Press Releases

ATHENS, Ga. – (February 11, 2019) – Governor Brian Kemp announced Thursday 25 appointments to the state Judicial Nominating Commission and among the 25 chosen was one Athens attorney. Drew Hill, a shareholder at Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C.…

Athens Law Firm Secures $3.23 Million for veteran ATHENS, Ga. – (November 27, 2018) – U.S. Army veteran George “Mike” Egan, who served as a 1st Air Cavalry helicopter door gunner and crew chief during the Vietnam War, suffered a…

Raises Funds for Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support ATHENS, Ga. – (Nov. 19, 2018) – Athens law firm Blasingame, Burch, Garrard, & Ashley, P.C. (BBGA) held its Annual Pig Pickin’ in September at The Farm at High Shoals. This…

ATHENS, Ga. – (June 15, 2018) – Six more Georgia counties have joined dozens of other cities, counties, and hospitals in the state that have filed lawsuits aimed at multiple manufacturers and distributors of opioids, seeking to hold them responsible…

• Opiods
• Pig Pickin'

ATHENS, Ga. – (April 3, 2018) – Michael Ruppersburg recently settled three cases for a total of $2.675 million. Ruppersburg secured $1.375 million for a man who suffered multiple orthopedic injuries in a wreck caused by a 10-year-old tire, $850,000…

• Million Dollar Verdict

ATHENS, Ga. – (May 17, 2018) – Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. is pleased to announce the promotion of one lawyer to shareholder, and two new attorneys who recently joined the team. Shareholder Sara Schramm was recently elected a…

• New Hires