James S. V. Weston
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3527 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA 30909
About James S. V. Weston
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 1996J.D.
- University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1991B.A.
- Major: U.S. History
- Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria, 1990Certificate of Merit
Representative Cases
- Nelson v. Board of Agent, et al., 307 Ga. App. 220 (GA Court of Appeals 2010)
- MCG Health, Inc. v. Whitefield, 302 Ga. App. 408 (GA Court of Appeals 2010)
- MCG Health, Inc. v. Casey, 269 Ga. App. 125 (GA Court of Appeals 2004)
- Flournoy v. CML-GA WB, LLC, 851 F.3d 1335 11th Cir., 2017
- Howard v. State, 334 Ga. App. 229, 2015
- MCG Health, Inc. v. Casey, 269 Ga. App. 125, 2004
- Smith v. American Transitional Hospitals, Inc., 330 F. Supp.2d 1358 S.D.Ga., 2004
- Blackwell v. Bell’s Food Market, 258 Ga. App. 901, 2002
- Anderson v. Reynolds, 232 Ga. App. 868, 1998
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1998
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2005
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Georgia (Member)
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Defense Research Institute (Member)
Past Positions
- Hull Barrett, P.C., Associate & Partner, 2000 - 2011
- Carlock Copeland, Associate, 1998 - 2000
- Augusta Judicial Circuit, Clerk
Articles
Published Works
- "What in the World is EMTALA?": An Introduction to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, Defense Research Institute: Current Issues in Medical Liability and Health Care Law, 2009
- “Keep Your Head on a Swivel: Recent Developments in Professional Malpractice Claims,” Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Law Journal, 2014
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
- Criminal Law
- 1.2 miles away
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