There is no other law firm in Georgia like Smith, Wallis & Scott, LLP. That’s because we’ve built our business around one central concept – no two cases are exactly alike. So you deserve the personal attention of experienced attorneys.

We offer a unique approach to helping people like you get the benefits you deserve.

Our process begins with an in-person consultation at our convenient Carrollton law office. Once we’re absolutely sure we have the facts of your case, we’ll identify the legal issues involved and give you honest, easy-to-understand advice on the merits of your case and the best solutions for you.

We guarantee we’ll represent your interests to the very best of our abilities. We have successfully resolved thousands of Workers’ Comp, Social Security, and Personal Injury cases.

We value your faith in us, and we’ll make every effort to get back to you promptly, usually in the same day you called. If you are disabled and unable to visit our offices, in most cases we’ll come to you. You will be working directly with senior attorneys and partners in our firm, experienced lawyers with more than 60 years of combined experience.

Because we’re not just talking about legal cases. We’re talking about people’s lives.

Meet the Attorneys

Carrollton Georgia Personal Injury Attorney Joseph Brown - image of attorney Joseph Brown in a suit on a white background

Partner

Attorney Joseph W Brown

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Partner

Attorney Isabel C Aidun

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Partner

Attorney Christopher B Scott

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Partner

James W. Wallis, Jr.

Of Counsel

Our Legal Team

Jane Turner

Paralegal & Head of Personal Injury

Stacey W. Kinard

Paralegal & Head of SSDI

Itzi Meza

Workers COmpensation Paralegal

Gabby M. Rubio

Firm Administrator & Finance

Maria Mendoza

Medical Coordinator

Our Story

The History of SWS Accident & Injury Lawyers (Smith, Wallis, & Scott, LLC).

In the late ‘80s in Georgia, two attorneys named Ken Smith and James Wallis established a law firm after winning a very successful personal injury case. The case was argued in front of a jury and the victim’s compensation was over $800K, and was awarded in Fulton County, GA.

The case launched Smith and Wallis to begin their own practice, and the firm became well-respected for the attorneys’ strength and willingness to fight for their clients. I, Attorney Chris Scott, joined the firm in 1993 and it became known as Smith, Wallis & Scott. Today, we have two fantastic, younger, partners, Joseph Brown and Isabel Aidun.

New faces have joined the team, but we’re still rooted in the strong foundation Ken and Jim built. In addition to Social Security disability and workers’ compensation, personal injury law services remains a cornerstone of our practice.

When we speak with folks we’re representing on the Social Security and workers’ comp side of our practice, they’re often surprised to learn we also do personal injury law. Given the confines of Social Security disability and workers’ comp law, clients aren’t adequately compensated for pain and suffering. In personal injury law, we learn the extent to which an injury has affected a client’s life. We learn the intimate parts of their daily lives so we can best represent them and fight to secure them fair compensation for their injuries. We often feel we can do more for our clients in this area of law than in the other areas that where compensation is limited by the law’s constraints.

In a personal injury case, a person has been hurt by another party, and those injuries affect every living moment of their lives — sometimes temporarily, sometimes for years, and sometimes permanently. Personal injury clients often have their lives turned upside down; they’re not able to take care of their kids in the same way, and in some cases, they have to end their careers.

Some of the cases we’ve tried over the years have gone on to change state law in Georgia’s appellate courts. In the 90s’s, in the Floyd v. First Union case, the appellate court overturned the trial court in our client’s favor to allow a company’s net worth into evidence for the purpose of calculating punitive damages. And as recently as 2017, we successfully argued to the Georgia Court of Appeals that an automobile insurance company must honor its uninsured motorist policy and pay our client, despite the company’s argument that it did not have to pay and should get a set-off on any workers’ compensation payments another company made to our client. In that case both the trial court and the appellate court sided with our client against the automobile insurance company, allowing our client to receive the full value of his uninsured motorist policy. In 2014, we got one of the largest personal injury verdicts for cases tried in federal court in the Northern District of Florida. These verdicts and court opinions not only helped our clients, but set precedents that continue to help other victims of personal injury.

We’re always willing to fight for what’s right. We are not afraid to keep going after a verdict until we get the resolution our clients deserve. Thankfully, our firm has a reputation of doing a good job in personal injury as well as in workers’ compensation and Social Security disability. This makes it easier for us to resolve cases in out of court settlements and in obtaining awards through trials. Based on the results we have obtained for our clients over the years, insurance companies are often more willing to think realistically and deliberately about the claims they are defending than they might otherwise because they know we’ll fight it all the way.

When clients get all they need to assist with their pain and suffering, we feel justice has been done. Money helps folks take care of the financial aspects of their injuries, of course, but a jury voting in their favor also puts salve to those wounds and validates that juries — people — care about making wrongs right. And that is priceless.

Testimonials

"Someone recommended this law firm to me after my car accident and I'm so thankful they did!"
- Ladonna Howard
"I ended up getting more money than I thought was possible."
- Cory Czar
"They helped me get the compensation I deserved after my accident."
- Carter Towels
"Choosing Smith, Wallace & Scott is the best decision I have ever made."
- J Smith
"This is a top of the line law firm! Very professional and hard working!"
- Catrena Lowe
"Chris Scott and his entire staff was great to work with and I would highly recommend this Law Firm!"
- Regina Phillips
"I would recommend this group to anyone seeking an honest and effective law firm."
- Sherry Barnes
"They handled my case in a very timely manner and were extremely easy to work with."
- Caleb Portwood

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