A Watkinsville, Georgia law firm is making the case that the varied courtroom backgrounds of its three named partners give clients an advantage that spans injury claims, divorce and custody disputes, and appeals. Boggs, Cowan & Fargione, led by attorneys Lucas V. Boggs, Lucas B. Cowan, and Alfred E. Fargione, III, represents individuals and families in personal injury and family law matters throughout Northeast Georgia, and also represents families and their businesses in complex litigation and business disputes.
Why the composition of the firm matters is a practical question for anyone facing a legal dispute. Each partner brings a different area of trial and litigation experience, and the firm says that combination allows it to handle a case through pre-suit negotiations, trial, and beyond. The importance is underscored by Cowan's background: he spent several years as a trial attorney for the nation's largest insurer, giving him firsthand knowledge of how insurance companies, adjusters, and defense counsel evaluate injury cases both before suit is filed and afterward.
"After years of working cases for the nation's largest insurer, I know how claims get evaluated by claim adjusters and insurance defense attorneys. I know how to negotiate with the insurance company or, when necessary, take my client's case to trial," Cowan, a founding partner, said in a statement. He added that combining that work with Fargione's family law experience and Boggs's appellate work gives clients a team that can handle their case through pre-suit negotiations, trial, and beyond.
The stakes for readers in Northeast Georgia are concrete. The firm's personal injury practice handles claims arising from car accidents, truck and commercial vehicle collisions, motorcycle crashes, workplace injuries, slip-and-fall incidents, dog bites, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. Those matters are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients do not pay unless there is a recovery.
On the family side, the family law practice covers contested and uncontested divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, property division, legitimation, adoption, and post-judgment modifications, handled on hourly or flat fee retainers. Fargione, a trial attorney since 2011, has handled hundreds of divorce, custody, legitimation, and child support cases and has tried cases before judges and juries throughout Georgia. He holds an LL.M. in Tax Law and Estate Planning from Boston University School of Law, which the firm says informs his work on high-asset divorces involving complex property and tax issues.
Boggs's appellate focus adds another layer for clients whose disputes extend past the trial court. He has briefed and argued appeals before the Georgia Court of Appeals and has obtained rulings reversing unlawful government action against his clients.
The three partners have been recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars and The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and are members of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. The firm offers services in English and Spanish and maintains a selective caseload so clients work directly with their attorney. It operates from 1024 Twelve Oaks Drive, Suite 103, Watkinsville, Georgia, and represents clients throughout Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Walton, Barrow, Jackson, Newton, Oglethorpe, Madison, Franklin, Hart, and Greene Counties.
