About JaNelle Dennard

JaNelle L. Dennard is a personal injury attorney at John Foy & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in premises liability and wrongful death cases. She has practiced all aspects of personal injury litigation, including premises liability, medical malpractice, auto accidents, product liability, and wrongful death.

Dennard earned her Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law in 2003 and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Spelman College in 2000. She is admitted to the State Bars of Arizona and Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

After law school, Dennard practiced personal injury litigation in Arizona and served as an adjunct professor teaching Business Law at Mesa Community College. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and volunteers with the Junior League of Atlanta and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements at John Foy & Associates, Accident & Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to John Foy & Associates, Accident & Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A 2002 Dodge Ram 15-passenger van carrying 16 women from the We Are Living Proof sober-living program rolled over and caught fire on I-85 at the I-985 split in Gwinnett County on April 24, 2021, killing seven and injuring nine others. Families and survivors sued the van's driver, Chrysler and parent company Stellantis, the group home, and two repair shops, alleging a rollover-prone design, a defective steering system, and a fuel system that let gasoline ignite after impact. The claims settled in 2024 for a combined $162,000,000, described as the largest settlement from a single-vehicle wreck in Georgia history. Families and survivors were represented by several firms, including Shiver Hamilton Campbell and Beasley Allen.

Gwinnett County, Georgia · 2024Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Spelman College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Junior League of Atlanta

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$21 Million Settlement for Pedestrian Who Lost Both Legs to Hit-and-Run Tractor-Trailer in Cobb County
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$1 Billion Verdict for Rape Victim Assaulted by Unlicensed Armed Security Guard
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Butler Kahn
$162 million · Sober Living Van Fire on I-85 Ends in $162 Million Settlement
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$2.53 Billion Ford Super Duty Roof Crush Verdict for a Georgia Couple

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.