The Burnside Firm - Athens Georgia Personal Injury Lawyers Attorney Profile - James W. Ellison, Partner James W. Ellison has been engaged in an active civil litigation practice in Georgia since 1985, both at the trial and appellate court levels. The primary focus of the litigation includes personal injury, business and commercial disputes and insurance litigation. His experience in these practice areas includes the representation of both plaintiffs and defendants.

The primary focus of his defense practice has been his former representation of Augusta-Richmond County and his continuing representation of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. The personal injury experience has been primarily on behalf of plaintiffs for injuries arising from automobile accidents, medical malpractice, professional negligence and injuries arising from the workplace.

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Georgia, 1983
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1986
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1984
Supreme Court of Georgia, 1984
U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Education:

University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1983
J.D.

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1980
A.B.
Major: Political Science

Honors and Awards:

Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association - Member

Augusta Georgia, Bar Association - Member

Kiwanis Club of Augusta - Member

Past Employment Positions:

Superior Court, Richmond County, Georgia, Law Clerk, 1983 - 1984

Augusta, Georgia, District Attorney's Office, Assistant D.A., 1984 - 1985