Jeffrey E. Tompkins

Background

Tompkins, Jeffrey E. was born on August 2, 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Education

Morehouse College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1984). Emory University (Juris Doctor, 1987).

Career

Worked at Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Patterson (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Civil Practice in all Courts. Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Corporate, Personal Injury and Bond Law. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, United States.

District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and United States.

Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa; The Order of Barristers.

Pi Sigma Alpha. Director-in-Chief, Emory Moot Court Society, 1986-1987.

Winning Team and Runner-Up Oralist, First National Jerome Prince Invitational Moot Court Evidence Competition, 1986. Recipient: James C. Pratt Memorial Award, 1987.

Doctorate. Robert Owen Award, 1987. Member: Atlanta Judicial Commission, 1997—.

Editorial Board, Georgia Bar Journal, 1996—.

Logan East. Bleckley American Inn of the American Inns of Court. Mayor"s Commission on the Future of Atlanta, 1987. Atlanta Blue Ribbon Commission on Capital Projects, 1990.

Atlanta Charter Review Commission, 1993-1996.

Member: Gate City (Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1992, 1996) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.

National Bar Association. Foreign over a quarter of a century, reliability has been the watchword of Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Patterson.

Founded in 1971, the firm serves the legal needs of major corporations, governmental authorities, small businesses and individuals.

The oldest minority-owned law firm in Atlanta and among the three largest minority-owned law firms in the southeastern United States, Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Patterson is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, published by Martindale-Hubbell.

Achievements

• Jeffrey E. Tompkins has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Atlanta Judicial Commission, 1997—. Editorial Board, Georgia Bar Journal, 1996—. Logan East. Bleckley American Inn of the American Inns of Court.

Mayor"s Commission on the Future of Atlanta, 1987.

Atlanta Blue Ribbon Commission on Capital Projects, 1990. Atlanta Charter Review Commission, 1993-1996.

Member: Gate City (Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1992, 1996) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.

National Bar Association.