Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. (BBGA), a law firm headquartered in Athens with offices also in Lake Oconee, recently ranked Tier 1 in the Greater Atlanta region for “Best Law Firm,” a title by Best Lawyers® reserved for law firms in the U.S. that possess professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers.
For the 2025 edition, BBGA ranked first in four plaintiffs’ categories: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Product Liability Litigation. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional scale. Firms that receive a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.
Eight BBGA Lawyers were also recently recognized in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers® in America.
“We are incredibly honored to be nationally recognized as a Best Law Firm in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers,” said BBGA Shareholder Thomas Hollingsworth. “This recognition reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to advocating for our clients with integrity and tenacity. Every case we take on is a testament to our dedication to justice and our clients’ rights, and we are proud to see that commitment acknowledged on a national level.”
The 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® includes rankings in 75 national and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. The transparent, collaborative research process employs qualitative and quantitative data from peer and client reviews, supported by proprietary algorithmic technology, to produce a tiered system of industry-led rankings of the top 4% of the industry.
“At Best Lawyers, we are proud to recognize law firms that show an unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and client satisfaction,” said Philip Greer, Chief Executive Officer of Best Lawyers. “In the legal arena, credibility is earned through consistent quality, which has propelled these firms to the forefront of the legal industry.”
BBGA has been assisting clients with a wide range of complex legal matters in Georgia and across the U.S. for more than 40 years. The attorneys at the firm rely on an extensive set of resources, a high level of skill, and decades of experience to help clients navigate the legal process. Areas of specialized practice at the firm include defective products, dangerous drugs, medical malpractice, personal injury, nursing home abuse, business law, and real estate law. Since the firm’s founding in 1984, BBGA has remained one of the largest law firms in the Athens region.