Timothy K. Hall Esq. - Athens, GA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 1994
    J.D
    Honors: Awarded a Full Academic Scholarship
    Honors: Moot Court Team
    Honors: Craven Cup Moot Court Competition, UNC
    Honors: Mercer Law Review
    Law Review: Mercer Law Review, 1993 - 1994

• Non Legal Education

  • Georgia Southern University, 1991
    B.B.A
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: President's List
  • Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Regent's Academic Scholarship
  • Truett-McConnell College, 1988
    Honors: Academic Basketball Award
    Honors: Academic Scholarship
    Honors: Athletic Scholarship - Basketball and Tennis
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Junior College State Champions
    Honors: Varsity Basketball Team
    Honors: Varsity Tennis Team

Current Employment Position(s)

• Owner, Lead Attorney

Past Positions

• Buzzell, Graham, & Welsh, 1999 - 2003
• Hicks, Casey & Barber, 1996 - 1999
• Jones, Cork & Miller, 1994 - 1996

Classes and Seminars

• “Claims from the Claimant’s Perspective,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2004 - Present
  
• “Punitive Damages in Fraud Cases,” Punitive Damages in Georgia, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007 - Present
  
• “Framing the Issue for the Jury,” Jury Trials Seminar, General Practice & Trial Section, State Bar of GA Conference Center, 2007 - Present
  
• “Direct Examination of the Plaintiff,” Inside the Courtroom, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008 - Present
  
• “Punitive Damages in DUI Cases,” Punitive Damages in Georgia, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008 - Present
  
• “Pre-Trial Evidence,” GTLA Holiday Workshop, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 - Present
  
• “Excess Verdicts in Personal Injury Cases,” 8th Annual General Practice & Trial Institute, ICLE, Amelia Island, 2009 - Present
  
• “Closing Arguments for Conservative Jurors,” STLA Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011 - Present
  
• “Effective Closing Arguments,” 10th Annual General Practice & Trial Institute, ICLE, Amelia Island, Florida, 2011 - Present
  
• “Practical Trial Techniques That Actually Work,” GTLA Annual Convention – Premises Liability Track, 2012 - Present
  
• “Liquor Before Beer, Never Fear – Why the Order of Witnesses Matters,” STLA Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, 2015 - Present
  
• “How to Connect with Your Client’s Suffering,” Handling Big Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2015 - Present
  
• “Sequencing of Evidence at Trial,” General Torts Workshop, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Macon, GA, 2015 - Present
  
• “Mock Mediation Presentation ad Round Table Discussion,” Mediation360, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Atlanta, GA, 2015 - Present
  
• "Cross Examination - Walk Softly & Carry A Big Stick," GTLA Holiday Workshop, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Atlanta, GA, 2015 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Heart of GA Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2005
• Heart of GA Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Research & Development Committee, 2004 - 2005
• Heart of GA Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Board of Advisors, 2006 - 2007
• Youth Challenge Academy, Fort Stewart, Georgia, Certified Mentor, 2005 - 2006
• Ingleside Baptist Church, Teacher, AWANA Cubbies Mid Week Program, 2004 - Present
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Upward Soccer, 2006 - 2012
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Upward Basketball, 2007 - 2013
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Girls Softball, 2008 - Present
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Girls Basketball (4th Grade), Prince Avenue Christian School, 2012 - Present
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Girls Basketball (5th Grade), Prince Avenue Christian School, 2013 - Present
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Girls Basketball (6th Grade), Prince Avenue Christian School, 2014 - Present
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Boys Soccer (1st Grade), Oconee County Recreation Department, 2013 - Present
• Watkinsville First Baptist, Coach – Girls Basketball (4th Grade), Malcom Bridge Elementary School, NEGF, 2015 - 2016

Published Works

Articles

• "Constitutional Conflict: The Free Speech Clause v. The Establishment Clause," Mercer Law Review, Vol. 45-2, 1994
  
• “Federal Preemption in Product Liability Cases,” Verdict Magazine, 1999
  
• “The Power of Telling the Jury the Truth,” Case Metrix Editorial Newsletter, 2012
  

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1994
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division, 1994 - 2005
• Macon Bar Association, 1994 - Present
• American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), 2004 - Present
• Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (MGTLA), 2005 - Present
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 - Present
• Georgia Consumer Justice Foundation, 2007 - 2009
• Georgia Consumer Justice Foundation, 2008 - 2009 (Board of Trustees)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2004 - Present
• GTLA Champion Member, 2004 - Present
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2011 - 2012 (Vice President)
• Western Circuit Bar Association, 2011 - Present
• General Practice & Trial Institute, State Bar of Georgia, 2010 - 2013
• General Practice & Trial Institute, State Bar of Georgia, 2010 - 2012 (Board Member)
• Athens Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - Present