Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Class Action & Mass Torts; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 1985
Education: University of Georgia School of Law
Details
Roy J. Boyd Jr. is the owner of Boyd Law Firm, LLC in Brunswick, Georgia. He represents victims in personal injury cases arising out of car and truck accidents, business disputes and premises cases. After practicing for large defense firms in Atlanta for the first six and one half years of his practice , he returned to his hometown of Brunswick, Georgia. In his practice, he consistently resolves, through settlements and jury verdicts, claims collectively exceeding many millions of dollars each year, including the recent resolution of over forty hip replacement cases and thousands of vehicular wreck cases involving automobiles, tractor trailers and other vehicles. A recent logging truck wreck resolved for over Three Million Dollars and another serious injury case involved a client who was a former Italian Open Tennis Champion. He is a former two time Vice President At Large (2012)(2013) for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Boyd received his undergraduate degree in Finance from Georgia Southern University. He is a 1985 Cum Laude Honors Graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law where he was a member of the Georgia Law Review. Mr. Boyd was also a member of two academic honor societies: Gamma Beta Phi and Omicron Delta Epsilon. He was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1985.
A published author, his article, "Acceleration of Rental Payments in Lease Defaults," appears in the Fulton Daily Report. He also wrote "Handling the Basic Soft Tissue Claim," which can be found in the 1995 spring edition of Calendar Call. Mr. Boyd co-authored "Same Sex Sexual Harassment: Is It Actionable," published in the 1996 spring-summer edition of Calendar Call, and "Same Sex Harassment: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.," which is published in the 1998 spring edition of Verdict Magazine.
He has also published an article on "Opening Statements" published in the 2012 GTLA Annual Seminar Materials, where he spoke on that subject and the ICLE Jury Trial Program 2012, where he spoke on that subject.
In addition to SuperLawyers, Mr. Boyd has been selected as a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Atlanta Constitution Top Attorneys, America's Top 100 and Georgia's Legal Leaders Top Rated Lawyers.
Mr. Boyd is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, The American Association for Justice, and the American Bar Association. He handles every case with a commitment to quality and detail. He is rated AV-Preeminent* by Martindale-Hubbell, which is a peer-reviewed rating that recognizes his knowledge and ethics in his field.
*AV-Preeminent and BV-Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used 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 confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Class Actions, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Business Litigation
- 10% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1985, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.royboydlaw.com/about-us
- After practicing for large defense firms for approximately six and one half years, Roy Boyd began his career as a Plaintiff's personal injury attorney: Over his career as a Plaintiff's personal injury attorney, Mr. Boyd has resolved claims collectively exceeding many millions of dollars each year of his practice. Seven figure settlements, some of which were far in excess of the limits due to bad faith claims, have been resolved. Excess settlements occur routinely, and a recent jury trial resulted in a verdict of over three times the insurance limits, which was paid by the insurance company. Recently, he has been involved in the handling of over 42 Hip Replacement cases and thousands of vehicular incidents to a successful resolution for his clients, including a recent logging truck accident for over three million dollars and a serious injury claim involving as his client a former Italian Open Tennis Champion.
- Cum Laude,University of Georgia School of Law
- Gamma Beta Phi
- Georgia Law Review; Honors Graduate UGA Law School
- Omicron Delta Epsilon
- Author, "Acceleration of Rental Payments in Lease Defaults," Fulton Daily Report
- Author, "Handling the Basic Soft Tissue Claim," Calendar Call, Spring, 1995
- Co-Author, "Same Sex Sexual Harassment: Is It Actionable," Calendar Call, Spring/Summer, 1996
- Co-Author, "Same Sex Harassment: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.," Verdict Magazine, Spring, 1998
- Law Review, University of Georgia, Member, 1984 - 1985
- Published an article and spoke regarding "Opening Statments"., Speaker, Opening Statements, GTLA Annual Seminar with published paper, 2012
- Spoke and prepared paper entitled "Opening Statements" at live televised seminar broadcast statewide for the ICLE regarding Trial Practice., Speaker on Opening Statements at televised seminar, Opening Statements, 2012 ICLE Televised Seminar, ICLE, 2012
- Executive Committee, Brunswick-Glynn County, 1992–1994
- Georgia, 1985
- Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Chairperson, Education Committee, Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce, 1991
- Co-Chairperson, Program Committee, 1997
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, Leadership Glynn, 1990-1991
- President, Leadership Glynn Alumni Association, Inc., 1998-1999
- Past President (Two Terms) and Board Member Hawkins Island Property Owners Association, St. Simons Island, Ga., 2008
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, The American Association for Justice
- Vice President, Leadership Glynn Alumni Association, Inc., 1998
- Georgia Southern College, B.B.A in Finance/Insurance, 1981
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Great lawyer. Great person.”
“Roy is one of the best in his field.”
“Top notch attorney.”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025