Two Atlanta plaintiffs lawyers, Michael Ruppersburg and Evan Jones, have joined Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley in Athens, lured by the chance to expand their practices and to trade Atlanta’s traffic for a more bucolic, college town vibe.

Ruppersburg switched from the defense to the plaintiffs side five years ago and opened his own shop last year after working with Chris Simon at The Simon Law Firm. Jones spent the last 13 years in partnership with Daniel Ragland at Ragland & Jones.