James E. Butler, Jr.

Woodruff Merit Scholar. Blue Key. The Order of the Barristers. Member: National Moot Court Team; Moot Court Board. Best Oralist, Southern Moot Court Competition, 1976. Winner, Russell First-Year Moot Court Competition, 1976. Winner, Talmadge Second-Year Moot Court Competition, 1977. Member, Georgia Law Review, 1976-1977. Co-Author: "The Boundaries of Zealous Advocacy: Properly Representing Consumers Against Corporations and Their Discovery Tactics," 31 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 977, 1996; "The Bench as Battleground: The Discovery Process is Broke and Only Judges Can Fix It," 17 The Verdict II, 1992; "What's A Human Life Really Worth?" 7 Ga. State U.L. Rev. 439,1991. Author: "Hospital Liability for Physician Negligence in Georgia: A Realistic Approach," 37 Mercer Law Review 701, 1986. Co-Author: "Jones v. State Farm: Effectuating Legislative Intention," Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1981. Author: "Jones v. State Farm, The Insured's Perspective," Georgia State Bar Journal, August, 1982; "People As Evidence," The Verdict, April/May 1990. Member, State of Georgia Board of Natural Resources, 1998-2005 Chair, Environmental Protection Committee, 2000. Member, Georgia State Bar Disciplinary Review Panel, 1993-1996. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1987-1988. Director, Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, 1992-1996.