James S. V. Weston - Augusta, GA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 1996
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1991
    B.A.
    Major: U.S. History
  • Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria, 1990
    Certificate of Merit

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Hull Barrett, P.C., Associate & Partner, 2000 - 2011
• Carlock Copeland, Associate, 1998 - 2000
• Augusta Judicial Circuit, Clerk

Pro Bono Activities

• Leadership Georgia, 2009 - Present
• Volunteer, University Hospital, 2008 - Present
• Kiwanis Club of Augusta, Board of Directors, 2011 - Present

Representative Clients

• MCG Health, Inc.

• Augusta Oncology Associates

• CSRA Therapy Services, Inc.

• Western World Insurance

• Board of Regents of University System of Georgia

• Cincinnati Insurance

• Rite Aid

• Tokio Marine/HCC

Representative Cases

• Nelson v. Board of Agent, et al.
  • Citation: 307 Ga. App. 220
  • Court: GA Court of Appeals
  • Year: 2010
• MCG Health, Inc. v. Whitefield
  • Citation: 302 Ga. App. 408
  • Court: GA Court of Appeals
  • Year: 2010
• MCG Health, Inc. v. Casey
  • Citation: 269 Ga. App. 125
  • Court: GA Court of Appeals
  • Year: 2004
• Flournoy v. CML-GA WB, LLC, 851 F.3d 1335 11th Cir., 2017
• Howard v. State, 334 Ga. App. 229, 2015
• MCG Health, Inc. v. Casey, 269 Ga. App. 125, 2004
• Smith v. American Transitional Hospitals, Inc., 330 F. Supp.2d 1358 S.D.Ga., 2004
• Blackwell v. Bell’s Food Market, 258 Ga. App. 901, 2002
• Anderson v. Reynolds, 232 Ga. App. 868, 1998

Published Works

Articles

• "What in the World is EMTALA?": An Introduction to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, Defense Research Institute: Current Issues in Medical Liability and Health Care Law, 2009
  
• “Keep Your Head on a Swivel: Recent Developments in Professional Malpractice Claims,” Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Law Journal, 2014
  

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1996
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1998
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1998
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1998
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2005
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia (Member)
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)