James B. Ellington

member

Telephone:
Fax:

(706) 722-4481
(706) 849-5123

E-mail

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Augusta Office
801 Broad Street, 7th floor
Augusta, GA 30901

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice
Civil Rights Litigation
Employment Counseling and Handbooks
Employment Litigation
Governmental Liability
Media Litigation
Wage and Hour Law

Business Disputes, Commercial and Securities Litigation
Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
Employee Leave
Non-Compete Agreements
Intellectual Property Litigation
Professional Liability
Workplace Safety and Health

Jim has handled cases involving virtually every aspect of labor and employment law and is the senior member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Group. His commitment to clients transcends current cases, as he frequently counsels clients on new changes in the law and how they will affect clients' employee relations. Jim’s general civil litigation practice emphasizes employment litigation, governmental liability and public employment litigation, civil rights litigation and media and communications law. Jim has tried cases in federal and state courts in the areas of employment discrimination, liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act, civil rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, media access, commercial disputes and products liability. He has extensive federal and state appellate experience.

Education

University of Georgia, 1984, A.B., Economics and Political Science
Honors: Summa Cum Laude; First Honor Graduate; Phi Beta Kappa
University of Georgia School of Law, 1987, J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif Honorary Scholastic Society; Executive Research Editor of The Georgia Law Review; Robert W. Woodruff Scholar

Professional Experience

Clerkship with the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia

Professional associations

American Bar Association
Augusta Bar Association, Past Treasurer and Executive Board Member (2000-2001)
State Bar of Georgia’s Disciplinary Review Panel (2000-2009), Past Chair (2003-2004)
State Bar of Georgia’s Formal Advisory Opinion Board and Vice Chair
University of Georgia School of Law’s Board of Visitors (2006-2009)
University of Georgia Law School Association Council (1999-2006), Past President (2004-2005)
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Advisory Committee

civic associations

Leadership Georgia
Leadership Augusta Executive Board

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers in America - First Amendment Law (2007-2010) and Labor and Employment Law (2009-2010)
Georgia Super Lawyers - Employment Litigation Defense (2010)
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Martindale Hubbell - AV Rated
University of Georgia Blue Key Young Alumnus Award

Admissions

State Bar of Georgia
Jim is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals; U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia and the Western District of Michigan; Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals.