Family Law

• Divorce

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  At the law firm of Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer we have been helping injured people obtain the compensation they deserve for well over 100 years. Our personal injury attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in connection with a wide variety of personal injury and wrongful death claims. We offer a free initial consultation to all prospective personal injury clients. We have extensive experience in all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases, including those involving...

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation
  We can help entrepreneurs select the appropriate form of business entity: corporation, partnership, or limited liability company. Our attorneys will take the time to understand your business needs and objectives and help you form the proper business entity.
• Business Disputes
  Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer is pleased to announce the addition of Boniface G. Echols to the firm as an of counsel attorney. Echols, founder and managing attorney at The Echols Firm, LLC, has served clients over the past 26 years in the areas of business law, asset/debt management, receiverships, bankruptcy, real estate, contracts, mediation, arbitration, and tort claims. Echols has also served as a Special Assistant District Attorney, handling civil litigation.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer provides tax planning services for individuals and all types of entities such as corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, professional corporations, S corporations, and tax-exempt organizations. From tax planning to IRS audits and appeals, the experienced tax attorneys at Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer are prepared to provide superior legal representation for your tax law needs, including...

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer has a long history of assisting employers with the resolution of a wide variety of employment law issues. We assist clients with the defense of employment discrimination lawsuits under Title VII, ADEA, and ADA. We also assist clients with responding to investigations by the EEOC, as well as state and local agencies. Our attorneys have significant experience dealing with disputes involving employment contracts, covenants not to compete and other state law claims.
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
• Non-compete Agreement
  Sometimes litigation is unavoidable when resolving business disputes; our attorneys can counsel and represent in all areas of business litigation. We frequently represent clients in business litigation involving contract disputes, business torts, non-compete agreements, and the dissolution of partnerships and corporations.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  With the addition of Echols, HBGM will be able to provide an enriched client experience in the handling of real estate matters and litigation. His wealth of knowledge in working with distressed businesses will become an invaluable resource for HBGM clients in the areas of receiverships, bankruptcy, and commercial litigation.
• Premises Liability
  We provide insurance defense representation to insurance companies, self-insured corporations, and third-party administrators. Our attorneys have experience defending lawsuits from personal lines insurance claims to catastrophic and wrongful death personal injury claims. Our firm represents claims related to automobile accidents, regulated motor carrier accidents, premises liability accidents, the Federal Employers Liability Act, professional negligence, and other personal injury and property damage claims. We also have experience representing clients in insurance defense in all trial level courts and appellate courts at the state and federal level throughout the state of Georgia.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Our firm has advised clients and closed commercial real estate transactions over $200 million. We can help with every aspect of your transaction, from initial discussion and analysis to the final closing and disbursement of funds. Additionally, Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer serves as a title agent for the most reputable title insurance companies in the United States.
• Eminent Domain
• Land Use and Zoning
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
• Property Damage

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Plaintiff brought a FELA claim against his employing railroad alleging that a collision with a truck at a public crossing was caused by the railroad’s failure to provide him with a reasonably safe place to work. Plaintiff’s Complaint also included a separate Georgia common law personal injury claim against the employers of the truck driver. In rejecting the FELA claim against the railroad, the Court found that the railroad did not control the public road’s storage length, configuration or grade leading to the crossing. Furthermore, the Court found that the railroad did not control the selection of warning devices at the crossing or whether the crossing should be closed, and the railroad therefore could not breach a duty to the Plaintiff on that basis. Importantly, the Court rejected the argument that a railroad’s non-delegable duty to provide its employees with a reasonably safe place to work extended outside of its own property when an employee’s work did not require him to enter a 3rd party’s property. Finally, the Court rejected Plaintiff’s failure to train on how to react to an imminent collision claim on the basis that Plaintiff failed to show how that training would have mitigated Plaintiff’s injuries.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer has over 120 years of legal experience in dealing with probate administration and probate litigation. We can provide legal counsel to our clients in settling estates and contested probate issues. The firm can assist executors of an estate in carrying out probate and estate administration duties, such as necessary notifications, payments of debts and estate taxes, inventory, and distribution of assets. We work to administer the estate diligently so that the estate can be closed and the family can move forward.
• Wills
  We have successfully represented clients in will contests, trust contests, competency issues, undue influence, and breach of fiduciary duty matters. We can also challenge or defend expenses claimed by an executor or trust administrator.
• Trusts
• Probate
  We offer legal representation in a wide range of areas: Civil Litigation, Business Law, Employment Law, Estate and Probate Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Taxation Law, Real Estate Transactions, and Transportation Law. We work with individuals, regional businesses, and large corporations—

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law
  Estate tax planning matters, including the formation of trusts, private foundations, charitable organizations, and other tax shelters