By Elliott Brack
Editor and publisher, GwinnettForum
MARCH 27, 2026 | Don’t we all tire of those many commercials on television and radio and billboards along the highway with advertisements for personal injury lawyers?
No doubt advertising brings in business for these firms. While checking these firms out, one person wrote: “These firms are all legitimate, but that is not the same thing as being reputable.”
We wondered where they were based. Here is a short review of some of these firms, and where they are located:
Morgan and Morgan, “America’s largest injury law firm.” It is located at 20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1600, Orlando, Fla., 32801. The firm has on board more than 1,000 attorneys, they say. Their location in Atlanta is at 191 Peachtree Road, Suite 4200.
Sweet James is headquartered at 4220 Von Karman Ave. Suite 200, Newport Beach, Calif., 92660. Founded by James Bergener, the firm maintains a large footprint across California, Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia. Its Roswell office at 295 West Crossville Road.
John Foy and Associates is located at 3343 Peachtree Road in Atlanta, 30326. This is the firm that advertises itself as “the strong arm.”
Montlick Injury Attorneys has its offices at 17 Executive Park Drive, Atlanta. The firm serves people throughout Georgia. It also has offices in Florida, and Tennessee.
Glenda Mitchell law firm has headquarters at 314 E Main Street in Cartersville. Other offices are in Atlanta, Greenville S.C., and Opelika, Ala.
Two of these mighty advertisers are located in Gwinnett County. They are:
- Ken Nugent law firm, 4227 Pleasant Hill Road, Building 11 in Duluth. This is the firm that asks you to “Call Ken.” It has nine Georgia locations.
- Gary Martin Hays law firm, 3098 Breckinridge Boulevard, Duluth. This firm concentrates on Metro Atlanta, with eight other offices in Georgia.
This is an incomplete list of personal injury attorneys. You probably know of others.
Let’s turn to another major advertiser in our area. Many of you have seen the real estate for Mark Spain Real Estate. The (Raleigh, N.C,) News and Observer had a story about him. It asked: Who is Mark Spain?
Part of the article said: Mark Spain, 51, is an Atlanta native and a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. He’s also a second-generation Realtor. His father, Terry Spain, founded The Spain Team of Re/Max Realty in Georgia. In 1997, he took over the family sales team and grew the volume from $40 million to $62 million, Realtor Magazine’s 30 Under 30 noted, and quadrupled the sales force to 13 people.
“In 2011, he joined Keller Williams Realty to form the “Mark Spain” team before launching his own brokerage, Mark Spain Real Estate, in 2016. It offers home selling services, as well as home buying and renting options. He lives in Alpharetta… and is married to Lisa Spain, with three children. His net worth in 2023 is at $110 million, according to Wealthy Gorilla. He also volunteers with the Forsyth County Family YMCA, and leads the Mark Spain Foundation.”
Mark Spain Real Estate is headquartered at 12600 Deerfield Parkway in Alpharetta, and has offices in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Alabama.
What we didn’t learn: Is the guy we see on television and billboard the real Mark Spain, or a stand-in? Who can tell us?
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