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Butler Tobin LLC is a law firm specializing in product liability and personal injury cases. The firm is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

History
The firm was formed when the principals, James E. Butler III ("Jeb") and Darren M. Tobin, left two established firms to form their own. Butler Tobin's initial office, which remains the firm's headquarters, was located in Atlanta, Georgia not far from the firms that the principals had left. The firm has grown to include offices in Lawrenceville, Jonesboro, and Sandy Springs, Georgia.

The firm won a $150,000,000 verdict against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ("FCA") in a case arising out of an allegedly defective fuel system in the Jeep Grand Cherokee. The case arose when a 1999 Grand Cherokee, which had a rear-mounted fuel tank, was struck in the rear and caught fire when the tank ruptured, leading to the death of the boy in the rear seat. Some entities, such as the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, called for a recall of the Jeeps after the verdict. Although Fiat Chrysler disagreed with the verdict, the company issued a partial recall and buyback offer. The trial court reduced the judgment to $40,000,000, and the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the judgment after Fiat Chrysler appealed.

Social Media
Butler Tobin LLC has become known for its encounters with social media. After the firm completed the trial of a motor vehicle collision case and while the jury was deliberating to reach a verdict, two of the jurors got into a dispute over Snapchat. The fight became so severe that the court declared a mistrial. Later, when one of the firm's clients was injured while riding in an Uber, the firm undertook to send a preservation-of-evidence letter to Uber to prevent the spoliation of electronic or GPS evidence. Alleging that Uber did not make an email address any other means of electronic communication public, the firm used Twitter to send the letter. Several national legal journals reported on the firm's use of social media.

Recognition
Butler Tobin has been featured in articles about how to handle jury trials, effective body language in the courtroom, , analysis of the 2016 Nice attack, and the efficient operation of smaller law firms. Both of the firm's principals have been selected as Rising Stars by Super Lawyers and listed among the Legal Elite. Butler was listed as an "On the Rise" lawyer by the Daily Report, a statewide legal journal. Butler serves on the boards of the Civil Justice Political Action Committee, the Product Liability Section of the American Association for Justice, and the Center for Auto Safety. Tobin serves on the Atlanta Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education Board and Verdict Magazine's Editorial Board.

The firm has been criticized for tactics that opposing attorneys viewed as too aggressive.