J. Sherrod Taylor

Background

Taylor, J. Sherrod was born on November 24, 1947 in Albany, Georgia, United States.

Education

University of Georgia (Bachelor of Arts, 1969. Juris Doctor, 1978); University of New Mexico (Master of Arts, 1971).

Career

Drake v. LaRue Construction Company, 215 Georgia. App. 453 (1994); Iler v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 209 Ga. App. 653 (1993); Matthews v. Douberly, 207 Ga. App. 578 (1993); Brown v. Liberty Oil & Refining, 261 Ga. 214 (1991); Spivey v. Whiddon, 260 Ga. 502 (1990); Modlin v. Black & Decker, 170 Ga. App. 477 (1984); Cornell v. Camelia Corporation 248 Ga. 449 (1981)Worked at Taylor, Harp & Callier (Columbus, Georgia) specializing in Plaintiff's Personal Injury, FELA, Neurolaw and Wrongful Death. Practice in all States and Federal Courts. Trial and Appeal of Civil Cases.

Admitted to the bar, 1978, Georgia, United States. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

Omicron Delta Kappa (President), Blue Key, Sigma Phi Epsilon (President). Member, Moot Court Board. Research Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1977-1978.

Author: "The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations In Implementing Human Rights in Latin America," Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Volume 7, Supplement, 1977. "Proving Long-Term Soft Tissue Damage," 3 Insurance Settlement Journal 21 (No. 1, 1991); "La Compensation du Prejudice," 19 Revue Francaise du Dommage Corporel 149 (No.

2 1993). Co-Author: "Neuropsychological Evidence on Appeal," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1989. "Litigating Head Trauma Cases," Wiley Law Publications, 1991. "Essays on Head Injury," Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1989.

"Litigating TMJ Cases," Wiley Law Publications, 1993. "Ethics: The Case Manager's Duty to Act in Problematic Situations," 3 The Case Manager 28 (No. 4, 1992); "Preparing the Plaintiff in the Mild Brain Injury Case," 15 Trial Diplomacy Journal 65 (No.

2, 1992); "Neuropsychologists and Neurolawyers," 5 Neuropsychology 293 (No. 4, 1991); "Litigating Traumatic Seizure Disorder Cases," National Trial Lawyer Magazine (July, 1990). "Catastrophic Injury Cases: The Relationship of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury," 12 Trial Diplomacy Journal 144 (No.

3, 1989); "Settlement Factors in Head Injury Cases," 1 Head Injury Reporter 1 (No. 2 1988); "Neurolaw: The Paediatric Perspective," 2 i.e. Magazine 12 (No. 3, 1994).

"Neurolaw: The Challenge of Subtle Brain Injury," 1 Personal Injury Law and Medical Review 314 (1994). "The Post-Concussion Syndrome: Neuropsychological and Neurolaw Perspectives," National Head Injury Foundation, 1994. "Neurolaw: Toward A New Medical Jurisprudence," 9 Brain Injury 745 (No.

7, 1995); "Brain Damage Cases: A Comparison of Canadian and American Law," 3 i.e. Magazine 24 (No. 2, 1995). Lecturer: International Head Injury Institute, Cambridge University, England, England, 1988.

International Head Injury Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, 1989. American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Phoenix, Az, 1990. National Head Injury Foundation Trial Lawyers Seminars, 1991-1994.

National Spinal Cord Association Trial Lawyers Seminar, New Orleans, La. 1992; European Brain Injury Society Congress, Versailles, France, 1992. International Brain Injury Forum, Oxford, England, 1993.

International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury, St. Louis, 1994. Medical Case Management Conference V, San Diego, 1994. Neurolaw Conference, Phoenix, 1995.

Georgia Brain Injury Association, Atlanta, 1996. Editor-in-Chief, The Neurolaw Letter. Member, Editorial Board, Trial Diplomacy Journal, Inside Life Care Planning, Personal Injury (uk).

Adjunct Instructor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. Director, National Head Injury Foundation, 1991-1992. Member, National Head Injury Foundation Council, 1993-1994.

Director, 1991. Director, Georgia Head Injury Association, 1991-1993. Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation. Founder and Member, Board of Governors, International Brain Injury Association.

Member, American College of Forensic Examiners. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chair, General Practice and Trial Section, 1991). American Bar Association.

Columbus Lawyers Club. Society for Neuroscience. New York Academy of Sciences.

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member). Military: USAF, 1971-1975, Captain. Taylor, Harp & Callier has a practice limited to litigation and trial of substantial plaintiff's personal injury cases.

The firm has developed expertise in the specialized areas of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury (neurolaw), particularly those cases involving common carriers, the Federal Employers' Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), motor vehicle accidents and premises liability.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations In Implementing Human Rights in Latin America," Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Volume 7, Supplement, 1977. "Proving Long-Term Soft Tissue Damage," 3 Insurance Settlement Journal 21 (No. 1, 1991)

  • "La Compensation du Prejudice," 19 Revue Francaise du Dommage Corporel 149 (No.
    
    2 1993)

  • Co-Author: "Neuropsychological Evidence on Appeal," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1989. "Litigating Head Trauma Cases," Wiley Law Publications, 1991. "Essays on Head Injury," Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1989.
    
    "Litigating TMJ Cases," Wiley Law Publications, 1993. "Ethics: The Case Manager's Duty to Act in Problematic Situations," 3 The Case Manager 28 (No. 4, 1992)

  • "Preparing the Plaintiff in the Mild Brain Injury Case," 15 Trial Diplomacy Journal 65 (No.
    
    2, 1992)

  • "Neuropsychologists and Neurolawyers," 5 Neuropsychology 293 (No. 4, 1991)

  • "Litigating Traumatic Seizure Disorder Cases," National Trial Lawyer Magazine (July, 1990). "Catastrophic Injury Cases: The Relationship of Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury," 12 Trial Diplomacy Journal 144 (No.
    
    3, 1989)

  • "Settlement Factors in Head Injury Cases," 1 Head Injury Reporter 1 (No. 2 1988)

  • "Neurolaw: The Paediatric Perspective," 2 i.e. Magazine 12 (No. 3, 1994).
    
    "Neurolaw: The Challenge of Subtle Brain Injury," 1 Personal Injury Law and Medical Review 314 (1994). "The Post-Concussion Syndrome: Neuropsychological and Neurolaw Perspectives," National Head Injury Foundation, 1994. "Neurolaw: Toward A New Medical Jurisprudence," 9 Brain Injury 745 (No.
    
    7, 1995)

  • "Brain Damage Cases: A Comparison of Canadian and American Law," 3 i.e. Magazine 24 (No. 2, 1995).

Membership

Member, Moot Court Board. Research Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1977-1978. Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation.

Founder and Member, Board of Governors, International Brain Injury Association. Member, American College of Forensic Examiners.