Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2003
Education: Samford University Cumberland School of Law
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Cigelske Law Firm
11175 Cicero DrSuite 150
Alpharetta, GA 30022 Visit website
As founder of the Cigelske Law Firm, Mr. Cigelske is committed to representing clients in the Greater Atlanta Area and throughout Georgia. His practice focuses on personal injury and wrongful death cases that involve the following matters: motorcycle accidents, motor vehicle accidents, uninsured motorists, truck accidents, bicycle accidents and scooter accidents.
After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in political science from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Mr. Cigelske earned a Juris Doctor from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1998.
An avid motorcycle and bicycle rider, Mr. Cigelske has an intimate knowledge of the dangers other drivers pose to those on two wheels. With 20 years of experience practicing law, he has assisted clients in securing the compensation they deserve, following collisions caused by someone else. Devoting personal attention to every case, Mr. Cigelske enables clients to focus on healing while he fights on their behalf.
Active in the legal community, Mr. Cigelske holds memberships with the American Association for Justice, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. He is also an active member of the University of Alabama at Birmingham National Alumni Society.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 80% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1998, Alabama
Professional Webpage: http://bnc-law.com/bryan-cigelske/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Licensed to practice law in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. I am also admitted to practice before The US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; US District Court, Northern District of Georgia; US District Court, Southern District of Alabama; US District Court, Middle District of Alabama; US District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; and US District Court, Northern District of Mississippi.Active Member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice.
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- 2009- Burks v Fulmer Helmets, Confidential settlement obtained in the US District Court, Northern District of Mississippi for the widow and two surviving children of Jeremy Burks who was killed from massive head trauma in a motorcycle versus pick-up truck collision. Plaintiffs contend the decedent's helmet detached due to a design defect in the helmet's chin strap. 2010- Goddard v Gary's Grading and Pipeline Company, Jury Verdict obtained in State Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia in the amount of $830,000.00 as the result of a motorcycle versus logging truck collision. 2011- Dugas v. AFC, Inc. et al. Settlement obtained in the Circuit Court of Hancock County, Mississippi in the amount of $1,250,000.00 as the result of a motorcycle versus backhoe collision. 2011- Heumann v. Johnson Controls, Et al.,Confidential settlement obtained in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia for a man who suffered paraplegia in a rear end collision as the result of a defective automotive seat headrest. 2012- Kilfeather v. Stover, settlement obtained in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia in the amount of $250,000.00 as the result of an automobile collision caused by a defendant driver that was charged with DUI.
Pro bono / Community Service
- (Past) Cartersville Little League Board of Directors; (Past) North West Georgia Youth Football League game announcer, present NYO youth Baseball Coach, present NYO youth Football coach, member of the Cartersville/Bartow County Exchange Club, member of the Chastain Park Conservancy; (past) Marist School JV Football anouncer; Riverwood High School JV Football anouncer; ABATE Member.
Honors
- BV peer rated; Selected Top Ten Plaintiff’s lawyers for Greater Atlanta under 45
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2020
- Rising Stars: 2012