Katherine L. McArthur

Katherine L. McArthur is the founding partner of McArthur Law Firm and a leading Georgia trial lawyer. For more than four decades, she has represented people facing catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. Her practice focuses on trucking accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, and serious personal injury matters.

Kathy built her academic foundation at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, earning a Bachelor of Science in 1976 with Phi Beta Kappa honors. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1979, completing rigorous legal training focused on advocacy.

Throughout her career, Kathy has secured landmark verdicts and settlements providing justice and financial stability for families facing catastrophic loss. Her work spans trucking accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, and wrongful death matters, and she handles high-stakes cases with discipline, clarity, and consistent courtroom leadership statewide for injured clients.

Kathy holds rare, quadruple board certification in Truck Accident Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Civil Trial Law, and Civil Practice Advocacy. She is the only attorney certified in both truck accident and medical malpractice law, reflecting elite expertise achieved through demanding national standards and decades of focused litigation experience and leadership.

Kathy has earned widespread recognition for excellence and leadership within the legal profession. Honors include repeated Georgia Super Lawyer selections, Top 10 Attorney distinctions, an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and fellowships in ABOTA, the Litigation Counsel of America, and the International Society of Barristers, recognized nationwide by peers.

Admitted to all Georgia state and federal courts, Katherine L. McArthur leads McArthur Law Firm with integrity, mentorship, and discipline. She supports a team of award-winning attorneys while remaining committed to protecting people harmed by negligence through meticulous preparation, ethical advocacy, and results-driven representation statewide in Georgia today.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, McArthur Law Firm
• Life Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers (ISOB)
• Former President, William A. Bootle American Inn of Court
• Champion Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)
• Member, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• Member, Macon Bar Association
• Member, Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, State Bar of Georgia

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• University of North Carolina School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

Awards & Badges