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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
• PWMC was a proud sponsor this past weekend. Read More
• “Lessons Learned the Hard Way”. Read More
• GTLA LEAD alumni seminar. Read More
• PWMC partner Joel O. Wooten. Read More
• Luncheon held to honor first responders in Columbus. Read More
• PWMC Bi-City First Responders Appreciation Luncheon. Read More
• PWMC selected by U.S. News. Read More
• Secured a Record-setting $21,000,000.00 settlement. Read More
• PWMC was a proud sponsor of the Freedom Farm Christmas GALA. Read More
• Ordained as a Deacon of First Baptist Church of Columbus. Read More
• 2023 Most Influential Georgians. Read More
• Recognition of 1975 alumnus partner Joel O. Wooten. Read More
• Partners were selected as 2023 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Read More
• John Flowers joining Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell LLP. Read More
• Black History Month Observance. Read More
• John Flowers joining us as an associate attorney this fall. Read More
• Proud sponsor of the Annual Mercer Law School Alumni Dinner. Read More
• Port of Brunswick is about to undergo a major expansion. Read More
• Two of the top 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. Read More
• Sponsor of the annual Methodist Children’s Home Luncheon. Read More
• Sponsor of the inaugural St. Luke Student Ministry Dance Marathon. Read More
• Columbus Fire & EMS Awards Gala. Read More
• Investitures of Mandy Mercier. Read More
• University of Georgia School of Law honoring Georgia House Speaker David Ralston. Read More
• Welcoming John Flowers. Read More
• Chattahoochee Circuit on the State Bar. Read More
• Secured a $13,750,000.00 settlement. Read More
• Celebration of ER Nurses week. Read More
• Big day at Peak Wooten McDaniel and Colwell. Read More
• Our Case at Trial in Savannah. Read More
• Obtained a $10,000,000.00 policy limits settlement. Read More
• PWMC is proud to be a longtime supporter. Read More
• Kick Off the Christmas season. Read More
• PWMC Secures $1.6 Million Settlement. Read More
• Secure $32.5 Million Settlement. Read More
• 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars lists. Read More
• Annual Mercer Law School Alumni Dinner. Read More
• Congrats to PWMC associate John Flowers for being sworn into the Supreme Court of Georgia this week!. Read More

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)