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Having been selected to the Georgia Super Lawyer list every year since 2004 and recognized as one of the top 50 women lawyers in Georgia, Linley Jones is a distinguished and successful trial attorney with numerous unique accomplishments in the matters of personal injury and legal malpractice.
As the first woman in the U.S. to be board certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Ms. Jones' hard work has earned her an *AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Directory.
After graduating from the Georgia State University College of Law as a Fuller Callaway Scholar, Ms. Jones was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1992. She opened Linley Jones, P.C., in Atlanta, Georgia, where she continues her work with personal injury and legal malpractice cases.
With over 19 years of experience, Ms. Jones is locally and nationally known for cases involving brain and spinal cord injuries. She is also acknowledged for her advocacy in legal malpractice cases against other attorneys and professionals. In addition, she has written many legal publications and often lectures on these topics. Furthermore, Ms. Jones is a regular on CNN Headline News as a senior legal commentator.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Linley Jones
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law
Admitted: 1992, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.linleyjones.com/attorneys.php
Honors and Awards:
- Fuller Callaway Scholar, Georgia State University College of Law
- Top 50 Female Lawyers in Georgia, Atlanta Magazine, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 Senior Legal Analyst, CNN Headline News
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- First Woman in the United States to be Board-Certified in Legal Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, an ABA-approved certifying Organization, 2008
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Judge/Evaluator, Georgia and National Mock Trial Competitions, 1994 - 1996
- Facilitator, DOCC Theology Course, 2001 - 2003
- Member, Board of Directors, Civil Justice PAC, 2008 - 2010
- Membership Chair, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2010
- Member, Mensa International
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
- Champion Member, Civil Justice PAC
- Co-Founder, Atlanta Trial Lawyers Society
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- State Bar of Georgia, 1992
- Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, 2003
- Vice President-at-Large, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
- Member of the Board of Directors, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, the ABA-endorsed certifying body for legal and medical malpractice lawyers., 2011
- Treasurer of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2011
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Board member, Citizens for North Dekalb, 2011
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Editor, The Voice, Emory University’s Political Newspaper
- Political Editor, Georgia State University Law Review, Georgia State University College of Law
- Lecture and article on Current Developments in Legal Malpractice Law, American Board Of Professional Liability Attorneys
- "Uniform Rules of the Road: Provide a Criminal Penalty for Vehicular Feticide", Georgia State University Law Review, January, 1992
- Stone Man, Inc. v. Green, 263 Ga. 470, 1993
- HCA Health Services, Inc. v. Roach, 263 Ga. 798, 1994
- "Cross Examination of Expert Medical Witnesses", Seminar on Trial of a Personal Injury Case, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2001
- Georgia State University Careers in Law Seminar, 2002
- Rather v. Worrell, 260 Ga. App. 174, 2003
- Gingold v. Allen, 272 Ga. App. 653, 2005
- Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. v. All Care, Inc., 914 So.2d 214, cert. denied, 2005
- "Tortious Interference with Business Relations: Punitive Damages", Punitive Damages Seminar, Punitive Damages Seminar Legal Education in Georgia, 2006
- "Keeping Defense Lawyers Honest", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, 2006
- "Ethical Considerations in Auto Tort Cases", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, 2006
- "Keeping Defense Lawyers Honest", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, August, 2006
- Laukaitis v. Basadre, 2007 Ga. App. 144, 2007
- "How to Run Your Own Focus Groups", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, 2007
- "Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases", Georgia Personal Injury Practice Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
- "Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases", Punitive Damages Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
- "Document Retention from a Litigation Point of View", Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association, 2007
- "Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them", Jury Trials Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
- "Litigation Ethics", CLE by the Hour, Atlanta Bar Association, 2007
- "How to Run Your Own Focus Groups", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, August, 2007
- "Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, October, 2007
- "Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, December, 2007
- "Litigation Ethics", Atlanta Bar Association CLE, December, 2007
- "Ethics for the Plaintiff's Attorney", Plaintiff's Personal Injury Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2008
- "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting", Proving Damages Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2008
- "Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers", 11th Annual CLE Claims & Underwriting Seminar, Chicago Title Insurance Company, 2008
- "Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, 2008
- "Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases", Punitive Damages Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2008
- "Trial Evidence", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Holiday Seminar, 2008
- "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, February, 2008
- Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers", 11th Annual CLE Claims & Underwriting Seminar, January, 2008
- "Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, August, 2008
- "Controlling Trial Evidence with Motions in Limine", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, December, 2008
- "Ethics for the Plaintiff's Attorney", Plaintiff's Personal Injury Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2009
- "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting", Proving Damages Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2009
- "Finding All Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Injury Cases", The Verdict Magazine, Winter, 2009
- "Ethics for the Plaintiff’s Attorney", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, January, 2009
- "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, March, 2009
- "Ethical Considerations in Auto Tort Cases", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, August, 2009
- "Offers of Judgment", Annual Convention, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
- "Recent Developments in Legal Malpractice Law", Annual Convention, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2010
- Professional & Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation Seminar, Panel member, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2010
- "Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Jury Trials", Jury Trial Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2011
- "Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Jury Trials", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, January, 2011
Verdicts and Settlements:
- $450,000 settlement in legal malpractice case involving a lawyer/judge who missed the filing deadline on a fire insurance claim.
Educational Background:
- Emory University, B.A., Political Science, Early Admission at Age 16, Kemper Foundation Scholar in Business, Dean's List, All Four Years, Pi Epsilon Alpha, Political Science Honor Society, 1989
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