Brian J. Buckelew

Brian J. Buckelew is an Atlanta attorney with Morain & Buckelew, LLC who has practiced law since 1992 and exclusively represents injured people in workers’ compensation claims. His work focuses on protecting the rights of injured workers and helping them pursue benefits available under the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act. He handles complex injury claims, contested hearings, and appellate matters involving employers, insurers, medical evidence, and disputed entitlement to compensation.

Brian earned his J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law and received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University. His legal and economics education provides a useful foundation for analyzing workers’ compensation claims that involve wages, benefit calculations, medical evidence, procedural requirements, and contested liability. He has built his career around this field and has developed deep familiarity with the legal and practical issues that affect injured employees seeking benefits.

Brian has tried a substantial number of workers’ compensation cases to hearing and has handled numerous appeals before the Appellate Division, Superior Courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Supreme Court. His practice therefore covers the full progression of contested workers’ compensation matters, from initial disputes through complex appellate review. He also frequently lectures to other attorneys on Georgia workers’ compensation issues and litigation strategy.

Brian J. Buckelew has served in leadership positions within the Atlanta Bar Association and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, including as a past president of workers’ compensation claimant groups. His career is dedicated to injured workers rather than general employment counseling. He combines decades of focused experience, appellate knowledge, and professional leadership to help claimants pursue medical and income benefits, challenge adverse decisions, and navigate the Georgia workers’ compensation system.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Morain & Buckelew, LLC
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• Past President, Workers Compensation Section of the Atlanta Bar
• President, Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Lawyers Section of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• Georgia State University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Harvard University
  A.B. Economics

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