Profile
For more than 30 years, Georgia attorney Katherine (Kathy) L. McArthur has represented clients who have been severely injured or killed by the negligence of others. She handles personal injury cases statewide and focuses her practice on claims involving car wrecks, trucking accidents, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, defective products, workers’ compensation law, and both catastrophic and fatal personal injuries (wrongful death).
Kathy is as respected for the compassionate, personal approach she takes with her clients as she is for her tenacious negotiation and courtroom skills. Her dedication and legal skills, in turn, have led to a record of success as lead counsel or co-counsel that includes numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements.
Kathy is a graduate of University of North Carolina School of Law, a frequently featured speaker at legal seminars and an active member of several legal organizations, including the American Board of Trial Advocates (past president, Georgia chapter) and the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (past president, Middle Georgia Division). She also holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and is the founder of The Law Firm of Kathy McArthur in Macon, Georgia. To learn more about her qualifications or practice, visit http://mcarthurlawfirm.com/.
*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 anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Katherine McArthur
Law School: University of North Carolina School of Law
Admitted: 1980, Georgia
Professional Webpage: mcarthurlawfirm.com/about/
Honors and Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell *AV Peer Review Rated
- Member, Governor's Workers’ Compensation Advisory Commission.
- Recipient, Judge of Mayor’s Court of Payne City, 1983
- Recipient, Georgia Woman of Achievement Award, 2000
- Recipient, Lawyer of the Year, Macon Bar Association, 2005
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate - National Board of Trial Advocacy
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- President, William Augustus Bootle American Inns of Court
- Past President, The Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Middle Georgia Division
- Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Georgia Chapter
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, North Carolina State Bar
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Macon Bar Association
Educational Background:
- University of North Carolina, B.S., 1976