Leland has collected settlements and verdicts against insurance companies for his catastrophically injured clients in cases involving plant explosions, train derailments, medical malpractice, road construction negligence, product liability, trucking accidents, automobile collisions, workers’ compensation and personal injury complex cases, and premise liability injuries. He and his law firm were recently recognized by America’s High Stakes Litigators for achieving one of the top 100 settlements in the United States stemming from a plant explosion and workers’ compensation claim. Leland and the firm have the mindset and focus on helping people across Georgia and South Carolina who have suffered personal injuries, catastrophic injuries, or death. Prior to founding Nimmons Malchow Johnson Injury Lawyers, Leland spent close to a decade as a defense trial lawyer for various insurance companies. His experience of defending medical malpractice claims, automobile and personal injury claims, workers’ compensation, and negligence claims in state and federal courts has and continues to arm him with perspective from strategy, negotiations, and all the way to trial. Leland has received some of the highest awards and ratings and been nominated by other attorneys and people in the community. Some of Leland’s most recent named awards are: Super Lawyers, Top Attorneys in Georgia, Best attorneys in Georgia, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Highest Rating in Legal Ability & Ethical Standards by Martindale-Hubbell, and Best Lawyer of the Year. In addition, Leland was nominated and chosen to serve as president of the Augusta Bar and president of Georgia’s Young Lawyers. Leland is a member of the Georgia and South Carolina Bar. Leland firmly believes that his highest priority is giving back to the local community through his service with the Augusta Rotary Club, his membership at St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, and the firm’s financial and service contributions for local charities. He and his wife Janna are the proud parents of three children and four grandchildren.
Areas of Experience
Personal Injury
Motorcycle Collisions
Plant Explosions
Medical Malpractice
Home and Commercial Fires
Automobile Collisions
Wrongful Death
Commercial Property Shootings and Assault
Burns
Workers’ Compensation
Social Security
Product Liability
Catastrophic Injuries
Train Derailments
Bicycle Collisions
Tractor-Trailer Collisions
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Education
University of Georgia (BBA, 1982)
Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law (J.D. 1985)
Admitted
State Bar of Georgia, 1985
State Bar of South Carolina, 1992
United States District Court of Appeals
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
South Carolina Supreme Court
South Carolina Court of Appeals
Member
Augusta Bar Association
Aiken Bar Association
American Bar Association
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Georgia Bar Foundation, Fellow
Miscellaneous
President, Rotary Club of Augusta, 2018-2019
President, Augusta Bar Association, 2009
State Mock Trial Team Competition Winner
Editor/Director of Younger Lawyers Section Newsletter, of the State Board of Georgia
Lecturer, Ethics in Litigation,” 1992
Lecturer, “Bridge the Gap,” 1993
Lecturer, “Opening Your Own Practice,” 1993
Consultant, Comprehensive Revision of Chapter 9 of Title 39 of Workers’ Compensation Act, 1993
Executive Committee Member of State Bar of Georgia, 1990-1992
Disciplinary Review Panel, 1990, 1993
President, Younger Lawyers Section, 1991-1992
Gridiron Secret Society
State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors
Board of Trustees, ICLE, 1990-1993
