Rebecca Kirkland Halberg
Top rated Workers' Compensation attorney in Atlanta, Georgia
The Halberg Law Firm
Practice areas: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2015
Education: University of South Carolina School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2027 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2019 Call today:
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Rebecca Kirkland Halberg is the founder of Halberg Law Firm, where she represents injured workers in workers’ compensation claims throughout Georgia. A former workers’ compensation defense attorney, Mrs. Halberg brings nearly 20 years of experience representing parties on both sides of workplace-injury claims.
Mrs. Halberg began her career representing employers and insurance companies in South Carolina. That experience gives her valuable insight into how insurers evaluate, defend and resolve workers’ compensation claims. She now uses that perspective exclusively on behalf of injured workers, helping clients obtain necessary medical treatment, income benefits and compensation for permanent disability. Her practice includes denied claims, delayed medical treatment, catastrophic accidents, complex settlement negotiations, and litigation before the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation.
Mrs. Halberg earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 and her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2006. She is admitted to practice in both Georgia and South Carolina, and she is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section (WCCL), for which she currently serves as Treasurer.
Mrs. Halberg also serves as Vice President of Kids’ Chance of Georgia, a nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to children of workers who have been seriously injured or killed on the job. Before relocating to Georgia, she served as President of Kids’ Chance of South Carolina.
Mrs. Halberg has been selected to the Georgia Super Lawyers list and recognized among the Top 50 Women: Georgia Super Lawyers. She also holds an Avvo “Superb” rating. Her professional recognition reflects her depth of workers’ compensation experience and her commitment to providing knowledgeable, direct and compassionate representation to injured workers and their families.
Practice areas
Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 90% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2006, South Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://halberglawfirm.com/about/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Georgia Bar, 2014
- South Carolina Bar, 2006
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- In Heaton Erecting, Inc. v. Gierum, 370 Ga. App. 642 (2024), Mrs. Halberg served as co-counsel for the injured worker before the Georgia Court of Appeals. The Court affirmed the award of ongoing temporary total disability benefits and held that the employer and insurer were not entitled to offset benefits based on the employee’s post-injury earnings from dissimilar concurrent employment., 2024
Pro bono / Community Service
- Vice President of Kids' Chance of Georgia, 2026
- Treasurer of Workers’ Compensation Claimants’ Lawyers (WCCL), a section of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association., 2026
- Legislative Committee Member of the Chairman’s Advisory Council., 2026
- Scholarship Committee Chair, Kids’ Chance of Georgia, 2025
Educational Background
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001
- University of South Carolina School of Law, 2006
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Speaker at the 2026 Georgia Trial Lawyer Association Seminar, Elevating Your Workers' Compensation Practice: From the Basics to AI, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Law, Workers' Compensation, AI, 2026
- Planned and presented a CLE to fellow attorneys about the importance of using workers' compensation insurance when there is a corresponding personal injury claim arising out of the same accident, How Workers' Compensation Can Add Value to Your PI Case, Law, 2025
- Served as a panelist with a State Board judge and defense counsel to discuss best practices in non-CAT mediations, Cashing In Your Chips: Non-CAT Mediations, State Board of Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation, 2024
- Spoke on a panel with defense counsel and a State Board judge to discuss the impacts of Lilienthal v. JLK on the prominent posting of panels in Georgia workers' compensation claims, Lilienthal v. JLK: Panel Issues Post-Lilienthal, Georgia WC ICLE, Workers' Compensation, 2024
- Participated in a panel with defense counsel and a judge to discuss recent cases within the Georgia Workers' Compensation system, Case Law Update: State Board of Workers' Compensation, State Board of Workers' Compensation, 2024
- Served as a panelist with a fellow Claimant's attorney to discuss the top 5 reasons injured workers hire lawyers and best practices for adjusters when handling claims to avoid increased claim value, A View from the Other Side- Why Did You Hire Me?, State Board of Workers' Compensation - Adjuster Training, 2023
- Co-presenter at GTLA Auto Torts regarding the benefits of using a workers' compensation claim in an overlapping tort claim, How WC Can Help Your Auto Cases: Benefits, Subrogation, and Legislation, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Personal Injury, 2023
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Selected and featured in The Atlantan as an Influential Woman in Atlanta, 2025
- Man & Woman of the Year Candidate - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2022
- Highlighted as a Dynamic Woman in Atlanta in The Atlantan Magazine, 2023
Industry Groups
- Legal
- Manufacturing
- Shipping
- Transportation
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Rebecca has taken on a lot of leadership roles and is doing a great job. She deserves recognition as a Super Lawyer.”
“Rebecca is an excellent advocate for her clients and recently started her own law firm. She is very knowledgeable and highly professional.”
“Exceptional Workers Comp Attorney”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2027
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2019
