Mr. William James Atkins

Warshauer Woodward Atkins

Bill Atkinsrepresents clients inmedical malpractice, wrongful deathandcatastrophic personal injurycases.Bill has also represented individuals in civilrights matters ranging from deadly force, false arrest, malicious prosecutionandother governmental liability matters.Billhas earned a reputation as a tenacious trial lawyer. He has secured six andseven figure verdicts and settlements for his clientsin employment discrimination,civil rights, medical malpractice,andothercatastrophic personal injury cases.Hehas tried cases in Virginia, Florida, Tennessee and throughout Georgia.

Bill is recognized for his expertise in governmental liability. He has givennumerous presentations on qualified and official immunity, ministerial duties andother issues related to law enforcement liability for ICLE and the Georgia TrialLawyers Association. Bill’s article on qualified immunity–“Death by a ThousandCuts”–was published in the Winter, 2020 issue of Verdict magazine. In the wakeof the murder of George Floyd, Bill and Zack Greenamyre co-authored an editorialpublished in the Daily Report calling for reform to official immunity in Georgia.Bill is also a certified mediator and arbitrator at Miles Mediation and Arbitration.Mediation offers a respite from the conflict inherent in a busy trial practice.

Bill enjoys lending neutral perspective and helping parties find ways to reachsettlement.Bill lives in Marietta with his wife, Kathleen, and Puppy, a delightful 15-poundpoodle mix. He has four stepchildren scattered around the country and enjoysfrequent visits with them.He volunteers as a coach of the Walton High SchoolMock Trial team.He plays golf, enjoys sailing and wastes far too much emotionalenergy rooting for various sports teams.