Cheeley Law Group has received the 2026 ELA Award for Best Car Accident Firm, presented by Expert Law Attorneys. The award recognizes the Alpharetta, Georgia firm for its work for people injured in car accidents.
About the 2026 ELA Awards
The ELA Awards recognize law firms across the United States for the quality of their work and the way they serve clients. Honorees stand out for focused experience in their practice areas, responsive client service, professional conduct, and commitment to the communities they serve.
Why Cheeley Law Group Earned the Recognition
Cheeley Law Group is a trial-focused personal injury law firm based in Alpharetta, representing individuals and families throughout Metro Atlanta and across Georgia. Founder and managing partner Robert D. Cheeley, admitted to the Georgia bar in 1982, leads trial attorneys Gabrielle W. Waldrop, McKenzie R. Nadel and Andrew Craft, and the firm brings more than 50 years of combined experience to truck accidents, car accidents, motorcycle and pedestrian accidents, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, defective products and business torts. The firm has recovered $1.36 billion for clients, with results including a $150 million settlement against General Motors, a $105 million jury verdict against General Motors and a $90 million settlement against Suzuki.
Robert Cheeley holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and was named National Trial Lawyer of the Year by Public Citizen in 1993, and the firm has earned Super Lawyers and Top Verdict recognition. The firm serves clients in seven languages, including Spanish and Portuguese, limits its caseload so clients have direct attorney involvement, and prepares every case as though it will be tried before a jury.
What the Award Means for Clients
People dealing with a car accident claim often have little to go on beyond a website and a few reviews. Recognition in the 2026 ELA Awards gives them one more reason for confidence that Cheeley Law Group takes its work and its clients seriously.