Joel O. Wooten, Junior.

Background

Wooten, Junior, Joel O. was born on June 4, 1950 in Hazlehurst, Georgia, United States.

Education

University of Georgia (Bachelor of Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1972. Juris Doctor, 1975).

Career

Worked at Butler, Wooten, Overby, Pearson, Fryhofer & Daughtery (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Common Carrier Liability, Business and Commercial Litigation and Medical Negligence. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Georgia.

Phi Kappa Phi.

Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Blue Key. Member, Executive Committee, University of Georgia Moot Court Board, 1974-1975.

Chairman, Russell Moot Court Competition, 1974-1975. Columbus Lawyers Club, President, 1988-1989.

Member, Executive Committee, 1984-1992.

Board of Directors, Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest, 1992-1993. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Executive Council, Younger Lawyers Section, 1980-1983. Chairman, 1990-1991 and Member, Executive Council, 1983-1997, General Practice and Trial Section).

Chattahoochee, Federal and American (Chair, Constabars Committee, 1991-1992) Bar Associations.

Columbus Younger Lawyers Club (President, 1983-1984). Columbus Trial Lawyers Association.

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1994-1997). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Butler, Wooten, Overby, Pearson, Fryhofer & Daughtery has a practice limited to litigation and trial of substantial civil damage suits. The firm has developed expertise in carefully targeted areas: products liability, particularly those cases involving automotive and health-related products.

Motor common carrier cases.

Economic torts arising in commercial and business contexts. Premises liability; and medical malpractice.

The firm has recently expanded to include a capacity for aviation and environmental/toxic torts cases.

Achievements

• Joel O. Wooten, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Executive Committee, University of Georgia Moot Court Board, 1974-1975. Chairman, Russell Moot Court Competition, 1974-1975. Columbus Lawyers Club, President, 1988-1989.

Member, Executive Committee, 1984-1992.

Board of Directors, Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest, 1992-1993. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Executive Council, Younger Lawyers Section, 1980-1983.

Chairman, 1990-1991 and Member, Executive Council, 1983-1997, General Practice and Trial Section). Chattahoochee, Federal and American (Chair, Constabars Committee, 1991-1992) Bar Associations.

Columbus Younger Lawyers Club (President, 1983-1984).

Columbus Trial Lawyers Association. Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1994-1997). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.