William J. Self - Macon, GA

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1974
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1971
    B.B.A.
    Major: Accounting
  • A. R. Willingham High School, Macon, Georgia, 1967
    High School

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Probate Court of Bibb County, Judge, April 18, 1989 - December 31, 2012
• William J. Self, Attorney, 1974 - 1989
• Self & Self , Attorney, 1974 - 1980

Classes and Seminars

• Administration of the Estate in Georgia, National Business Institute (WI), 1991
  
• Georgia Probate: Beyond the Basics, National Business Institute (WI), 1992
  
• Elder Abuse Conference: After Financial Abuse - Then What?, Georgia Southern Center for Continuing Education, 1993
  
• Second National Conference on Elder Abuse and Neglect: Preparing the Court for Adult Protective Services, University of Alabama, 1994

Published Works

Articles

• Supplements to the Georgia Probate Judges' Benchbook, 2012
  
• Revised Handbook for Probate Judges in Georgia, 2012
  
• Supplements to the Georgia Probate Judges' Benchbook, 2011
  
• Revised Handbook for Probate Judges in Georgia, 2011
  
• Revised Handbook for Probate Judges in Georgia, 2010
  
• "Where there's a will... Advocates of living trusts wrongly", The Macon Telegraph, Business Plus, 1993
• Handbook for Guardians, Council of Probate Court Judges, 1998
• Alternatives to Guardianship, Bibb Probate Court
• Georgia Probate Proceedings-What to Do When Your Loved One Dies, Probate Court of Bibb County
• Georgia Probate Courts, Probate Court of Bibb County
• "Proceeding Pro Se in Probate Court", Bibb Probate Court
• Christian, Are You Prepared to Die, The Sunday School Board of The Southern Baptist Convention, Jan-Feb-Mar, 1995
• The Gavel, Georgia Council of Probate Judges, 1993-1995
• Handbook for Guardians and Conservators of Adults in Georgia, Council of Probate Court Judges, 2008
• Handbook for Conservators of Minors in Georgia, Council of Probate Court Judges, 2008

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1974
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1974
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1974

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia (Member)
• Macon Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ) (Member and Immediate Past President)
• National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ) (Executive Committe)
• National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ) (Representative, National Guardianship Network and Third National Guardianship Summit)
• NCPJ's Task Force
• Georgia Council of Probate Court Judges (Member and Past President)