Andrew
J. Hamilton
Partner, Hamilton,
Westby, Antonowich & Anderson
Andrew J. Hamilton attended Emory University
before attending Mercer University Law School
where he received the West Publishing Company
Award for the highest class average for the 1964/65
academic year. He has held the highest rating
given to lawyers by Martindale Hubbell since 1974
and has also been recognized as a Martindale Hubbell
pre-eminent lawyer. He has been listed in The
Best Lawyers in Atlanta, The
Best Lawyers in America and Georgia
Super Lawyers for ten consecutive years.
Mr. Hamilton has more than 40 years as an attorney and
has dozens of landmark appellate decisions successfully
establishing precedent for the benefit of businesses
and insurers throughout Georgia. As a founding
partner at Hamilton, Westby, Antonowich &
Anderson, Mr. Hamilton represents manufacturers and
employers in areas involving toxic torts,
employee benefits and workers’ compensation.
He also represents insurance carriers in a variety
of areas and is a frequent lecturer on workers’
compensation law. Mr. Hamilton was also a founding
member of the firm of Neely, Player, Hamilton
and Hines
Mr. Hamilton has served as the Adjunct Professor
of Law at Emory University School of Law and is
a faculty member at the National Institute of
Trial Advocacy. He was a past Editor of the Georgia
Defense Law Association Journal. He is also a member of the Chairman’s Advisory Council, State Board of Workers’ Compensation. In addition to
his trial work, Mr. Hamilton is frequently called
upon by employers and insurers to analyze and
draft legislation.
Mr. Hamilton is a ruling elder at Peachtree Presbyterian
Church where he has taught Sunday School since
1981. He is also on the Board of Directors of
Covenant House Georgia and a past general counsel
for Interfaith, Inc. Mr. Hamilton also served
in the United States Marine Corp, from 1966 until
1972.
“Service to the client is a significant
hallmark of my practice and the practice of this
firm. That service includes effective and efficient
representation. We provide options leading up
to trial but once the option has been chosen by
the client, we bring aggressive advocacy to the
trial of any case.” – Andrew J. Hamilton |
