Dawsonville, GA

Casey William Stevens

Casey W. Stevens specializes solely in personal injury and wrongful death cases. He began his career in 1988 as an insurance claims adjuster, then worked as an insurance defense attorney, and in 2001, opened his own firm representing plaintiffs. This background provides him with unique insight into insurance company tactics. He has been recognized as a National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyer and voted among the top 5% of attorneys in Georgia by Super Lawyers.

Dustin Davies

Dustin Davies is a nationally recognized trial attorney known for winning high-value verdicts and leading with faith and integrity. He graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia and from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He has been selected as a Super Lawyer Rising Star annually since 2014, a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers since 2015, and recognized as a 'Legal Elite' by Georgia Trend Magazine. He is the Vice President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and co-chair of Directed Giving. He has successfully tried personal injury cases throughout Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama, and handled cases in Florida, South Carolina, and Mississippi.

Kristy Davies

Kristy Davies is a personal injury attorney and trial lawyer with extensive courtroom experience and deep compassion. She graduated from Florida State University of Law in 2010 and magna cum laude from The University of Georgia in 2006. She began her career as an Assistant State Attorney in the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, where she was lead prosecutor in over 20 jury trials. She has been consistently named a Super Lawyers’ Rising Star, recognizing her as one of the top 2.5% of attorneys under 40 in Georgia. She is an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and co-author of 'Commercial Transportation' for Mercer Law Review. She co-founded Davies Hothem Injury Law in 2021 and is actively involved in her community, including founding the Davies Hothem Domestic Violence Legal Fund.

John Lansing Kimmey III, 70, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia from complications from cancer. He was born July 12, 1949 in Charlottesville, Virginia and was raised in Columbia, South Carolina where he graduated from A.C. Flora High School. He attended the University of Virginia and graduated with a B.A. in English in 1971. He then attended Emory University School of Law, where he obtained his J.D. in 1974. From 1974 to 1985, Lansing practiced as a trial lawyer with Northcutt & Edwards. In 1985, he formed his own firm, now known as Kimmey and Murphy, P.C. In his almost five-decades-long career, Lansing was a true general practitioner, representing clients in criminal and civil matters in courtrooms in Atlanta and across Georgia. Deeply rooted in the Atlanta legal community, he served as President of the Atlanta Lawyers Club and a member of the Old War Horse Lawyers Club. Those who encountered him can attest that Mr. Kimmey practiced law with professionalism, honesty, and integrity-values he applied to all aspects of his life. Lansing coupled his work ethic with a deep faith in God. He was a parishioner at Holy Spirit Catholic Church where on Sunday mornings, he could regularly be seen acting as an usher. If not, he was likely in the balcony passing his love for the Church to his grandchildren. Recreationally, Lansing’s greatest passion was golf, a game which his parents taught him to love and he shared with his siblings. He passed that love to his daughters and looked forward to teaching his grandchildren. He was a member at the Capital City Club and the Lake Toxaway Country Club and played in the annual Judicial Invitational tournament, reserved for distinguished members of the legal community. He twice won Club Championships at Capital City, had four hole-in-ones, and shot his age at 67.

Kimberly Berry

Kimberly Berry is a partner at Lawson and Berry. For over 16 years, she has successfully represented individuals charged with crimes in hundreds of misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases. She has extensive experience conducting hearings and motions and has been lead counsel in over 70 jury trials. Ms. Berry is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law and the University of Georgia. She began her legal career as a public defender and was selected into the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Honors Program. She is admitted to practice in all juvenile, state, recorders, municipal, and superior courts of Georgia as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. She also handles federal prosecutions in the Northern District of Georgia. Ms. Berry completed a comprehensive training course certifying her in DUI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing in early 2011. She graduated from the national Trial Lawyers College in August 2012. She has been independently rated as 'Superb 10.0' by the Avvo rating service.

Kimberly A. Berry

For more than 16 years, Kimberly Berry has successfully represented individuals charged with DUI, misdemeanor and serious felony charges. She is a partner at Lawson and Berry. She has experience conducting hearings and motions in courts throughout the state of Georgia and maintains an aggressive trial practice defending those wrongly accused. She has had incredible success defending those in cases ranging from DUI to vehicular homicide to rape and child molestation. She is know state-wide as a sex offense expert. Ms. Berry is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she was a Dean's Scholar. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and is a graduate of Gwinnett County public schools. She began her legal career as a public defender and was selected into the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Honors Program for outstanding law school graduates. Ms. Berry is admitted to practice in all juvenile, state, recorders, municipal, and superior courts of Georgia as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. In addition, Ms. Berry also handles criminal defense cases in federal prosecutions in the Northern District of Georgia. In 2012, Ms. Berry applied for acceptance at the national Trial Lawyers College and was selected from a pool of applicants nationwide to attend the prestigious program in advanced trial law techniques. She graduated from the college in August 2012. Most recently, she has been honored by being independently rated as “Superb 10.0” by the Avvo rating service, joining a select and elite group of nationally recognized criminal defense lawyers. She has dedicated her practice to defending the rights of the accused. Ms. Berry is committed to giving each of her clients' personal attention and fighting hard to ensure that they receive the best possible outcome in their case, whether that be through negotiating a favorable plea bargain or effectively presenting the case at a jury trial. While Ms. Berry is an accomplished trial lawyer, she is often able to negotiate a charge down to something that does not go on one's record, therefore, making a trial not necessary. The best lawyers in Georgia recognize Ms. Berry's courtroom accomplishments, and her office is recognized as one of the premier criminal defense law firms in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.

Kimberly Berry

For over 16 years, Kimberly Berry has successfully represented individuals charged with crimes in hundreds of misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases. She is a partner at Lawson and Berry. Ms. Berry has extensive experience conducting hearings and motions in courts throughout the state of Georgia and maintains an aggressive trial practice defending those wrongly accused. She has been lead counsel in over 70 jury trials to date. She is admitted to practice in all juvenile, state, recorders, municipal, and superior courts of Georgia as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. She also handles criminal defense cases in federal prosecutions in the Northern District of Georgia. She completed a comprehensive training course certifying her in DUI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing using the NHTSA curriculum. She graduated from the national Trial Lawyers College in August 2012. She has been honored by being independently rated as “Superb 10.0” by the Avvo rating service.