Georgia Dog Bite Lawyer Directory: Roswell - Personal Injury Law in Georgia

Roswell is the ninth-largest city in Georgia, with a 2020 Census population of about 92,800, and sits in northern Fulton County as a suburb of Atlanta. Its parks and trails, including Big Creek Greenway, Riverside Park, and the paths along historic Canton Street, draw heavy foot traffic from pedestrians and dog owners alike. Dog bite cases here turn on Georgia’s liability framework rather than strict liability: under O.C.G.A. § 51-2-7, an owner is liable when a vicious or dangerous animal injures someone through careless management or by being allowed to go at liberty, and the burden falls on the victim, often met by showing a violation of Fulton County’s run-at-large and leash rules. Children are bitten at high rates and frequently on the face, and infection, scarring, and lasting trauma are common.

Anyone considering a dog bite claim in Georgia should be aware of one fixed legal deadline. Under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, most personal injury actions, including those arising from dog bites, must be filed within two years of the date of injury, and missing that window generally bars the claim. Georgia also follows a modified comparative negligence rule, under which an injured person’s recovery is reduced by their share of fault and barred entirely if they are 50 percent or more at fault, which is why provocation and trespass come up so often in these cases. Recovery typically comes from the dog owner’s homeowner or renter insurance policy, and in some situations a landlord may also bear responsibility. A Roswell local leash ordinance can supply the violation element that O.C.G.A. § 51-2-7 requires.

The directory below lists five Roswell firms that handle dog bite cases, each verified from a dedicated dog bite or animal attack page on the firm’s own official website. It is organized for comparison rather than ranking, so the entries focus on practice areas, attorney background, office locations, and founding history rather than promotional claims.

1. Butler Kahn

Phone: (678) 940-1444
Focus: Dog bites and animal attacks, car and truck accidents, catastrophic injury, wrongful death
Fee structure: Contingency-fee basis, free consultation
Offices: Roswell office on Canton Street (also Atlanta and other metro locations)
Web: https://butlerfirm.com/roswell-injury-lawyers/dog-bite/

Butler Kahn maintains a dedicated Roswell dog bite page on its site, and the firm has a physical office on Canton Street in historic downtown Roswell. The page names local areas where bites occur, including Big Creek Greenway and Riverside Park, and explains the Georgia Responsible Dog Owner Act’s distinction between dangerous and vicious dogs and how that classification affects an owner’s obligations, indicating a locally grounded, dog-bite-aware emphasis.

The practice handles dog bites alongside car and truck accidents, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death on a contingency-fee basis. Any references to past results are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

2. Zagoria Neely Injury Attorneys

Phone: (404) 653-0023
Focus: Dog bites and animal attacks (primary focus), broader personal injury
Fee structure: Contingency-fee basis, free consultation
Web: https://www.lawzagoria.com/roswell-dog-bite-lawyer/

Zagoria Neely maintains a dedicated Roswell dog bite page on its site, and dog bite work is the lead attorney’s primary practice area rather than one item among many. The firm states that founder David Zagoria has written two books on Georgia dog bite law and handles a high volume of dog injury cases each year, indicating an unusually focused dog-bite emphasis. The firm’s main office is in Atlanta with a second in Suwanee.

The practice also covers broader personal injury on a contingency-fee basis. The firm’s references to recovering millions for clients are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

3. Hagood Injury Law

Phone: (678) 335-5555
Focus: Dog bites and animal attacks, broader personal injury
Fee structure: Free consultation
Web: https://hagoodinjurylaw.com/personal-injury-attorneys-ga/dog-bites/roswell/

Hagood Injury Law maintains a dedicated Roswell dog bite page on its site, part of a set of city-specific dog bite pages across metro Atlanta. The firm represents dog bite and animal attack victims and frames the work within a broader serious-injury practice, indicating attention to the specific dynamics of these claims.

The practice handles dog bites alongside broader personal injury. Any references to past results are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

4. The CEO Lawyer Personal Injury Law Firm

Phone: (470) 323-8779
Attorney: Ali Awad
Focus: Dog bites, car, motorcycle, and truck accidents, broader personal injury
Fee structure: Free consultation
Offices: Atlanta-based; Roswell is a listed service area
Web: https://ceolawyer.com/georgia-personal-injury/dog-bite-lawyer/

The CEO Lawyer Personal Injury Law Firm maintains a dedicated Georgia dog bite page on its site and lists Roswell among the communities it serves. The page is oriented around representing dog bite victims and evaluating claim value based on injury severity and related losses, indicating a dog-bite-aware emphasis within a broad injury practice, though the firm is Atlanta-based rather than physically in Roswell.

The practice handles dog bites alongside car, motorcycle, and truck accidents and broader personal injury. The firm’s references to large reported recoveries are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

5. The Stein Firm

Phone: (855) 589-0433
Focus: Dog bites and animal attacks, broader personal injury
Fee structure: Free consultation
Offices: Statewide practice; Roswell is a listed service area
Web: https://steinfirmpc.com/dog-animal-bite-attorney-georgia

The Stein Firm maintains a dedicated Georgia dog and animal bite page on its site and lists Roswell among the communities it serves. The page summarizes Georgia’s one-bite rule, the two-year filing deadline, the categories of recoverable damages, and how homeowner insurers sometimes try to deny coverage for certain breeds, indicating a dog-bite-aware emphasis. The firm describes a statewide practice.

The practice handles dog bites alongside broader personal injury. The firm’s reference to more than 40 years of experience is firm-reported and has not been independently confirmed against court records.

After a Dog Bite in Roswell: Practical Notes

Two features shape most Roswell dog bite claims: the two-year filing deadline under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, and the victim’s burden of proof under O.C.G.A. § 51-2-7. Because Georgia is not a strict-liability state and has no statewide leash law, a claimant generally has to show the dog was vicious or dangerous and that the owner managed it carelessly, often by proving a violation of Fulton County’s run-at-large and leash rules. Evidence such as animal control records and prior complaints, the owner’s statements, witness accounts, and photographs matters early and degrades quickly.

Georgia uses a modified comparative negligence rule, which means a bite victim’s recovery can be reduced by their share of fault and is barred entirely if they are found 50 percent or more responsible, so an owner’s claim that the victim provoked the dog or was trespassing is a common defense to anticipate. Recovery most often comes from the owner’s homeowner or renter insurance, and in some situations a landlord may share responsibility. Medical documentation of infection risk, nerve damage, scarring, and any reconstructive (as opposed to cosmetic) surgery is frequently central to valuing these cases, particularly for children. Georgia’s 2025 tort reform law (Senate Bill 68) changed how certain evidence and how medical-expense and non-economic-damage arguments are presented at trial, which can affect how a dog bite case is valued.

When comparing the firms above, useful points of distinction include whether the office maintains a Roswell presence or serves the city from elsewhere in metro Atlanta, whether it shows genuine dog-bite-specific depth (the dangerous-versus-vicious distinction, local trail and park hazards, the O.C.G.A. § 51-2-7 standard) versus a general injury practice, and the size and tenure of the attorney team. None of the entries here is endorsed or ranked; the list is a verified starting point for an injured Roswell resident’s own research.

Note: This list is not a ranking and makes no “best” claim. Many more attorneys handle dog bite cases in the area. The five firms above are verified records, each confirmed from a dedicated dog bite or animal attack page on the firm’s own official website (the Web link for each entry points to that dog bite page, not just the home page). Where a street address is not published on the firm’s own site, it is omitted rather than taken from a third-party listing. Firm-reported results have not been independently confirmed against court records. This directory is general information about Georgia law and individual firms, not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship; the legal points summarized here reflect general Georgia law as of the date below and can change or be affected by recent reforms, so an injured person should confirm how current law applies to their own situation with a licensed Georgia attorney. Data current as of June 6, 2026.