JA Harp Supports RWB

We are pleased to report that we are all in with the active military and veteran support organization Team RWB.  It provides a great outlet for those that have served and are serving by an active athletic program that supports local races, and a wide variety of activities. Andy Harp noted “As a Marine that has served around the globe, it is a pleasure to  support my fellow service men and women.”Check it out! www.teamrwb.org

Feres still a problem for our military!

As one who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, I am very familiar with the U.S.Supreme Court decision entitled Feres v. United States as should anyone who serves. If a service member is injured due to improper medical care he cannot sue the government. Military Times most recent edition had an excellant article that explains this law and the need for it to be changed. It also provides many examples of the hardship it causes. Essentially, the Supreme Court said several decades ago that since a service member has other benefits such as the VA or military disability Congress didn’t want to give another right. The systems have changed and severely injured malpractice victims need a recovery that helps them receive some quality of life. A good review of each situation might reveal that there is a party not protected by Feres that is responsible. Please contact us if you would like a free copy of the article!

Harp is Top Rated Lawyer in Georgia

The highly respected Martindale-Hubbell has awarded JA Harp with the Top Rated Lawyer in Georgia honor for 2016.

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The Georgia Bar has asked Andy Harp to serve on its Fee Arbitration Panel

Andy Harp has been asked to serve on the Georgia Bar’s Fee Arbitration Panel. As one of only fourteen board certified trail lawyers in the state at the present time, he will help resolve fee disputes within the Bar’s arbitration system.

Harp asked to serve on Executive Council of the Alabama Bar’s Non-Resident Lawyers Section

The Alabama Bar, with an increasing number of members that practice in Alabama but have offices outside of the state, has recently formed a new section for such members. Andy Harp was asked to help form the section and has been asked to serve on the Executive Council for a two year term.