Darren Penn is an Atlanta trial lawyer who handles a wide variety of tort and business litigation in state
and federal courts across the United States. His practice ranges from medical malpractice, extensive
products liability, trucking and auto collisions, wrongful death to business tort, entertainment and
intellectual property cases.

Darren began his career in 1994 as a trial lawyer for the State Farm Insurance Companies. His cases
included automobile accidents, premises liability, intentional torts, fire claims, theft claims,
homeowners’ claims, insurance bad faith, and coverage disputes. While at State Farm, he tried well over
a hundred bench and jury trials as lead counsel.

After leaving State Farm in 1997, Darren was a founding member of Penn & Pate LLP where he built a
successful trial practice exclusively representing plaintiffs in a variety of personal injury and business tort
litigation. His extensive experience with the insurance industry was pivotal in the development of a highly
successful practice, and in 2000 he merged his practice into the firm that became known as Scherffius,
Ballard, Still & Ayres LLP.

After six great years with that firm, Darren and two other partners formed Harris Penn Lowry LLP in 2006.
The firm successfully litigated and secured more than $750 million in verdicts and settlements, secured
seven number-one verdicts in Georgia, achieved more eight-figure verdicts than any other firm in the
state over the ten years the firm was in practice and was the only firm to be inducted twice into the Daily
Report’s “Georgia Verdicts Hall of Fame.”

Most recently, Darren formed his latest adventure in the practice of law, Penn Law LLC. Founded on his
passion for representing injured persons against formidable opponents as well as his determination to
take complex cases to trial and win, Darren has one goal in mind: to make a difference in the lives of his
clients.

Always taking a creative and passionate approach to his cases, he gives each one his very best and that
effort is reflected in his results. Over the years, he has attained hundreds of favorable verdicts for his
clients, influenced critical changes in safety regulations, legislation, and manufacturing and business
practices in this country, which have positively impacted the lives of countless families, consumers and
business owners.

Darren is past President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), a member of the Board and
past Chair of the Georgia State Bar’s General Practice & Trial Law Section– known as “Georgia’s Largest
Law Firm,” the past Chair of the Civil Justice PAC of Georgia where he still serves on the Board, served
several years as Legislative Chair or Co-Chair for GTLA, is a long-time member of GTLA’s Executive
Committee, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and served as Co-Chair of the popular Auto Torts
Seminar for more than ten years.

He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers
Association, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, American Association for Justice, Leader’s Forum, American Bar
Association, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, AIEG, and
Gridiron.4200 Northside Parkway, NW, Building One, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30327
(404)961-7655 Telephone/Fax www.pennlawgroup.com

Darren is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, is consistently named to the peer-nominated Super Lawyers
list of distinguished practitioners in Georgia, Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite, the Top 100 Trial
Lawyers in America and Georgia, a Million Dollar Advocate, Multi-Million Dollar Advocate and is a
frequent speaker at CLE seminars on topics related to trial tactics, case investigation, legal theory, auto
cases, trucking cases, road defects, products liability, insurance, subrogation and liens, commercial
disputes, evidence, medical malpractice, discovery, mediation and settlement, jury selection/voir dire,
opening statements, closing arguments, pre-trial motions, post-trial motions, appeals. He is a member of
the Verdicts Hall of Fame and has received awards for his service and dedication to the civil justice
system, including the “Civil Justice Award.”

An avid Georgia Bulldogs fan, Darren earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University
of Georgia where he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Georgia Journal of International and
Comparative Law and participated in the Moot Court.

Darren lives in Atlanta with his wife Laura, six children, Taylor, Tori, Wade, Hayes, Thomas and Henley
and four dogs, Hughie, Sammie, Shasta and Coco. When not working for the benefit of his clients, he can
most often be found cheering his kids on at any number of sporting events, coaching youth football,
participating in school activities, or enjoying the outdoors with his family.