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Jay Patton is a senior associate in the Firm's Products Liability and Personal Injury Practice. Mr. Patton's practice includes representing clients in general commercial disputes and defending clients in product liability and commercial tort claims. Mr. Patton has broad experience in defending and prosecuting breach of warranty, breach of contract, fraud, RICO, insurance bad faith and personal injury claims. Mr. Patton also has extensive experience defending clients in complex class actions involving these issues.
Mr. Patton earned his J.D. from the University of Georgia Law School, cum laude, in 1996. He received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Oswego, cum laude, in 1993. Following law school, Mr. Patton served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Joseph Gaines, the Honorable Lawton Stephens and the Honorable Steve Jones in Georgia's Western Judicial Circuit.
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Education |
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| J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law, 1996
| | | B.A., cum laude, State University of New York, 1993 | |
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Bar & Court Admissions |
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| Supreme Court of Georgia, 2004
| | | Georgia Court of Appeals, 2004
| | | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2000
| | | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2000
| | | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 1999
| | | Georgia, 1997 | |
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Memberships |
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| American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Member
| | | Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section Member
| | | Bleckley Inn of Court, Barrister
| | | Defense Research Institute, Member
| | | Grady High School Mock Trial Program, Attorney Coach for 2005 State Champions and 2004 Semi-Finalists
| | | State Bar of Georgia, Product Liability Section Member | |
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Awards & Honors |
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| Powell Goldstein Pro Bono Associate of the Year Award Winner (2005) | |
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