Ken Thaxton
Lawyer & Mediator
Service and excellence by listening to you
Listening
Active listening is the foundation of powerful legal representation. Each client's situation is different, and each client has unique desires and goals for their lives that are deeply impacted by any legal case. Understanding a client's particular situation, desired outcome, and aspirations through listening can transform a settlement or verdict into a bridge to the client's future.
Support
Legal services and support mean that you - the client - are always in the driver's seat of your case in steering it toward the desired outcome and destination. Ken will support your aim with his broad knowledge and experience in navigating a legal challenge so that you can obtain your best-case outcome and results. Simply put, Ken helps you figure out where you are currently located in the legal environment of your situation so that he can help you navigate to where you wish to go.
Your results.
Our knowledge.
About Ken
Ken Thaxton (he/him) was born and raised in Roberta, GA. When Ken was a child, his father started a trucking business, which Ken ultimately spent over ten years working with through his late teens and twenties. Ken graduated from Houston County High School in Warner Robins, GA in 2001 with a 4.0 GPA. He then studied Business and Information Technology at Macon State College, ultimately graduating with a 4.0 GPA in 2004. After graduation, Ken continued to work with his father’s trucking company, and in late 2005, Ken and his father started an aircraft charter company, Southern Jet, Inc., under Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Ken served as President of Southern Jet from 2006 until 2010, when he and his father sold the company. Ken is a Commercially Licensed Instrument, Multi-Engine Pilot. While serving as President of Southern Jet, Ken started Law School at the University of Georgia School of Law in 2009. Ken focused primarily on business and civil law, including Workers’ Compensation, while at UGA. He graduated Cum Laude and was in the top 25% of his class from UGA Law in 2012. Ken is licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia, and he is also a licensed neutral (mediator) in the State of Georgia. Ken represents small businesses in transactional matters and business conflicts, and he also represents injured workers and Plaintiffs injured in cases of negligence. During his spare time, Ken enjoys swimming, cycling, sporting clays, and fishing. He also does charity work with a national scholarship fund.