John C. Bruffey Jr.

Partner at Drew Eckl & Farnham

John Bruffey has been defending Workers’ Compensation claims for over 37 years. He serves clients in a variety of industries with particular experience in construction, manufacturing, food & beverage, retail, trucking, hospitals, and school boards. He works with In House Counsel, Risk Managers, Adjusters, HR Executives, Third Party Administrators, and Insurers throughout the state.

He has tried cases in the defense of Workers’ Compensation claims for self-insured and insured employers throughout Georgia. John has tried hundreds of Workers’ Compensation cases and has taken hundreds of depositions of claimants as well as expert testimony from physicians, chiropractors and other medical professionals.

John is a frequent speaker on Workers' Compensation for clients and numerous national organizations, is a Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Lawyer, and has been elected as a Georgia Super Lawyer in Workers' Compensation by Atlanta Magazine/Law and Politics Magazine. In 2018, he was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© 25th edition in the field of Workers' Compensation in Atlanta.

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