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• Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP is proud to announce that firm partners Brandon Peak and Joel Wooten have been appointed to chair committees for the State Bar of Georgia. Read More

• PWMC Partner & Chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority, Joel Wooten, was recently quoted in the AJC about the completion of the $1 billion economic development project which deepened the Savannah River channel. “This is for our continued economic well-being. Georgia continues to have incredible economic development and the ports have the capacity for us to be part of that.” Read Here
• The Story of the Lawyer Who Won a $280M Verdict. Read Here
• Brooke Peak, Marketing director of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP was recently recognized at the Piedmont Columbus Regional Leader 2 Leader Meeting. Read More
• PWMC Partner Chris McDaniel and other members of the Georgia Trial Lawyer Association’s LEAD class were honored to meet with Governor Brian Kemp. Read More
• PWMC Supports the PWMC Cares Park & Praise Celebration Event at Piedmont Midtown Hospital in Columbus. Read More
• PWMC is pleased to announce that all of the firm’s partners were selected as 2022 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Read More
• Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP Partner Joel Wooten Among the 100 “Most Influential Georgians”. Read More
• How a Columbus, Ga., Jury Returned a $280M Verdict in 45 Minutes. Read More
• 2020 Attorney of the Year Finalist. Read More
• Georgia Supreme Court Honors Trial Lawyer with Amicus Curiae Award. Read More
• How Hankook Tire Came to Settle 17 Cases From Fatal Church Bus Crash. Read More
• Settlement reached just before Iredell trial in church bus-crash suit. Read More
• $11M Settlement Ends Truck Accident Trial on First Day. Read More
• Statesboro Herald GSU Nursing Student Settlement. Read More
• Big Settlements Reached in Deaths of Nursing Students Killed in Truck Crash, Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Say. Read More
• Insurance Company Pays $2M Policy Limit for Death of 91-Year-Old. Read More
• Army Vet Hit by Truck to Collect $2M on $3.25M Verdict. Read More
• 2014 40 under 40. Read More
• Troup jury awards $2.5M in transport crash suit. Read More
• $1.75M deal ends appeal. Read More
• Congrats to PWMC associate John Flowers for being sworn into the Supreme Court of Georgia this week!. Read More
• Annual Mercer Law School Alumni Dinner. Read More
• 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars lists. Read More
• Secure $32.5 Million Settlement. Read More
• PWMC Secures $1.6 Million Settlement. Read More
• Kick Off the Christmas season. Read More
• PWMC is proud to be a longtime supporter. Read More
• Obtained a $10,000,000.00 policy limits settlement. Read More
• Our Case at Trial in Savannah. Read More
• Big day at Peak Wooten McDaniel and Colwell. Read More
• Celebration of ER Nurses week. Read More
• Secured a $13,750,000.00 settlement. Read More
• Chattahoochee Circuit on the State Bar. Read More
• Welcoming John Flowers. Read More
• University of Georgia School of Law honoring Georgia House Speaker David Ralston. Read More
• Investitures of Mandy Mercier. Read More
• Columbus Fire & EMS Awards Gala. Read More
• Sponsor of the inaugural St. Luke Student Ministry Dance Marathon. Read More
• Sponsor of the annual Methodist Children’s Home Luncheon. Read More
• Two of the top 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. Read More
• Port of Brunswick is about to undergo a major expansion. Read More
• Proud sponsor of the Annual Mercer Law School Alumni Dinner. Read More
• John Flowers joining us as an associate attorney this fall. Read More
• Black History Month Observance. Read More
• John Flowers joining Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP. Read More
• Partners were selected as 2023 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Read More
• Recognition of 1975 alumnus partner Joel O. Wooten. Read More
• 2023 Most Influential Georgians. Read More
• Ordained as a Deacon of First Baptist Church of Columbus. Read More
• PWMC was a proud sponsor of the Freedom Farm Christmas GALA. Read More
• Secured a Record-setting $21,000,000.00 settlement. Read More
• PWMC selected by U.S. News. Read More
• PWMC Bi-City First Responders Appreciation Luncheon. Read More
• Luncheon held to honor first responders in Columbus. Read More
• PWMC partner Joel O. Wooten. Read More
• GTLA LEAD alumni seminar. Read More
• “Lessons Learned the Hard Way”. Read More
• PWMC was a proud sponsor this past weekend. Read More

Brandon L. Peak has become a Fellow of the American Collage of Trial Lawyers.

Brandon L. Peak has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.

The induction ceremony at which Brandon L. Peak became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 600 during the recent Spring Meeting of the College in Maui, Hawaii.

Founded in 1950, the American College of Trial Lawyers is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico and is widely considered to be the premier professional trial organization in North America. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.  Membership can never be more than 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or providence.

The College thoroughly investigates each nominee for admission. The College maintains and seeks to improve the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics, and the administration of justice through education and public statements on important legal issues relating to its mission. The College strongly supports the independence of the judiciary, trial by jury, respect for the rule of law, access to justice, and fair and just representation of all parties to legal proceedings.

Brandon L. Peak is a partner in the firm Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP.  Peak maintains a statewide trial practice and is based in the firm’s Columbus, Georgia office. The newly inducted Fellow is a graduate of The Citadel and an alumnus of the Mercer University School of Law.  Of his induction, Peak said, “I am humbled that peers whom I greatly respect deemed me worthy of induction as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and am grateful for this high honor.”

              

Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars lists.

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP was recently a proud sponsor of the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia 2025 Columbus Women of Distinction dinner. Our very own Brooke Peak was one of the four 2025 Columbus Women of Distinction honorees. 

Brooke was recognized for her work she has done through her non-profit, PWMC Cares, and for being an active community member. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Brooke founded the non-profit PWMC Cares. Over $100,000 was donated to PWMC Cares during the pandemic and around 50,000 meals from locally owned restaurants were delivered to healthcare workers and first responders in Columbus, Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, and LaGrange.

Even after the pandemic, she has remained very involved with the Piedmont Columbus Regional Foundation by supporting them in various ways. Under Brooke’s leadership, St. Luke Church’s youth group, St. Luke Student Ministry, spear-headed the first community, multi-school Mini Dance Marathon for the past three years. The event brings hundreds of kids together raising over $200,000 for our newly opened Bill and Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital. Brooke’s oldest daughter, Caroline, has chaired the St. Luke Student Ministry Dance Marathon and all four of her children are actively involved in the student-led event. She has also organized efforts to support the Piedmont NICU with much needed supplies.

Brooke has continued to use PWMC Cares to help others in need in the Columbus community by organizing coat drives, purchasing heaters and blankets for the elderly, organizing toy drives for the AJ McClung YMCA, the Phenix City Youth Center, and Truth Spring Academy, and organizing blood drives with American Red Cross.

Most recently, Brooke’s hometown of Douglas-Coffee County, in southeast Georgia was devastated by Hurricane Helene. After seeing the widespread damage, Brooke utilized PWMC Cares to get monetary donations and supplies to Coffee County, Toombs County, Atkinson County, and Jeff Davis County and residents in North Carolina.

Brooke has been recognized for her work she has done through her non-profit by being named a “Hometown Hero” by WTVM and by the Columbus Fire and EMS for being a community partner. She was also recognized for her service by her alma maters, the University of Georgia and Mercer Law School.

   

Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars lists.

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP is proud to announce that all of our partners have been selected to the 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars lists. Brandon Peak and Joel O. Wooten were selected to the 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers list, while Brandon was also selected to the 2025 “Top 100: Georgia Super Lawyers.” Congratulations are also in order for partners Chris McDaniel and Joseph Colwell, who were selected as 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Joel O. Wooten was recognized at the Columbus Association for serving the law profession for 50 years.

PWMC partner Joel O. Wooten was recently recognized at the Columbus Bar Association for serving the law profession for 50 years. His law partner, Brandon Peak, introduced him at the meeting & shared a few remarks about Joel. Thank you Joel for being such a “trusted counselor, advisor, and friend” to so many people. “Joel is a true credit to our profession, and it is my honor to have him as a law partner, mentor, and friend.”

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP is pleased to announce Madi McMichael Moseley has joined the firm.

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP Secures $2 Million Settlement

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP Secures $2 Million Settlement

Partner Chris McDaniel was selected 2025 Best Lawyers

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP is pleased to announce that partner Brandon Peak was voted the 2025 Personal Injury “Lawyer of the Year” in the area by the 2025 edition of Georgia’s Best Lawyers.

Partner Chris McDaniel was selected 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell was also selected as one of the 2025 Best Law Firms in Georgia for Personal Injury Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation—Plaintiffs. Brandon, Chris, and all the lawyers at Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell focus their practices on motor vehicle collisions, tractor-trailer wrecks, personal injury, wrongful death, defective auto products, business torts, & federal qui tam “whistleblower” cases. Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell handles big cases and gets big results for clients. In the last 2.5 years alone, the firm has recovered over $100 million for clients. To discuss your case with one of our experienced attorneys, call us today at 706.460.4800 or visit www.PeakWooten.com for a free consultation.

PWMC recently hosted our first annual PWMC Bi-City First Responders Appreciation Luncheon

PWMC recently hosted our first annual PWMC Bi-City First Responders Appreciation Luncheon.   We served over 500 BBQ lunches to our local first responders and enjoyed live music by local music JonboyStorey.  We are already looking forward to hosting the event again next year.

Partner Brandon Peak Selected as 2023 Georgia’s Best Lawyers

PWMC LLP is pleased to announce that partner Brandon Peak was again selected as among the best lawyer in his respective specialties in the State of Georgia & is listed in the 2023 edition of Georgia’s Best Lawyers.  Peak was an honoree for “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Plaintiffs Litigation.  Best Lawyers is the oldest & most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.  Brandon & all of the lawyers at Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP focus their practice on personal injury, trucking, wrongful death, product liability, business torts & federal qui tam “whistleblower” cases.

Brooke Peak, Marketing Director of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP Recognized at the Piedmont Columbus Regional Leader 2 Leader Meeting

Brooke Peak, Marketing director of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP was recently recognized at the Piedmont Columbus Regional Leader 2 Leader meeting for her commitment to supporting their healthcare staff. Since March 2020, PWMC Cares has donated over 33,000 meals for heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic. We are so grateful for Brooke in leading that initiative and her dedication for giving back to our community!”

PWMC Partner Chris McDaniel and Other Members of the Georgia Trial Lawyer Association’s LEAD Class Were Honored to Meet with Governor Brian Kemp

PWMC Partner Chris McDaniel and other members of the Georgia Trial Lawyer Association’s LEAD class were honored to meet with Governor Brian Kemp and other State Representatives while at the Capitol. Chris was also honored to meet with the Honorable Justice John Ellington and other members of the Georgia Appellate Courts after being admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court.

PWMC Supports the PWMC Cares Park & Praise Celebration Event at Piedmont Midtown Hospital in Columbus.

PWMC was pleased to support the PWMC Cares Park & Praise celebration event at Piedmont Midtown Hospital in Columbus. Three hundred healthcare heroes enjoyed being celebrated & dinner as they left day shift and arrived for night shift. #stillourheroes

PWMC is Pleased to Announce That All of the Firm’s Partners Were Selected as 2022 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars.

PWMC is pleased to announce that all of the firm’s partners were selected as 2022 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Joel Wooten & Brandon Peak were again selected as Super Lawyers. Chris McDaniel & Joseph Colwell were again selected as Rising Stars. Super Lawyers Digital Magazine.

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP Partner Joel Wooten Among the 100 “Most Influential Georgians”

Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP Partner Joel Wooten were among the 100 “Most Influential Georgians” honored by Georgia Trend.

Joining Joel Wooten at the luncheon in Atlanta were other partners in the PWMC law firm: Chris McDaniel Joseph Colwell & Brandon Peak). Joel was also honored to be asked to introduce the Georgian of the Year, Griff Lynch, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority. Wooten serves as Chair of the Ports Authority. #gt100 #peakwooten (link to publication)