Hezekiah Sistrunk

Hezekiah is President and a National Partner of The Cochran Firm. With regional offices nationwide, The Cochran Firm is one of the nation’s largest personal injury law firms. The Firm has secured over $35Billion in verdicts and settlements for our clients. Hezekiah has tried over 100 cases to verdict. He and his trial teams have attained verdicts and settlements on behalf of injury victims and consumers in excess of $1Billion. Professional recognitions include: +"Top 100 Lawyers" in the state of Georgia-National Trial Lawyers Association (2011-2026). +AV Preeminent* rating-Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (1989-2026). +Charter Fellow-Litigation Counsel of America (2007-2026). +Men Looking Ahead News Magazine 2011 "Power List of Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Lawyers". +Georgia Super Lawyer (2007-2025). +Inducted-Gate City Bar Association Hall of Fame (2011). +Inducted-Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2012). +Clarence Darrow Award-Mass Torts Made Perfect Conference (2014). +The National Bar Association Maynard H. Jackson, Jr. Legacy Award (2014). +The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs. Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and Products Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs (2016-2026). “Lawyer of the Year" Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs in Atlanta (2019). Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs (2021-2026),named “Lawyer of the Year”-Atlanta (2023). +President-National Trial Lawyers (2015). +Lawyers of Color Fourth Annual Power List (2015). +The National Association of Distinguished Counsel (2015-2025). +Life Fellow-American Bar Foundation (2016). +National Trial Lawyers The RoundTable, America's 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers (2017-2021). +Appointed-NBTA National Board of Complex Litigation Lawyers (2017). +Inducted-The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame(2018) +LAWDRAGON 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2019-2025) +Lawyers of Color Fifth Power List (2020) +National Trial Lawyer Magazine and National Law Journal- America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers (2020). +LAWDRAGON 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2021-2025). +Lawyers of Color-Ten Most Influential Black Lawyers of the Decade (2021). +National Bar Association Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Journey to Justice Award (2021). +America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys for Georgia (2022-2025). +Inducted-The National Black Lawyers Hall of Fame (2023). +Gideon’s Promise 2023 John R. Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award +America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators (2021-2025). +Inducted into the Lawdragon Hall of Fame (2026).