Background
Wooten, Joel Orba was born on June 4, 1950 in Hazlehurst, Georgia, United States. Son of Joel Orba and Mary Eleanor (Whitlock) Wooten.
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Joel Orba Wooten
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Bachelor of Business Administration, U. Georgia, 1972; Juris Doctor, U. Georgia, 1975.
Career
Partner, Kelly, Denney, Pease & Allison, Columbus, Georgia, 1975-1988; partner, Butler, Wooten, Overby & Cheeley, Columbus, Georgia, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus, Georgia, 1983-1988. With United States Army, 1972. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar Georgia (chairman general practice & trial section 1990-1991), Columbus Lawyers Club (pres 1988-1989), Columbus Younger Lawyers (president 1983-1984), Association Trial Lawyers American, The Breakfast Club (president 1982-1983), Roscoe Pound Foundation, U. Georgia Alumni Council (vice president 1981-1982), U. Georgia Alumni Society (board directors 1981-1983, 89-91).
Connections
Married Sybrina G. Franklin. Children: Joel III, Katherine, Frank.
