The Burnside Firm - Athens Georgia Personal Injury Lawyers

Attorney Profile - James B. Wall, Partner

James B. Wall was one of the founders of The Burnside Firm, along with Thomas R. Burnside, Jr., now deceased. The emphasis of the firm, and his primary focus, is representing injured plaintiffs. While experience in personal injury, business litigation, and insurance litigation includes the representation of both plaintiffs and defendants, his primary emphasis has been on behalf of plaintiffs. Among his more significant appellant decisions affecting injured parties' rights are the 1982 decision in McCafferty vs. Medical College of Georgia, which overruled long standing sovereign immunity for the State and led to the 1983 Amendment to the Georgia Constitution, and Hancock vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, allowing the plaintiff to stack uninsured motorist coverage where a tortfeasor is minimally insured.

Litigation Percentage:

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Georgia, 1974
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1974
Supreme Court of Georgia, 1974

Education:

University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1974
J.D.
Law Review: University of Georgia School of Law

University of Georgia, 1971
B.B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude

Honors and Awards:

Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine, 2004 - Present

The Best Lawyers in America, 2003 - Present

Fellow, Georgia Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Augusta Bar Association, 1974 - Present

Augusta Bar Association, 1998
President

American Bar Association, 1974 - Present

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1978 - Present

American Association for Justice, 1978 - Present

Young Lawyers Club of Augusta, 1980 - 1981
President

Richmond County, Georgia, 1994 - 1995
County Attorney

Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, 1994 - 2003
County Attorneys Section

City of Harlem, Georgia, 1974 - 1994
City Attorney

Augusta, Georgia (Consolidated Government), 1996 - 2003
City Attorney

Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, County Attorneys Section, 2001 - 2002
President