J. S. Scott Busby

J. S. Scott Busby is a personal injury attorney and partner at Busby Negin in Atlanta, Georgia, where he concentrates his practice on personal injury law, working with cases involving motor vehicle accidents, birth injuries, brain injuries, premises liability, wrongful death and other issues. He represents clients in the Atlanta metropolitan area and throughout North Georgia.

Mr. Busby has over 30 years of experience litigating complex personal injury cases and other matters. In addition to personal injury law, he has experience in commercial, employment, estates, insurance and property law. 

Honoring his work ethic and legal capability, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Busby an AV Preeminent* peer review rating. Georgia Trend Magazine has included him on its “Legal Elite” list. 

Active in various professional organizations, Mr. Busby is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Atlanta Claims Association, the Society for Human Resource Management and the Southern Loss Association. He has served in many community leadership roles over the years, continuing to sit on the board of Catalyst for Africa and North Metro Church. He has lectured for organizations, including Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Property & Liability Research Bureau and The Salvation Army. 

Mr. Busby graduated cum laude from Asbury University with a bachelor’s degree. He received a master’s degree in business administration from Georgia State University and earned his law degree from Emory University School of Law.

Since 1990, Mr. Busby has been qualified to appear before the Georgia and Florida state courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. He also holds licenses to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and the Supreme Court of the United States.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.