Garvin Blackburn

Garvin Blackburn is a workers’ compensation defense attorney in the Atlanta office of Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A. His practice focuses on the defense side of Georgia workers’ compensation matters. He works in a field that requires close attention to workplace injury claims, medical evidence, statutory benefits, procedural deadlines, and the rules governing disputes before the state workers’ compensation system. His role places him within an established insurance-defense practice serving clients in contested employment-injury matters.

Garvin earned a bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness from Mississippi State University and received his J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. His business-oriented undergraduate education and legal training provide a foundation for analyzing workplace claims that involve operational facts, employment relationships, insurance issues, and legal procedure. He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2025 and is a member of the Georgia Bar Association, beginning his practice with a focused defense role.

Garvin’s current work is concentrated on workers’ compensation defense rather than general employment law. The practice requires review of accident facts, medical records, work restrictions, benefit questions, and procedural issues that can determine how a claim develops. As part of WJCB’s Atlanta team, he works in a firm environment focused on insurance defense and litigation. His early career is therefore developing around the legal and factual analysis needed to respond to workplace injury claims under Georgia law.

Garvin Blackburn brings recent legal training and a defined workers’ compensation defense focus to his Atlanta practice. His education in agribusiness gives him additional exposure to business operations and organizational decision-making, while his law degree supports the statutory and procedural analysis required in contested claims. As a Georgia-admitted attorney, he is building experience within a defense practice that emphasizes careful claim review, evidence analysis, compliance with procedural requirements, and effective representation in workplace injury disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, P.A.
• Member, State Bar of Georgia

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
  J.D. degree
• Mississippi State University
  Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness

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