Marla Eastwood

Background

Eastwood, Marla was born on May 10, 1968 in Commerce, Georgia, United States.

Education

Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1990). University of Florida College of Law (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1993).

Career

Worked at Gleaton, Scofield, Egan & Jones (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice, Construction Law, Fidelity and Surety Law, Commercial and Estate Litigation, Insurance, Professional Liability, Products Liability and Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1993, Georgia. Senior Galleys Editor, Associate Articles Editor, Florida Law Review, 1992-1993.

Recipient: George West. Milam Outstanding Case Comment Award, Fall 1991.

Phillip J. MacLennan Memorial Scholarship, 1990-1993. Author: "Handling and Investigating Performance Bond Claims: The Importance of a Declared Default," Construction Law Summit (Forum on the Construction Industry, Public Contract Law Section, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, October, 1996).

Comment, "Investigatory Stops and the "Reasonable Person," Florida v. Bostick," 44 Florida L. Review

131, 1992. Member: Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, 1993—.

Forum on the Construction Industry, 1993—. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.

Gleaton, Scofield, Egan & Jones was founded in 1990 by Fred Gleaton, Clay Scofield and Mike Egan after years of practice together in a larger Atlanta firm.

In 1993, Seaborn Jones, another of their former partners, joined the firm. Each member of the firm has extensive litigation and courtroom experience.

Areas of specialty include Construction and Surety, Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Product Liability and various forms of Commercial Litigation. Gleaton, Scofield, Egan & Jones is dedicated to providing prompt and effective legal services to clients throughout Georgia and the Southeast.

Achievements

• Marla Eastwood has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, 1993—. Forum on the Construction Industry, 1993—. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of Georgia.