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Phone: Address: 5229 Roswell Rd NE, 30342 Coordinates: 33.897439,-84.380922 Education: Netherlands Institute of Industrial Economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, University of Georgia Terry College of Business Administration, B.B.A., Accounting, Early County High School Achievements: Selected by the National Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2022 In 2017 awarded the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Guardian of Justice Award for lifetime service in protecting the civil justice system and the right of trial by jury, Guardian of Justice Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2017 In 2017 selected as Courtroom Video Network’s Georgia Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year, Courtroom Video Network, 2017 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, America’s Top 100 Attorneys® In 2016 awarded the Georgia State Bar General Practice and Trial Section’s Traditions of Excellence Award in Plaintiff’s Trial Practice, Traditions of Excellence Award, Georgia State Bar, 2016 Inaugural inductee into American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame in 2014 for his record setting $40.2 million verdict for a single wrongful death and with an additional $14 million award of attorney’s fees in Foster v. Landstar Ranger, Inc. et al. , American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame, American Law and Media, 2014 In 2013 selected as Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Law, Atlanta Market Tier 1, Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2013 Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; In 2017 awarded the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Guardian of Justice Award for lifetime service in protecting the civil justice system and the right of trial by jury, Guardian of Justice Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2017 In 2017 selected as Courtroom Video Network’s Georgia Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year, Courtroom Video Network, 2017 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, America’s Top 100 Attorneys® In 2016 awarded the Georgia State Bar General Practice and Trial Section’s Traditions of Excellence Award in Plaintiff’s Trial Practice, Traditions of Excellence Award, Georgia State Bar, 2016 Inaugural inductee into American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame in 2014 for his record setting $40.2 million verdict for a single wrongful death and with an additional $14 million award of attorney’s fees in Foster v. Landstar Ranger, Inc. et al. , American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame, American Law and Media, 2014 In 2013 selected as Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Law, Atlanta Market Tier 1, Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2013 Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; In 2017 selected as Courtroom Video Network’s Georgia Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff’s Lawyer of the Year, Courtroom Video Network, 2017 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, America’s Top 100 Attorneys® In 2016 awarded the Georgia State Bar General Practice and Trial Section’s Traditions of Excellence Award in Plaintiff’s Trial Practice, Traditions of Excellence Award, Georgia State Bar, 2016 Inaugural inductee into American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame in 2014 for his record setting $40.2 million verdict for a single wrongful death and with an additional $14 million award of attorney’s fees in Foster v. Landstar Ranger, Inc. et al. , American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame, American Law and Media, 2014 In 2013 selected as Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Law, Atlanta Market Tier 1, Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2013 Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, America’s Top 100 Attorneys® In 2016 awarded the Georgia State Bar General Practice and Trial Section’s Traditions of Excellence Award in Plaintiff’s Trial Practice, Traditions of Excellence Award, Georgia State Bar, 2016 Inaugural inductee into American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame in 2014 for his record setting $40.2 million verdict for a single wrongful death and with an additional $14 million award of attorney’s fees in Foster v. Landstar Ranger, Inc. et al. , American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame, American Law and Media, 2014 In 2013 selected as Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Law, Atlanta Market Tier 1, Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2013 Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; In 2016 awarded the Georgia State Bar General Practice and Trial Section’s Traditions of Excellence Award in Plaintiff’s Trial Practice, Traditions of Excellence Award, Georgia State Bar, 2016 Inaugural inductee into American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame in 2014 for his record setting $40.2 million verdict for a single wrongful death and with an additional $14 million award of attorney’s fees in Foster v. Landstar Ranger, Inc. et al. , American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame, American Law and Media, 2014 In 2013 selected as Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Law, Atlanta Market Tier 1, Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2013 Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Inaugural inductee into American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame in 2014 for his record setting $40.2 million verdict for a single wrongful death and with an additional $14 million award of attorney’s fees in Foster v. Landstar Ranger, Inc. et al. , American Law and Media’s Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame, American Law and Media, 2014 In 2013 selected as Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Law, Atlanta Market Tier 1, Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2013 Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; In 2013 selected as Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Law, Atlanta Market Tier 1, Plaintiffs' Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2013 Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Named to Best Lawyers in America by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Named to Best Lawyers in Georgia by U. S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in Georgia, U. S. News & World Report, 2012 Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award for excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability, Martindale Hubbell, Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award, Martindale Hubbell 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; 2007 Selected by The American Trial Lawyers Association to Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Named to Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia by National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Named to Georgia Super Lawyers 2003 to present by Thomson-Reuters, Super Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Thompson/Reuters Super Lawyers, 2004 Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002; Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rated 2002 to present for legal ability and integrity, Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2002 Bio: William 'Bill' Sims Stone is a founding member of the law firm Stone Law Group Trial Lawyers, LLC, located in Atlanta, Georgia. With more than four decades of experience in the field of law, he focuses his practice on personal injury, representing clients with matters involving birth injuries, medical negligence, automobile accidents, wrongful death and catastrophic injury. Mr. Stone understands the difficulties faced by persons who suffer injuries as a result of another party's thoughtless and irresponsible behavior and is sympathetic to the needs and best interests of his clients. From the start of the case until its conclusion, he acts as a fervent and aggressive fighter for their rights and liberties. With a major in accounting, Mr. Stone has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia. He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1977 from the University of Georgia School of Law. Additionally, he studied at the Netherlands Institute of Industrial Economics in the Netherlands. Mr. Stone is an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the State Bar of Georgia and its Advertising Regulation Committee, the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, the Alabama State Bar and the Southwest Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Giving back to his society, he is enthusiastically associated with the Blakely Rotary Club and the First United Methodist Church of Blakely. Licensed to practice in Georgia and Alabama, Mr. Stone is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th and 11th Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Honored for his impeccable work in the field of law, Mr. Stone has received the highest rating through Martindale-Hubbell, the AV Preeminent* peer-review rating, and has received the Traditions of Excellence Award (Plaintiff’s Practice) from the State Bar of Georgia’s General Practice and Trial Section. *AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.