A pair of Atlanta personal injury lawyers have clenched a $1.2 million jury verdict for an Atlanta plaintiff involved in a low-impact collision with a city bus.

Rafi Law Firm attorneys Michael Rafi and Chris Stokes credit their client's seven-figure award in Fulton County Superior Court to creative trial tactics, including their creation of a "crash victim" job ad aimed at showing jurors "the million-dollar value" of the plaintiff's permanent injuries.

But defense counsel with Cameron Hawkins LLC in Atlanta attribute a portion of the jury award to jurors' knowledge of plaintiff attorney's fees.

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Cedra Mayfield

Cedra Mayfield

Cedra Mayfield is a litigation reporter with the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @cedramayfield

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