Personal Injury Lawyer in Jonesboro, GA

Clayton County roads

Tara Boulevard is the spine of the county. It is a wide, fast commercial road lined with shopping centers, restaurants and driveways, carrying heavy traffic toward the airport and Henry County. Crashes here are the ones you would expect on a road like that. Cars turn left across oncoming traffic, pull out of lots, and rear-end each other at signals.

Highway 138 crosses the county east to west and links Jonesboro to Stockbridge and the I-75 interchange, carrying commuters and trucks alike.

Highway 54, which runs through downtown Jonesboro as Main Street, carries local traffic past the county offices and courthouse.

Pedestrians are part of the picture too. Long stretches of these roads have few marked crossings. People on foot, including people walking to bus stops, are struck far too often.

The airport’s shadow

Hartsfield-Jackson is minutes away, and its influence on Clayton County is everywhere. There are cargo trucks, rideshare and shuttle traffic, and thousands of residents who work at the airport.

That last group matters for injury claims. Airport and logistics jobs — ground handling, baggage, cargo, warehousing — produce a steady stream of lifting injuries, equipment accidents and vehicle crashes. Many of those are workers’ compensation claims. Some are two claims at once, when someone other than the employer caused the injury.

If your case goes to court

Clayton County’s courts sit at the Harold R. Banke Justice Center in Jonesboro. Most injury claims settle without a trial. Where a case is filed depends on where the at-fault party lives, not only on where the crash happened.

Inside city limits, the City of Jonesboro has its own police department.

What we handle for Clayton County clients

• Car accidents, including rear-end collisions
• Truck accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Workers’ compensation and work-related car accidents
• Uber and Lyft accidents
• Wrongful death

The deadlines

For a car crash or other injury claim, generally two years from the date of injury to file suit (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33). For a work injury, 30 days to report it to your employer (O.C.G.A. § 34-9-80) and generally one year to file the claim (O.C.G.A. § 34-9-82).

Working with the firm from Jonesboro

The office is in Alpharetta, on the far side of Atlanta. That rarely matters: consultations happen by phone and video, documents are signed electronically, and most cases never require a trip to the office. The south side of the metro is where most of this firm’s clients have always come from.

Your case would be handled by Jeff Snell, an Alpharetta injury attorney whose clients have always been weighted to the south side.

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Common questions

Where do most crashes happen in Clayton County?

On Tara Boulevard, Highway 138 and Highway 54, with the left-turn, pull-out and rear-end crashes typical of busy commercial roads.

I work at the airport and was hurt on the job. Do I have a claim?

Likely a workers' comp claim. Ground handling, baggage, cargo and warehouse jobs produce many lifting injuries and equipment accidents. Some cases are two claims, if someone else caused the injury.

Where are Clayton County's courts?

At the Harold R. Banke Justice Center in Jonesboro.

What are the deadlines for a Jonesboro injury claim?

Generally two years to file suit for an injury (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33). For a work injury, 30 days to report it and generally one year to file.

Are pedestrians often hit in Clayton County?

Too often. Long stretches of these roads have few marked crossings, including for people walking to bus stops.