Douglas A. "Doug" Bennett - Lawyer in Atlanta, GE

Douglas Doug A. Bennett has represented clients in general civil litigation for more than four decades and handles matters related to workers compensation, automobile litigation, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, premises liability, product liability and trucking and transportation disputes. Doug also serves as a mediator for companies to resolve their disputes outside of the courtroom.

Dougs clients span industry sectors and have included many high-profile businesses such as industrial resource organizations, large senior health care providers, major insurance carriers and consumer product manufacturers, to name a few.

Doug has represented clients in thousands of high-stakes matters, working to analyze each case objectively, identify strengths and weaknesses and leverage his extensive experience to advise clients on the best path forward.

Doug also lends his broadly informed legal perspective to provide greater access to quality legal representation through his leadership of Swift Curries pro bono efforts.

Doug is an established leader in his practice area, having served six years on the Executive Committee of the Workers Compensation Section of the State Bar of Georgia, including one year as the committees chair. He is also a frequent lecturer on a variety of issues relevant to his clients, including the compensability of heart attacks, ethical considerations and the willful misconduct defense.