mercer Law School in 1969. He has a varied business and litigation background, primarily working in the areas of general litigation and railroad defense. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in wrongful death and personal injury actions, products liability, contract, construction, employment, professional liability, will contests, class actions and general business and commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice in all Georgia state and federal courts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Garland served as President of the Macon Bar Association (1980-1981); member, Board of Governors, State Bar of Georgia (1986-1996); Executive Committee, State Bar of Georgia (1989-1996); Fellow, Georgia Bar Foundation; Lawyers Club of Atlanta and is a Barrister in the W. A. Bootle American Inn of Court. He has also served as a panelist for local and statewide ICLE seminars.

In addition to his law practice, Garland has been active in local civic endeavors, having served as Board Member and Attorney for the Macon Chamber of Commerce, the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Central Georgia Council-Boy Scouts of America and Macon Chapter of the American Red Cross; Board Member, Macon Kiwanis Club, Macon Downtown Council and Georgia Industrial Children's Home; Board Chairman, Stratford Academy and President, Mercer Law School Alumni Association. He currently serves on the Board of Visitors of Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University and is a member of Vineville United Methodist Church.

Areas of Practice

• Business and Commercial Law
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
• Construction Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Railroad Defense
• Automobile Accidents

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1968
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Supreme Court of Georgia

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Georgia, 1986 - 1996 (Member, Board of Governors)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia, 1989 - 1996 (Member, Executive Committee)
• Macon Bar Association (Member)
• Lawyers Club of Atlanta
• W.A. Bootle American Inn of Court (Barrister)
• Macon Chamber of Commerce (Board Member/Attorney)
• Museum of Arts and Sciences (Board Member/Attorney)
• Central Georgia Council-Boy Scouts of America (Board Member/Attorney)
• Macon Kiwanis Club (Board Member)
• Macon Downtown Council (Board Member)
• Georgia Industrial Children's Home (Board Member)
• Stratford Academy (Board Chairman)
• Mercer Law School Alumni Association (President)
• Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (Board of Visitors)
• Vineville United Methodist Church (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Georgia Bar Foundation

Classes and Seminars

• Panelist, ICLE Seminars

Pro Bono Activities

• Macon Chapter of the American Red Cross

Past Employment Positions

• Macon Bar Association, President, 1980 - 1981

Education

• Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 1969
  J.D.
  Honors: Blue Key
  Honors: President, Phi Delta Phi 1968-1969
  Honors: Honor Council
  
  Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Executive Editor, 1968 - 1969
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1965
  B.B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Address

577 Mulberry Street
Suite 1500
Macon, GA 31201-5088

Phones

(478) 745-1625 (Ext. 215)

Faxes

(478) 741-8822

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hbgm.com