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Eric L. Trivett

Partner

Eric L. Trivett

Partner

ERIC L. TRIVETT obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Mercer University. In college, he studied abroad in Oxford. He then attended Mercer Law School as a Woodruff Scholar, having received the law school’s highest academic scholarship. In law school, he was a member of the national moot court team and was named best oral advocate in numerous moot court competitions. He graduated Order of the Barristers with the degree of Juris Doctor and was named the James C. Estes Outstanding Graduate for his graduating class. Eric’s practice is focused on the defense of workers’ compensation, general and product liability, and subrogation matters. He has defended publicly traded corporations, professional employer organizations, staffing agencies, insurance companies, national retail chains, airlines, third party administrators, school boards, and closely held corporations. He also represents the State of Georgia in special matters, for which matters he has been appointed as Special Assistant Attorney General. Eric has extensive litigation and appellate experience, having tried over 90 cases and represented clients before all Georgia courts. He has served as lead counsel at the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia, prevailing for his clients in published decisions from those courts. Outside the court room, he has successfully resolved thousands of cases through informal negotiations or alternative dispute resolution. Eric also serves as an outside legal adviser to insurance companies and employers in the private sector. He is a frequent lecturer in Continuing Legal Education classes taught to other lawyers and a frequent speaker in Continuing Educational Unit courses for adjusters and risk managers at conferences across the country. Eric has practiced for the entirely of his career at the firm, having begun as an intern, and he has been a named partner since 2013.