Donald P. Edwards

An attorney at The Law Office of Don Edwards LLC, Donald P. Edwards focuses his practice on personal injury and wrongful death litigation from the firm's offices in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Edwards attended Morehouse College in Atlanta as an undergraduate and received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 1969. He then pursued his legal education at Boston University School of Law, and in 1973, he was awarded his Juris Doctor. Mr. Edwards represents people throughout the greater Atlanta metropolitan area who have been harmed due to the negligence of other parties. His cases have included truck and other motor vehicle crashes, medical malpractice, and premises liability, among other incidents, and he has been successful in obtaining millions of dollars in compensation through jury awards and negotiated settlements, including a $6 million settlement in a wrongful death case on behalf of the surviving family members of a man whose car was hit by a big rig and recently an $8 million settlement involving a truck/pedestrian injury. These results have earned Mr. Edwards a great deal of recognition from his colleagues, including an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and SuperLawyers. Mr. Edwards has devoted a great deal of his life to the pursuit of social justice for people who are less fortunate, and he has been involved in numerous community organizations. His numerous civic memberships have included the Fulton County Board of Ethics, the Division of Family & Children Services, and Leadership Atlanta, among many others, and he devoted considerable time to the Hillside International Truth Center, Inc. Admitted to practice in both Georgia and Tennessee, Mr. Edwards is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. *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.