Attorney Profile of Linley Jones

linley@linleyjones.com

Linley Jones has “a passion for helping clients who need a good, devoted trial lawyer.” Georgia State Magazine

Linley Jones is one of Atlanta’s most distinguished trial lawyers. She has an AV rating, the highest professional rating available from the Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Directory. With more than 15 years of experience, she practices primarily in the area of personal injury with a focus on brain and spinal cord injuries.

Ms. Jones was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1992 after graduating from Georgia State University Law School where she was Political Editor of the Georgia State University Law Review.

In addition to practicing with Linley Jones, P.C., Ms. Jones has served as a legal analyst at CNN Headline News.

She is the former Vice President-at-Large of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of the Atlanta Trial Lawyers Society, Atlanta Bar Association, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and the American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America).

“Trial work, more than any other area of law, benefits clients in their greatest time of need,” says Ms. Jones. “I am a trial lawyer because I enjoy being able to help people though difficult, life-changing situations – to help them see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s easy to be passionate about your work and the law when you know that the end result you’re working for will have a huge impact on the rest of your client’s life.”

EDUCATION:
1989-92
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
Juris Doctorate
Fuller Callaway Scholar

1985-1989
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts, 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
Editor, The Voice, Emory University’s Political Newspaper

PUBLISHED:

January 2011
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
“Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Jury Trials”

August 2009
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE
“Ethical Considerations in Auto Tort Cases”

March 2009
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
“Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting”

January 2009
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
“Ethics for the Plaintiff’s Attorney”

Winter 2009
The Verdict Magazine
“Finding All Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Injury Cases”

December 2008
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE
“Controlling Trial Evidence with Motions in Limine”

August 2008
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE
“Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases”

January 2008
11th Annual CLE Claims & Underwriting Seminar
“Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers”

February 2008
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
“Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting”

December 2007
Atlanta Bar Association CLE
“Litigation Ethics”

December 2007
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
“Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them”

October 2007
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
“Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases”

August 2007
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE
“How to Run Your Own Focus Groups”

August 2006
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association CLE
“Keeping Defense Lawyers Honest”

January 1992
Georgia State University Law Review
"Uniform Rules of the Road: Provide a Criminal Penalty for Vehicular Feticide"

ACTIVITIES, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Treasurer, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2011
Board of Governors, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2011
Super Lawyer, Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury and Legal Malpractice, Atlanta Magazine, 2004 to present
Top 50 Female Lawyers in Georgia, Atlanta Magazine, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Senior Legal Analyst, CNN Headline News
Co-Founder, Atlanta Trial Lawyers Society
Parliamentarian, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2010
Membership Chair, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2009-2010
Vice President-at-Large, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
Champion Member, Civil Justice PAC
Member of the Board of Directors, Civil Justice PAC, 2008-2010
Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, 2003
Member, State Bar of Georgia
Member, American Association for Justice
Member, Atlanta Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Facilitator, DOCC Theology Course, 2001-2003
Judge/Evaluator, Georgia and National Mock Trial Competitions, 1994-1996
Member, Mensa International

LECTURES:
2011, Jury Trial Seminar, “Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Jury Trials”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2010, Professional & Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation Seminar, Panel member, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2010, Annual Convention, “Recent Developments in Legal Malpractice Law”, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
2010, Annual Convention, “Offers of Judgment”, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
2009, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, “Ethical Considerations in Auto Tort Cases” 2009, Proving Damages Seminar, “Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia. 2009, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Seminar, “Ethics for the Plaintiff’s Attorney”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2008, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Holiday Seminar, “Trial Evidence” 2008, Punitive Damages Seminar, “Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2008, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, “Finding Sources of Recovery in Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases”
2008, 11th Annual CLE Claims & Underwriting Seminar, “Document Retention & Other Ethical Issues for Real Estate Lawyers”, Chicago Title Insurance Company
2008, Proving Damages Seminar, “Damages in the Legal Malpractice Setting”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia
2008, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Seminar, “Ethics for the Plaintiff’s Attorney”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2007, CLE by the Hour, “Litigation Ethics”, Atlanta Bar Association.
2007, Jury Trials Seminar, “Common Mistakes at Trial and How to Avoid Them”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2007, Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association, “Document Retention from a Litigation Point of View”
2007, Punitive Damages Seminar, “Punitive Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2007, Georgia Personal Injury Practice Seminar, “Legal Malpractice Pitfalls in Personal Injury Cases”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2007, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, “How to Run Your Own Focus Groups”
2006, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Litigation Seminar, “Keeping Defense Lawyers Honest”
2006, Punitive Damages Seminar, “Tortious Inteference with Business Relations: Punitive Damages”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.
2002, Georgia State University Careers in Law Seminar
2001, Seminar on Trial of a Personal Injury Case, “Cross Examination of Expert Medical Witnesses”, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia.

ADMITTED:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals

PUBLISHED OPINIONS:

Laukaitis v. Basadre,
2007 Ga. App. 144 (2007)

Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. v. All Care, Inc.,
914 So.2d 214 (2005) cert. denied

Gingold v. Allen,
272 Ga. App. 653 (2005)

Rather v. Worrell,
260 Ga.App. 174 (2003)

HCA Health Services, Inc. v. Roach,
263 Ga. 798 (1994)

Stone Man, Inc. v. Green,
263 Ga. 470 (1993)