Matt Hennesy

8Matt Hennesy is a partner at Farrar, Hennesy & Tanner in Douglas, Georgia, where he has practiced since 2004. He focuses on auto accident and workers’ compensation cases across South Georgia. He helps injured clients understand their rights, deal with insurance companies, and seek fair results. His work includes helping people whose claims have been denied, delayed, or handled unfairly by insurers.

Matt Hennesy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs in 2000. He earned his Juris Doctor from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2004. During his final year of law school, he was nominated to the Moot Court Honors Board. He was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2004.

Matt Hennesy joined a firm founded by Arthur Curtis Farrar, Sr. in 1949, where his father had practiced before him. He continues the firm’s long history of helping injured people in Douglas and nearby communities. His practice involves guiding clients through insurance claims, legal deadlines, and disputes over compensation. He works to give injured clients a voice and help them resolve their claims.

Matt Hennesy handled a notable case involving a commercial truck that crossed the center line and struck a car, killing its driver. The insurance company denied liability, and the family pursued legal action for over two years. The wrongful death claim settled for $2 million, setting a county recovery record. It was also Georgia’s largest recovery for a 91-year-old in a wrongful death claim at the time. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Matt Hennesy represents the Waycross Judicial Circuit on the State Bar of Georgia’s Board of Governors. He is a past president of the Douglas Bar Association and a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He has also served on the boards of the Community Foundation of Coffee County, Coffee Regional Hospital Foundation, and Douglas Golf and Country Club. His professional work reflects his commitment to serving people across South Georgia.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Farrar Hennesy & Tanner LLC
• Board of Governors, Waycross Judicial Circuit Representative, State Bar of Georgia
• Past President, Douglas Bar Association
• Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Former Board Member, Community Foundation of Coffee County
• Former Board Member, Coffee Regional Hospital Foundation
• Former Board Member, Douglas Golf and Country Club
• Member, Douglas First Methodist Church

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Georgia, School of Public and International Affairs
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

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