“Attorney Benjamin Colson was extremely knowledgeable, professional, helpful and was able to resolve a legal matter of mine in a short period of time. I would highly recommend him to anyone in need of the highest level service with the very best results!”
Attorney Profile
Benji, a partner with the law firm, has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 2006. He is admitted to practice in all state trial and appellate courts in Georgia, all federal district courts in the State of Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. After graduating from Statesboro High School in 1999, Colson attended the Georgia Institute of Technology where he graduated with highest honors in 2003, and also attended the University of Georgia School of Law, graduating in 2006. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. He and his wife Catherine live in Statesboro with their sons.
He has extensive trial and appellate experience on a broad range of litigation matters in both State and Federal Court, focusing his practice on criminal law, civil trial practice, personal injury claims on behalf of injured parties, business litigation, contract disputes and estate law. While he has enjoyed great success on the plaintiff’s side of personal injury cases obtaining millions of dollars for his clients, Benji also handles cases for the defense, ranging from criminal defense to business litigation. He has appeared in courtrooms around the state on cases involving personal injury, crop damage, complex business litigation, legal malpractice, and criminal law issues. He argues cases before the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court regularly.
PRACTICE AREAS
Personal Injury
Criminal Defense
General Civil Litigation
Real Estate
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Probate
Bar admissions
All Georgia Superior, State, Municipal, and Magistrate Courts
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
United States District Court for all Districts of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Bar involvement
Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy, 2008
Young Lawyers Division District Representative for the Southern District
Bulloch County Bar Association, President, 2008-2009, Vice President, 2007-2008
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. in History, Technology and Society, Highest Honors, 2003
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2006
Honors, awards, and recognition
Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013-2018
key representative matters
Old Augusta Development Group v. Effingham County, Reached $7,000,000.00 settlement in suit filed on behalf of real estate developer against County as a result of dispute over water and sewer agreements between the developer and the county.
St. Simons Waterfront, LLC v. Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C., 746 S.E.2d 98 (Ga. 2013), Successfully argued before the Supreme Court of Georgia for an expansion of the protection of Georgia’s attorney-client privilege to include communications between a law firm's attorneys.
Yancey v. Watkins, 708 S.E.2d 539 (Ga. App. 2011), Successfully argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals that crop-dusting was an inherently dangerous activity, and thus a cotton farmer could be liable for his pilot's alleged negligence.
Laibe Corp. v. Gen. Pump & Well, Inc., 733 S.E.2d 332, 336 (Ga. App. 2012).
Pilz v. Thibodeau, 667 S.E.2d 622, 623 (Ga. App. 2008).
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Leadership Bulloch, member, Class of 2011
20 Under 40 - 2018
City of Statesboro Tree Board