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BP LLP Associates Chosen For Acclaimed LEAD Program

By Butler Prather LLP on October 4, 2016

The attorneys at Butler Prather LLP are leaders in the field and in their communities. Call 800-242-2962 for a free consultation.

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Blown-tire to Blame for Bus Crash on Interstate 74 near Rockingham, North Carolina

By Butler Prather LLP on September 20, 2016

On Saturday, September 17, 2016, a bus carrying several college football players, coaches, and students from the Ramah Jucco Academy was involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 74 in North Carolina. The team, from Rock Hill, South Carolina, was headed to Fayetteville, North Carolina for a football game when the left side front tire suddenly blew out causing the bus to go out of control, striking a guardrail and concrete bridge column. Reports indicate there were at least four fatalities and more than forty others injured as a result of the wreck. Tire manufacturers are expected and should provide…

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Big Settlements Reached in Deaths of Nursing Students Killed in Truck Crash

By Butler Prather LLP on April 24, 2016

Attorneys Brandon Peak and David Rohwedder of Butler Wooten and Peak LLP of Atlanta and Columbus, acting as lead counsel, and Billy Jones of Jones Osteen Jones of Hinesville, acting as local counsel, announced substantial settlements for their clients in civil suits against the truck driver, whose daughters died in the April 22, 2015 wreck on I-16. Click on image to view original article.

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Tedra L. Cannella Elected Partner At Butler Wooten

By Butler Prather LLP on December 4, 2015

Attorney Tedra L. Cannella of Butler Prather LLP has been selected to join the firm’s partnership. Call 800-213-5343.

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Mike Thurmond Inducted Into Gate City Bar Association Hall of Fame

By Butler Prather LLP on November 13, 2015

Attorney Mike Thurmond of Butler Prather LLP was recently inducted into the Gate City Bar Association Hall of Fame.

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Butler Prather LLP Welcomes Attorney Robert Snyder

By Butler Prather LLP on March 2, 2015

Butler Prather LLP is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Robert Snyder to our team.

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BP LLP Senior Partner wins first Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award

By Butler Prather LLP on December 4, 2014

James E. Butler of Butler Prather LLP has been awarded a Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Langdale Miller Nalley et. al. v. Johnny Langdale et. al.

By Butler Prather LLP on June 24, 2014

A team of Georgia-based attorneys recently settled a breach of trust/breach of fiduciary duty case in Lowndes County, Georgia.

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Ledger-Enquirer Interview With Jim Butler

By Butler Prather LLP on April 14, 2014

Firm Partner Jim Butler recently sat down for an interview with Chuck Williams of the Ledger-Enquirer.

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All Partners Selected To 2014 Listing Of Georgia Super Lawyers Or Rising Stars

By Butler Prather LLP on March 13, 2014

All partners of Butler Prather LLP, were selected for inclusion in the 2014 listing of Georgia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars.

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