Background
Matthews, James B. was born on August 31, 1957 in Cordele, Georgia, United States.
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James B. Matthews
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Georgia Southern College (Bachelor of Science, 1980). University of Georgia (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Blackwood, Matthews & Steel (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Negligence, Common Carrier Liability, Premises Liability, Commercial Litigation, Toxic Torts, FELA. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Georgia. Georgia Court of Appeals.
Georgia Supreme Court. United States. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia.
United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
United States. Supreme Court. Omicron Delta Epsilon. Company-Author, "Standards Currently Applied to Summary Judgment Motions," 1991 Journal of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.
"Insurance Bad Faith in Georgia," National Business Institute, January 1997.
Lecturer: "Summary Judgment Motions: Current Standards," ICLE Insurance Law Institute Seminar, September, 1991. "The Plaintiff"s Affidavit," ICLE Medical Malpractice Seminar, November 1991 and March 1992.
"Suits Against Liability Insurers for Bad Faith or Negligent Failure to Settle," GTLA Proof of Liability Seminar, December 1992. Author, "Finding and Handling Medical Witnesses," GTLA Start to Finish Seminar, June 1994.
Honor Award, American Baseball Coaches Association.
Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice. Medicine and Law; Business Torts and Products. General Liability; Litigation.
Member: Consumer Law Committees.
Professional Liability Committee) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member, General Practice and Trial Law, Insurance Law, Health Law, and Product Liability Sections).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Interstate Trucking, and Inadequate Security Litigation Groups). Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Ethics and Continuing Legal Education Committees).
Southern Trial Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute. American Judicature Society. Blackwood, Matthews & Steel limits its practice to the litigation and trial of significant civil damage suits involving injuries or deaths.
In many of its cases, the firm is associated by other Georgia lawyers or by law firms from other states.
One of the firm"s partners serves as one of 24 Designated Trial Counsel for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers nationwide and several members of the firm represent railroad workers in F.E.L.A. litigation. Its attorneys are also involved in business litigation and the representation of professional athletes.
The firm practices throughout Georgia and the Southeast.
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Membership
Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice. Medicine and Law; Business Torts and Products. General Liability; Litigation.
Member: Consumer Law Committees.
Professional Liability Committee) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member, General Practice and Trial Law, Insurance Law, Health Law, and Product Liability Sections).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Interstate Trucking, and Inadequate Security Litigation Groups). Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Ethics and Continuing Legal Education Committees).
Southern Trial Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute. American Judicature Society.
