James E. Butler Jr.
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Work in Butler Prather LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business Law, Class Actions, Product Liability, Car Accidents, Whistleblower
2719 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30324
About James E. Butler Jr.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Business Law
- Class Actions
- Product Liability
- Car Accidents
- Whistleblower
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1977J.D.
- Honors: Best Oralist, Southern Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Winner, Russell First Year Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Winner, Talmadge Second Year Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Member, National Moot Court Team
Show More - University of Georgia, 1972A.B.
- Major: Journalism
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1977
- Alabama, 1977
Other Affiliations
- State of Georgia, Department of Natural Resources/Environmental Protection Division, 1998 - 2005 (Member, Board of Directors)
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2000 (Chairman, Environmental Protection Committee)
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - 1989 (President)
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1983 - 1986 (Vice President)
- Columbus Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 - 1983 (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee)
- Columbus Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - 1983 (Chairman, Special Jones Committee)
- Columbus Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 (President)
- State Bar of Georgia, 1993 - 1996 (Member, Disciplinary Board Review Panel)
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
- The American Association for Justice
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Articles
Published Works
- Hospital Liability for Physician Negligence in Georgia: A Realistic Approach, 37 Mercer L. Rev. 701, 1986
- Jones v. State Farm: Effectuating Legislative Intention, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1981
- Jones v. State Farm, The Insured's Perspective, Georgia State Bar Journal, August, 1982
- What's A Human Life Really Worth: Recovering Damages For Decedents' Non-Economic Loss In Georgia Wrongful Death Actions (Co-Author), 7 Ga. St. L. Rev. 439, 1991
- The Bench As A Battleground: The Discovery System is Broke and Only Judges Can Fix It, The Verdict, May/June, 1992
- The Boundaries of Zealous Advocacy: Properly Representing Consumers Against Corporations and Their Tactics, 31 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 977, 1996
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Premises Liability, Product Liability
- Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Premises Liability, Product Liability
- Personal Injury
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