Smyrna, GA

Darren Tobin

Darren Tobin is the founding and managing attorney of Tobin Injury Law, specializing in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. He has over 20 years of experience, a proven track record of record-setting verdicts and settlements, including a $100 million jury verdict and a $22.7 million settlement. He is recognized as a 'Super Lawyer', 'Legal Elite', and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is known for his hands-on approach and client-centered philosophy.

Robert M. Hammers Jr.

Rob is a managing partner and an Atlanta personal injury lawyer at Hammers Car Accident & Personal Injury Lawyers. Their practice focuses on handling all types of personal injury cases. Rob loves the law and being a trial lawyer most of all. It is his passion to serve injured people, right wrongs, and speak truth to power. Rob’s practice specializes in toxic torts and mass tort cases involving defective drugs and medical devices. Rob also handles complex personal injury cases in his trial practice, and Hammers Law Firm services all types of personal injury cases. Rob has an impressive record in and out of the courtroom. He has tried over 50 cases to a jury and won verdicts and settlements totaling over $100 million dollars. Rob serves on the Executive Committee for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice Board of Governors, and Rob presently serves as a member of the Plaintiff Leadership Committee in the following complex multidistrict and toxic tort litigations: In re: Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation, U.S.D.C. Northern District of Georgia, MDL No. 2974 Tom Mutz, et al v. Sterigenics U.S., LLC et al, EtO Cancer Litigation, State Court of Cobb County, CAFN: 20-A-3448 In re: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices and Product Liability Litigation, U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. Indiana, MDL No. 2570 In re: Cordis IVC Filter Product Liability Litigation, Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Alameda, JCCP RG116812476 Rob lives in Roswell, Georgia, and is married to Lauren Hammers and has two daughters, Madeline and Mia.

William H. Curtis

William H. Curtis is a personal injury attorney with over 40 years of experience, licensed in all State and Superior Courts throughout Georgia. He focuses his practice on personal injury, workers' compensation, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Taylor Barnett

Originally from Ohio, Attorney Taylor Barnett graduated Magna Cum Laude from The Ohio State University and graduated Cum Laude from Wake Forest University School of Law. For nearly six years, Taylor practiced at one of metro Atlanta’s premier insurance defense firms, working primarily for the nation’s largest insurance companies. Over his time at the firm, the Atlanta personal injury lawyer worked on every aspect of the claims process from handling pre-suit settlement demands and evaluations through trial and appeal. He now uses this experience to prosecute these cases on behalf of injured victims. Taylor’s practice areas include personal injury, Civil Litigation, and appellate. He is licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court - Northern District of Georgia. Taylor was recognized in 2022, 2023, and 2024 as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and Cobb County Bar Association. Enjoys concerts, hunting and golf.

Sara Schramm

Sara Schramm is an Atlanta injury attorney who was born and raised in Iowa Falls, Iowa by parents who were both public school educators and local small business owners. She earned her undergraduate degrees in History and Spanish Literature from the University of Georgia. No stranger to hard work, Sara worked for one of the largest New York City firms and during that time decided to attend Brooklyn Law School at night to earn her Juris Doctorate while working full-time. In fact, it was the ten years of legal experience prior to law school where Sara developed her passion for mass tort litigation. Sara’s early years as a law clerk and lawyer started on the defense side of Multi-District Fen-Phen Diet Drug and Asbestos Litigations. Before she transitioned to the plaintiff bar, Sara lived abroad for a year and then worked at the University of Georgia School of Law as a student advisor for three years during the 2009 recession. She has always specialized in toxic torts and mass tort cases involving defective drugs and medical devices. Sara has deep leadership experience and community involvement. She is a past President of the Western Circuit Bar Association where she remains involved in Athens local bar activities. She is also Past Chair of the Athens Community Connection, Samaritan Counseling Past President and she serves as a current member of the Athens Technical College Paralegal Advisory Board and Law Library Board of Trustees. She just stepped down as Chair of the Athens Area Community Foundation where she still serves on that board as immediate past chair. She is a proud graduate of the 2023 American Association for Justice Leadership Academy. Sara Speas Schramm is an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), where she currently serves on the Law Schools Committee and the Trial Lawyers Care Committee, with terms running through July 2026. She also continues her service on the Membership Oversight Committee through July 2027. Through these roles, Sara contributes to AAJ’s mission of advancing access to justice, supporting future generations of trial lawyers, and strengthening the organization’s membership community. Sara served as a plaintiff leadership team for the In re: 3M Combat Arms Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2885 in the U.S.D.C. Northern District of Florida for the duration of that litigation from 2018-2023. Sara presently serves as a member of the Plaintiff Leadership Committee in the following complex multidistrict litigations: In re: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAS) Products Liability Litigation, U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Pennsylvania, MDL No. 3094 In re: Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) Film Products Liability Litigation, Northern District of Ohio, MDL No. 3092 Sara is licensed to practice in New York and Georgia. Sara lives just outside of Athens, Georgia with her husband of 30 years where they stay busy raising two boys who are active in high school and college tennis and cycling. Fun fact: Sara rode on the UGA Equestrian Team and continues to ride horses and bikes in her free time.

Scott Cochran

Scott Cochran is the managing member of Cochran & Edwards, LLC, with extensive experience as lead counsel in hundreds of cases, including eminent domain, complex commercial matters, personal injury, and wrongful death. He has served as City Attorney for Smyrna, Georgia, for many years and is recognized as one of Georgia's most influential attorneys in his field.

Randy Edwards

Randy Edwards is a trial lawyer and partner with a background as a former NFL defensive lineman. He specializes in complex business litigation, serious personal injury, and wrongful death cases, bringing extensive experience from both defending and prosecuting insurance bad faith and road construction cases. He is licensed in Georgia and Alabama.