Biographies H. James Winkler | C. Wilson DuBose | Jeffrey R. Davis | Brad J. Evans

 

H. JAMES WINKLER

Mr. Winkler’s practice concentrates in federal & state court litigation, business formation and acquisitions, real estate development, estate planning and administration.  

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 EDUCATION AND CLERKSHIP:

  • University of Kansas, B.S. Business Administration, 1966

  • University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1972

  • Managing Editor, Kansas Law Review 1971-72

  • President, Student Bar Association 1971-72

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles A. Moye, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1972-74

 PERSONAL DATA:

  • Born in Kansas City, Kansas, January 3, 1944.

MILITARY SERVICE:

  • United States Army, Vietnam Tour of Duty 1968-69; Bronze Star for Meritorious Service 

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

  • State Bar of Georgia

  • Admitted to State Bar of Georgia 1973

  • Board of Governors, State Bar of Georgia 1991-97

  • Budget & Finance Committee, Chair & Co-Chair 1995-2000

  • Organization of the State Bar Committee, Chair 1997-2000

  • Unmet Legal Needs Committee, Chair 1998-2000

  • Programs Committee 1998-2000

  • Membership Services Committee 1995-96

  • Uniform Commercial Code Revision Committee 1990-97

  • Editor, Trial Magazine 1990-91

  • Trustee, Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1990-91

  • President, Southwestern Circuit Bar Association 1989-91

  • Member, Ocmulgee Circuit Bar Association 1997-present

  • Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

 PUBLICATIONS, LECTURING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law, Macon, Georgia 1995-96

  • Note, Environmental Law, 19 Kan.L.Rev. 539 (1971)

  • Comment, Uniform Commercial Code, 20 Kan.L.Rev. 139 (1971)

  • Article, Historic Preservation, Duke University, 36 Law & Contemp Prob. 329 (1971), with Paul E. Wilson, Kane Professor of Law

SELECTED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

  • Madison-Morgan Chamber of Commerce, Vice President 1998-2000                                                             

  • Madison Corridor Commission, Chair 1997-2002

  • Madison-Morgan Cultural Center                                   

  • Morgan County Historical Society

  • Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation   

  • Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County

  • Madison Presbyterian Church, Capital Campaign Committee, Co-chair 1998

  • Montezuma, Georgia, Planning and Zoning Commission, Chair 1982-96

  • Macon County Chamber of Commerce, President 1990-91

  • Leadership Macon County, Founder and Chairman 1990-95

  • Kiwanis International; President, Montezuma, Georgia 1982; Lt. Gov. 1987          

  • Ducks Unlimited Sponsor

  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon

  • Eagle Scout

 

 

C. WILSON DuBose

Practices in the areas of commercial and appellate litigation, construction law, alternative dispute resolution, employment law and corporate advice and counsel.

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EDUCATION

  • Harvard University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1971.

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1974.

  • Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1972-74.

PERSONAL DATA

  • Born in Sumter, South Carolina, March 2, 1949.  Married to Patricia Rayle DuBose; three children–Charles, Margaret and Frank.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Georgia–1974

  • South Carolina–1992

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
  • Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
  • American Law Institute
  • National Conference of Bar Presidents
  • State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors, 1998-present
  • Chair, Indigent Defense Committee, 1997-present
  • Board of Governors Representation Committee, 2000-
  • Construction Committee, 1997-present
  • Former member, Law Revision Committee
  • Former member, Publications Committee

 THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAR

  • Construction Law Section

 ATLANTA BAR ASSOCIATION

  • President–1995-96
  • Vice-President–1994-95
  • Secretary–1993-94
  • Immediate Past President–1996-97
  • Executive Committee–1993-97
  • Board of Directors–1992-97
  • Chair, Litigation Section–1992-93
  • Vice-chair–Litigation Section–1991-92
  • Secretary-Treasurer–Litigation Section–1989-91
  • Immediate Past Chair–Litigation Section–1993-94
  • Board of Directors–Litigation Section–1988-94
  • Chair, Membership and Member Services Committee–1994-95
  • Chair, Large Law Firm Outreach Committee–1998-99
  • Member, Long Range Planning Committee–1994-95

ATLANTA BAR FOUNDATION

  • Board of Directors, 1995-96; 2000-

ATLANTA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOUNDATION

  • Board of Directors, 1995-96

INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION IN GEORGIA

  • Board of Trustees, 1995-96

LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW

  • Atlanta Steering Committee, 1996-present

THE LAWYERS CLUB OF ATLANTA

  • Chair, Membership Committee (1990-91)
  • Chair, Winter Party Committee (1993-95)

PUBLICATIONS, LECTURING, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Principal author of Georgia portion of State Taxation of Financial Institutions, published by the American Bar Association Section of Taxation in approximately 1982, and revised thereafter. 

  • Author, Environmental Concerns for Construction Contractors, Construction Law, February, 1994.

  • Author of chapter of upcoming book on Georgia Construction Law.

  • Author of numerous columns in The Atlanta Lawyer as President of the Atlanta Bar Association–1995-1996.

  • Lecturer, Georgia Abusive Litigation Seminar, Atlanta Bar Association,1989.

  • Faculty, Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy, co-sponsored by Atlanta Bar Association and National College of Trial Advocacy (multiple years since 1990).

  • Lecturer, Georgia Construction Law, Griffin Cochrane & Marshall, P.C. Seminar, 1991.

  • Lecturer, Closing Statements and Jury Charges, National Education Network, 1992.

 RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

  • Recognized in Who’s Who In America; Who’s Who In American Law; Who’s Who In the South and Southwest; Outstanding Atlantans.
  • Recipient of Section of the Year Award from Atlanta Bar Association as Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section in 1993.
  • Recognized as one of Atlanta’s leading volunteers by Atlanta Business Chronicle, 1998.

SELECTED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  • Group Leader, Morgan County Board of Education Strategic Planning Task Force.

  • Morgan County Elementary School Parents’ Advisory Council.

  • Atlanta’s Table–Former Advisory Board Chairman; current member of Advisory Board.

  • Peachtree Presbyterian Church–Ruling Elder (membership now transferred to Madison Presbyterian Church, Madison, Georgia.

  • Greater Atlanta Billy Graham Crusade (Executive Vice-Chairman).

  • Atlanta Big Brothers/Big Sisters (former mentor).

  • Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (member fundraising).

  • City of Atlanta Code Revision Committee
  • Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia
  • 1000 Lawyers for Justice

 

 

 

JEFFREY R. DAVIS
of Counsel  

Practices in areas of personal injury and wrongful death, criminal defense, divorce, child custody and support, and zoning and land use planning.  

Mr. Davis is presently on sabbatical to pursue a degree in Theology at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia.

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EDUCATION

  • University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, B.S., cum laude, 1987

  • Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 1991

  • Georgia State University Law Review, 1989-1991          

PERSONAL DATA

  • Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 22, 1964. Married with three children.

PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURING

  • Unauthorized Practice of Law: A Historical Review of Non-Lawyer Practice and Regulation.  Georgia Bar Journal, October 1995

  • Practicing Professionalism As We Practice Law, Georgia Bar Journal, April 1996

  • Fiduciary Law Institute, Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning

  • Residential Real Estate, Unauthorized Practice of Real Estate Law 

  • Commercial Real Estate: Legal Issues Involving Mixed-Use Developments

  • Bar Leader’s Institute, Issues Facing State Bar Leaders

  • Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, Conflicts of Interest

  • Ethical Issues Confronting the Guardian ad litem in Divorce Litigation

  • Special Master Training, Disciplinary Rules and Procedures

  • VIP Instructor, Institutes for Continuing Judicial & Legal Education

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

  • State Bar of Georgia, admitted 1991

  • Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  • Ocmulgee Circuit Bar Association

 SELECTED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

  • Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Madison-Morgan Cultural Center

  • Madison-Morgan Chamber of Commerce

  • Kiwanis International

  • Pi kappa Alpha

 

BRAD J. EVANS

Mr. Evans' practice concentrates in the areas of federal and state court litigation including divorce, child custody and support, and criminal defense.

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EDUCATION
  • Georgia Southern University, B.S., 2000.
  • University of Tennessee, J.D., 2003.
  • University of Tennessee Law Review, 2001-2003.

PERSONAL DATA
  • Born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1976. Married to Jennifer Driver Evans; one child Bennett.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • State Bar of Georgia, admitted 2003.

SELECTED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
  • Rotary International
  • Morgan County Mentor Program
  • Lake Oconee Tennis Association

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