Community Service
It's not enough to represent people who have been injured. We want to help prevent injuries too.
Drinking and Driving
Bike Helmets
Drinking and Driving
A leading cause of death for 16 through 21 year olds in the United States is alcohol related traffic accidents. We want to help teens learn to make wise choices about alcohol.
A survey funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports:
- 62% of youth report that they have been intoxicated
- 23% of youth have experienced episodic heavy drinking
- 26% of youth drank before age 13
- 40% of youth drink alcohol
Other youth research groups also report these frightening statistics:
- 1 out of every 5 persons will be involved in an alcohol-related automobile accident
- A person dies in an alcohol-related collision every 22 minutes
- More than 50% of the nation's junior and senior high school students drink alcoholic beverages
MADD Georgia
We are pleased to be the corporate sponsor of the MADD Georgia web site. The mission of MADD Georgia is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.
Bike Helmets
Bicyle helments can prevent 88% of all bike-related brain injuries. Because head injuries are the leading cause of disability and death from bicycling accidents, Ga. Code Ann., § 40-6-296 (e)(1) requires that, "No person under the age of 16 years shall operate or be a passenger on a bicycle on a highway, bicycle path, or sidewalk under the jurisdiction or control of this state or any local political subdivision thereof without wearing a bicycle helmet."
Beginning in October, the Shigley Law Firm, LLC will offer certified helmets at the price of only $5. Call ahead, then bring your child to our office to be properly fitted. Then make sure he or she wears it while bicycling, skating or skateboarding.
Community Organizations
Please join us in supporting many of the worthy community organizations in the metro Atlanta area. A few of these include:
- Habitat for Humanity
- Atlanta Community Food Bank
- Hands On Atlanta
- Atlanta Union Mission
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- YMCA
- Red Cross
- Boy Scouts
- Girl Scouts
- Furniture Bank Atlanta
- Shepherd Center (Spinal Cord & Brain Injuries)
- Care
- American Cancer Society
- MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
- North Georgia Community Foundation
Please let us know of others we should include.