Benjamin J. Hillis

Benjamin J. Hillis is an associate attorney with Princenthal, May & Wilson, LLC who practices from the firm’s Sandy Springs and LaGrange offices. His primary focus is premises liability, and his broader personal injury practice includes motor vehicle collisions, trucking accidents, defective products, and other negligent conduct. He represents individuals in claims against corporations and insurers after previously working in defense practices for property owners and commercial clients.

Ben graduated from Young Harris College before receiving his Juris Doctorate from Mercer University School of Law in Macon, Georgia. Before becoming an attorney, he worked for a general contractor and several construction companies in the greater Atlanta area as a laborer, carpenter, and welder. His education and practical construction experience provide useful context for injury cases involving property conditions, contractors, job sites, and construction-related factual issues.

Ben spent several years at Atlanta boutique defense firms representing large property owners, contractors, corporate entities, and truck drivers. He now represents injured individuals, drawing on his prior defense experience to evaluate how businesses and insurers approach claims. His practice includes premises cases, vehicle and truck collisions, defective products, and other negligence matters. He now uses his prior defense background when representing individuals against corporations and insurers in these claims.

Benjamin J. Hillis is admitted to the Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, and Georgia Superior and State Courts. He is admitted in the US District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia and the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He belongs to the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and Atlanta Bar, supporting an active plaintiff-side injury practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Princenthal, May & Wilson LLC
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Atlanta Bar

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• Mercer University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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