Linley Jones

Honors/Awards:

• Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, Super Lawyers, Atlanta Magazine, 2018-2019, 2019
• Top 50 Female Lawyers in Georgia, Atlanta Magazine, 2006-2019, 2019
• America's Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Award , 2016
• Law and Justice Award, Woman of the Year, 2016
• Justice Award, Justice Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
• Attorney of the Month, Attorney at Law Magazine, 2013
• Selected for Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia by the American Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
• Selected by the Fulton County Daily Report as one of 15 Georgia lawyers “On the Rise”, 2007
• Political Editor of Georgia State University Law Review, 1991
• Kemper Foundation Scholar in Business at Emory University, Kemper Foundation Scholar, 1989
• Fuller Callaway Scholar, Georgia State University College of Law
• 2014 AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Directory

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, in 2008, 2020

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Chairperson, Professional Liability Insurance Section of State Bar of Georgia, 2019
• City Councilperson, City of Brookhaven, GA, 2020
• Board of Governors, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2020
• Member, American Association for Justice, 2019
• Member of the Board of Directors, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, the ABA-endorsed certifying body for legal and medical malpractice lawyers, 2019
• Co-Founder, Atlanta Trial Lawyers Society, 2019
• Champion Member, Civil Justice PAC, 2012-present, 2019
• Member, State Bar of Georgia, 2019
• Member, American Bar Association, 2019
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2015
• President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2014
• Board member, Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, 2014
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008
• Board member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
•  Senior Legal Analyst, CNN Headline News
• Member, Mensa International, 1992
• State Bar of Georgia, 1992
• Member, Board of Directors, Civil Justice PAC
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• Judge/Evaluator, Georgia and National Mock Trial Competitions, 1994 - 1996
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Membership Chair, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2019
• Treasurer, Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2020
• Board member and spokesperson, Brookhaven Yes, 2012
• City Councilwoman, City of Brookhaven, Georgia since 2015, 2020
• Board Member, Souls Grown Deep Foundation, 2015
• Board member, Cambridge Park Civic Association, 2006
• Board member, Citizens for North Dekalb, 2011

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• What Judges Need to Know About Legal Malpractice, Speaker/Writer, What Judges Need to Know About Legal Malpractice, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Superior Court Judges’ Convention, 2019
• Common Ethical Issues for Medical Malpractice Lawyers., Speaker/Writer, Common Ethical Issues for Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Medical Malpractice Liability Institute, 2019
• Conflicts of Interest, Panelist, Conflicts of Interest, American Bar Association National Legal Malpractice Conference, 2019
• Rehabilitating a Nationalistic Jury, Rehabilitating a Nationalistic Jury, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys Annual Convention, 2019
• Closing Argument in a Legal Malpractice Case, Closing Argument in a Legal Malpractice Case, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2019
• Litigation Ethics, Litigation Ethics, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2019
• Ethics for Paralegals, Speaker, Ethics for Paralegals, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Paralegal Workshop, 2018
• “Secrets to a Successful Plaintiff's Personal Injury Practice” , Article and speech, “Secrets to a Successful Plaintiff's Personal Injury Practice” , Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2016
• Institute of Continuing Legal Education, , Closing Arguments, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2016
• “Pointers on Legal Malpractice Insurance Coverage”, Article and Speech, “Pointers on Legal Malpractice Insurance Coverage” , Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Holiday Workshop, 2015
• "Female Rainmaking", Panel member, "Female Rainmaking", Women in Law, Daily Report Events, 2015
•  "Avoiding and Surviving Legal Malpractice", Avoiding and Surviving Legal Malpractice, West Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
• 2015, “Ten Tips for Avoiding Legal Malpractice”, Ten Tips for Avoiding Legal Malpractice”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2015
•  “Avoiding and Surviving Legal Malpractice”, Avoiding and Surviving Legal Malpractice, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2014
• , “Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Medical Malpractice Cases” , Article and Speech, Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Medical Malpractice Cases, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, 2014
• , “Techniques for Effective Cross Examination” , Article and speech, Techniques for Effective Cross Examination, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2013
• , “Avoiding Legal Malpractice” , Article and Speech, Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2013
•  “Top Tips for Avoiding Legal Malpractice” Article and Speech, Article and Speech, Top Tips for Avoiding Legal Malpractice, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2013
• “Avoiding Legal Malpractice in a Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Practice",, “Avoiding Legal Malpractice in a Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Practice", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2012
• "Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Jury Trials" , Jury Trial Seminar, Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Jury Trials, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2011
• Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, January, Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Jury Trials, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2011
• Professional & Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation Seminar, Panel member, Professional & Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2010
• Recent Developments in Legal Malpractice Law" Annual Convention, , Recent Developments in Legal Malpractice Law, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2010
• "Offers of Judgment", Annual Convention, Offers of Judgment, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
• "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting", Proving Damages Seminar, , Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2009
• "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting" March, Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2009
• "Ethical Considerations in Auto Tort Cases", August, Ethical Considerations in Auto Tort Cases, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2009
• "Finding All Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Injury Cases",  Winter, Finding All Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Injury Cases, The Verdict Magazine, 2009
• "Ethics for the Plaintiff's Attorney", Plaintiff's Personal Injury Seminar, , Ethics for the Plaintiff's Attorney, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2009
• "Ethics for the Plaintiff’s Attorney",  January, Ethics for the Plaintiff’s Attorney, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2009
• "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting", , "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting",, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, February, 2008
• "Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases", Punitive Damages Seminar, , Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2008
• "Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases", Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association , 2008
• "Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting", Proving Damages Seminar, , Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2008
• Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers",  January, Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers, 11th Annual CLE Claims & Underwriting Seminar, 2008
• "Ethics for the Plaintiff's Attorney", Plaintiff's Personal Injury Seminar,, Ethics for the Plaintiff's Attorney, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2008
• "Trial Evidence", Holiday Seminar, Trial Evidence, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association , 2008
• "Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases",  August, Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2008
• "Controlling Trial Evidence with Motions in Limine",  December, Controlling Trial Evidence with Motions in Limine, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2008
• "Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers", , Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers, 11th Annual CLE Claims & Underwriting Seminar, Chicago Title Insurance Company, 2008
• "Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them", December, "Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
• "Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases", October, Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
• "Litigation Ethics", , December, "Litigation Ethics",, Atlanta Bar Association CLE, 2007
• "Litigation Ethics", CLE by the Hour, , Litigation Ethics, Atlanta Bar Association, 2007
• "Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases", Punitive Damages Seminar,, Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
• "How to Run Your Own Focus Groups", August, How to Run Your Own Focus Groups, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2007
• "Document Retention from a Litigation Point of View", Document Retention from a Litigation Point of View, Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association, 2007
• "Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases", Georgia Personal Injury Practice Seminar, , Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
•  "How to Run Your Own Focus Groups", , How to Run Your Own Focus Groups, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, 2007
• "Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them", Jury Trials Seminar, , Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
• Laukaitis v. Basadre, 2007 Ga. App. 144, Laukaitis v. Basadre, 2007 Ga. App. 144, 2007
• "Tortious Interference with Business Relations: Punitive Damages", Punitive Damages Seminar, , Tortious Interference with Business Relations: Punitive Damages, Punitive Damages Seminar Legal Education in Georgia, 2006
• "Keeping Defense Lawyers Honest",  August, Keeping Defense Lawyers Honest, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2006
• "Keeping Defense Lawyers Honest", Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, 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, Ethical Considerations in Auto Tort Cases, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, 2006
• Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. v. All Care, Inc., 914 So.2d 214, cert. denied, Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. v. All Care, Inc, 914 So.2d 214, 2005
• Gingold v. Allen, 272 Ga. App. 653, Gingold v. Allen, 272 Ga. App. 653, 2005
• Rather v. Worrell, 260 Ga. App. 174, Rather v. Worrell,, 260 Ga. App. 174, 2003
• Georgia State University Careers in Law Seminar, 2002
• "Cross Examination of Expert Medical Witnesses", Seminar on Trial of a Personal Injury Case, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Cross Examination of Expert Medical Witnesses, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2001
• HCA Health Services, Inc. v. Roach, 263 Ga. 798, HCA Health Services, Inc. v. Roach, 263 Ga. 798, 1994
• Stone Man, Inc. v. Green, 263 Ga. 470, Stone Man, Inc. v. Green, 263 Ga. 470, 1993
• "Uniform Rules of the Road: Provide a Criminal Penalty for Vehicular Feticide",  January, Uniform Rules of the Road: Provide a Criminal Penalty for Vehicular Feticide, Georgia State University Law Review, 1992
• 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

Verdicts/Settlements:

• $2.2 million jury verdict against international law firm for legal malpractice in immigration law, 2018
• $575,000 settlement for couple injured in car wreck., 2019
• $2 million settlement for home nursing negligence resulting in serious facial scarring, 2017
• $7 million judgment for the death of a mother in a wreck with a dump truck.
• $1 million settlement for legal malpractice in a trucking wreck case
• $100,000 settlement for an Uber driver who was attacked by a passenger.
• $10 million legal malpractice settlement for faulty contract drafting by a real estate lawyer working for a manufacturer.
• $450,000 settlement in legal malpractice case involving a lawyer/judge who missed the filing deadline on a fire insurance claim.
• Confidential settlement for the survivors of a Georgia car wreck that killed three family members, including a 7-year-old girl, an 8-year-old boy and their grandmother.
• $3.4 million settlement — largest settlement reported in Gordon County,
• $675,000 settlement for a lawyer’s negligent handling of a wrongful death case involving a 56-year-old grandmother who died as a result of medical malpractice.
• $1.1 million settlement for victim of car wreck with pizza delivery driver.
• $600,000 settlement in a legal malpractice case arising from a conflict of interest at trial.
• Confidential settlement in a legal malpractice case against a bankruptcy lawyer whose paralegal stole client funds.
• $4.1 million settlement in Shelby County, Tennessee for personal injuries arising from a motor vehicle collision.
• $800,000 settlement for a police officer who suffered a broken ankle and broken wrist in a wreck caused by a drunk driver.
• $425,000 jury trial verdict for broken foot in Henry County.
• $1 million settlement in a missed statute on a birth injury medical malpractice claim
• $5.2 million judgment in Monroe County, Georgia for the wrongful death of a victim of domestic violence.
• Confidential settlement in a legal malpractice case against prominent Georgia lawyer for mishandling a medical malpractice case.
• $1,500,000 verdict in State Court of Mississippi against Progressive Insurance Company for claims against insurance company for wrongfully trying to put local medical facilities out of business.
• $11 million legal malpractice settlement against negligent corporate counsel, 2014
• $1 million settlement in a case arising from misinterpretation of the renewal statute.

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