Personalized Strategies To Help You Get The Compensation You Need

Joe Boyd at the front door of his office building
Joe Boyd

Personalized Strategies To Help You Get The Compensation You Need

Joe
Boyd

  • Owner

Biography

Joe Boyd grew up in Macon, Georgia, where he continues to reside with his wife, Lauren, and their children, Hayes and Elizabeth. His eldest son, Josh Boyd, is an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, where he resides with his wife, Jordan, and Joe’s beloved grandchildren, Aurora, and Theo. Joe is the son of Bill and Marvalene Boyd. Bill was an author, and columnist for the Macon Telegraph and was well known for his humorous depictions of people from the Middle Georgia area. Marvalene worked for the Bibb County school system for more than 25 years.

 After a tour in the United States Marine Corp, Joe graduated in 1994 from Mercer University with a B.A. in History.  Joe  later earned a master’s degree in education from Georgia College & State University and taught high school for seven years.  Having played baseball for Mercer University, Joe also coached football and baseball and led the Macon County Varsity Baseball team to their first regional championship in 25 years. For this accomplishment, Joe won the Coach of the Year award for that region as well as the All-Middle Georgia Coach of the Year Award. Joe earned a Juris Doctorate Degree from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law with, and was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2004.

 Joe was a partner at Reynolds, Horne & Survant exclusively managing Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation claims for fifteen years. In his first trial, Joe had the distinction of obtaining a $1.1 million dollar verdict from a Fulton County jury for his clients. In 2013, Joe obtained a $4.5 million Workers’ Compensation settlement, which, at the time, was the largest Workers’ Compensation settlement in Georgia history.

In May of 2020, Joe opened his own firm, The Law Office of Joe Boyd, where his primary areas of practice are Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Wrongful Death, Tractor-Trailer Accidents, and Premises Liability. His mission is to provide exceptional, personalized legal representation to help clients rebuild their lives. He focuses on establishing lifelong relationships with his clients and their families and striving to achieve the best possible solution for each unique client and case.    

Education

  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
    • J.D. - 2004
  • Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia
    • M.S. - 2001
    • Major: Education
  • Mercer University, Macon, Georgia
    • B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1994
    • Honors: Baseball Team
    • Major: History

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
  • Superior Courts of the State of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Middle Georgia Justice - 2020 - 2021

Practice Areas

  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Car Accident
  • Premises Liability

Past Positions

  • Reynolds, Horne & Survant, Partner
  • Macon County High School, Teacher, Football and Baseball Coach
  • United States Marine Corps, Lance Corporal

Representative Cases

  • Obtaining a 1.1 Million Dollar Verdict From a Fulton County Jury for His Clients
  • Obtained a $4.5 Million Workers’ Compensation Settlement, 2013

Classes & Seminars

  • Consideration of Workers' Compensation in Your Social Security Case, Social Security Law CLE, State Bar of Georgia (March 1, 2024)
  • Obtaining a $1.1 Million Dollar Verdict From a Fulton County Jury for His Clients
  • Obtained a $4.5 Million Workers’ Compensation Settlement, 2013