2974 Lookout Place N.E.
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: (404) 869-0100
Fax: (404) 869-0200

Attorney Profiles

John B. Austin

Atlanta, Georgia
Partner

Phone: (404) 869-0100
Fax: (404) 869-0200
Email: Contact Me

John's practice concentrates in all areas of insurance defense litigation at both the trial court and appellate court levels. He has considerable trial experience in the defense of automobile, common carrier, products liability, property damage, and premises liability lawsuits and in the prosecution and defense of declaratory judgment actions concerning contractual disputes and insurance coverage issues.

John's personal life is spent raising his two teenage sons with his wife of nineteen years and during his free time, he is active in his church, coach's youth sports, and enjoys various athletics including jogging, golf, and tennis.

 

Areas of Practice

  • Insurance Law
  • Motor Carrier Litigation
  • Personal Injury -- Defense
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Premises Liability

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1985
  • Supreme Court of Georgia, 1985
  • Georgia Court of Appeals, 1985

Education

  • Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1985
    Juris Doctor
    Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Editorial Board, 1984 - 1985
    Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor, 1984 - 1985

  • Georgia Southern College, Georgia, USA, 1978
    Bachelor of Science
    Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Atlanta Bar Association
    Member, Litigation Section

  • State Bar of Georgia
    Member: Sections on Insurance Law and Product Liability Law

  • Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
    Member

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • Sigma Nu

Birth Information

  • 1957, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States of America

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