Background
Bird, Junior, Francis M. was born on April 14, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Francis M. Bird, Junior.
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Episcopal High School of Virginia. Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). Emory University (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
Harvard University (Master of Laws, 1966).
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1964, Georgia. Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals. United States. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Third and Eleventh Circuits. Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Certified and Registered Mediator.
Chairman, Georgia Health Laws Study Committee, 1975.
President, Georgia Society of Hospital Attorneys, 1976-1977. Chairperson, Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section, Atlanta Bar Association.
1995-1996. Participant,, Harvard Negotiation Project, 1994-1996.
Director, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1975-1976. Gubernatorial Appointee and Chair, Georgia Health Laws Study Committee (Joint Legislative Committee) 1974-1976.
President, Georgia Society of Hospital Attorneys, 1976-1977. Member: Atlanta (Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.
Company-Chair, Bankruptcy Law Section, 1975-1976), Cobb County and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust.
Business Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Chair, Standing Committee on Publications, 1974-1976. Member, Fiduciary Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections.
Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee of Corporate and Banking Law Section).
Lawyers Club of Atlanta. North Atlanta Tax Council.
Academy of Family Mediators. Family Mediators Association of Georgia.
Military: United States.
Navy (Destroyer), Officer, 1959-1962. Francis M. Bird, Junior formerly a partner with Alston & Bird and the predecessor law firm, Jones, Bird & Howell, in Atlanta from 1964-1988, established his own firm as a sole practitioner in 1988. The firm concentrates in estate planning, wills, trusts, fiduciary administration and commercial and business related matters.
Mr.
Bird is also a certified and registered mediator, and handles alternative dispute resolution matters involving civil, commercial business, fiduciary and family law. The firm has also been recognized with the highest legal ability rating in Martindale-Hubbell and is included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Atlanta (Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. Company-Chair, Bankruptcy Law Section, 1975-1976), Cobb County and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust. Business Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Chair, Standing Committee on Publications, 1974-1976.
Member, Fiduciary Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections. Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee of Corporate and Banking Law Section).
Lawyers Club of Atlanta. North Atlanta Tax Council.
Academy of Family Mediators.
Family Mediators Association of Georgia. Military: United States. Navy (Destroyer), Officer, 1959-1962.
