Jeffrey E. Tompkins - Atlanta, GA
Attorney at Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP
Personal & Catastrophic Injury Lawyers in Atlanta, GA
3355 Main Street Atlanta, GA 30337
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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39
Years
Experience
Atlanta Personal & Catastrophic Injury Lawyer
Updated: 06/18/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal & Catastrophic Injury
- Premises Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Civil Rights
- Contracts
- Tort Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Jeffrey Tompkins is a go-to trial lawyer. He has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts throughout Georgia and regularly handles legal matters in other states. Jeff is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only professional society that is recognized as the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico and whose membership may never exceed one percent of all lawyers in any U.S. state or Canadian province. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, has received the coveted “AV Preeminent” rating (the highest rating attainable for legal ability and ethics) from Martindale-Hubbell, the world’s foremost lawyer rating service. Jeff has been recognized as a Georgia “Super Lawyer” every year since 2008.
Jeff has represented at trial some of the world’s best known companies as well as everyday individuals in a wide range of legal disputes, including wrongful death, premises liability, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, breach of contract, employment, and general tort matters.
Jeff serves as a Master in the Logan E. Bleckley American Inn of Court. He is a recipient of both the A.T. Walden Outstanding Lawyer Award from the Gate City Bar Association in Atlanta and the Walden-Herndon Outstanding Lawyer Award, presented by the Judicial Section of the Gate City Bar Association. Jeff has served on Atlanta Judicial Commission for more than 20 years and is General Counsel for his church—the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta. He previously served on the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ Technology Committee and Special Committee to Study the Proposed Test of Legal Research Knowledge and Skills, the Atlanta Charter Review Commission, the Mayor’s Commission on the Future of Atlanta, the Executive Committee of the Gate City Bar Association, the Atlanta Bar Association Judicial Selection/Tenure Committee, and on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Bar Journal.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Chairman, Atlanta Judicial Commission (1997 - present, 1999 - 2001)
- Editorial Board of the Georgia Bar Journal, 1996 - 1997
- Atlanta Blue Ribbon Commission on Capital Projects (1991)
- Mayor’s Commission on the Future of Atlanta (1987)
- Rating of “AV” (the highest rating attainable) for legal ability and ethics from Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America
- Recognized as a Georgia “Super Lawyer” each year since 2008
- Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
- Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG), Licensing Counsel
Other Sources of Feedback About Jeffrey E. Tompkins
Included on the 2026 Georgia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Georgia Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Emory University School of Law,
Atlanta,
Georgia, 1987
J.D.
Honors: Director-in-Chief, Emory Moot Court Society
Honors: Winning Team and named Runner-up Oralist, Jerome Prince Invitational Moot Court Evidence Competition, New York
Honors: National Order of Barristers
Honors: Recipient, 1987 James C. Pratt Memorial Award
Honors: Recipient, 1987 D. Robert Owen Award
Honors: President, Black Law Students Association
Honors: Who’s Who Among Students in American Law Schools
Honors: Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Honors: Dean’s Student Advisory Group
Non Legal Education
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Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, 1984
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society
Honors: Political Science Departmental Honors
Honors: Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Classes and Seminars
- Reading Tutor, Perkinson Elementary School Reading Program
Pro Bono Activities
- Advisory Board of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
- South Atlanta District of the Boy Scouts of America, 2003 - 2005
- Board of Directors of The Study Hall (1998 — 2002, 2009 — present)
- Sadie G. Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center, Board of Directors
Representative Cases
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Blair King v. Fulton DeKalb Hospital Authority (United States District Court of the Northern District of Georgia)
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Miranda et al. v. Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, Emory University at al., 284 Ga. App. 203 (2007), cert. denied 207 Ga. LEXIS 516 (2007)
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Coca-Cola Company v. PepsiCo et al., 1:02-CV-2887 (U.S.D.C. N.D. Ga.)
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State of Georgia v. John Ashcroft, 539 U.S. 461 (2003)
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Pickle Logging, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, 276 Ga. App. 398 (2005)
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1987
- Supreme Court of Georgia, 1987
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1987
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1987
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1987
Other Affiliations
- Atlanta Bar Association (Judicial Selection/Tenure Committee), 2001 - 2005
- Gate City Bar Association (Executive Board), 1989 - 1992
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Contact
3355 Main Street
Atlanta, GA 30337
Phone Number: 404-963-9442
Email: Send a message
Website: https://tkstlaw.com/
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 - 17:00
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