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Michael Devlin Cooper

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Overview

Practice Areas

60% Litigation
30% Business
5% Lemon Law
5% Adoption

Fees and Payment Types

Fees

Contingent (33%-40%), Fixed (Sometimes), Free Consultation (60 minutes), Hourly ($195-$250/hour), Retainer (Sometimes)

Payment types

Cash, Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

577 Mulberry Street, 14th Floor

P.O. Box 229

Macon, GA 31202

Office: 478-464-5316
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English

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Devlin is a native of Milledgeville, Georgia, and after attending law school in northern Virginia, he decided to return to Middle Georgia to practice law. He... more

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Résumé

License

7 years since Michael Devlin Cooper was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Georgia	Active Member in Good Standing	2005	04/11/2012

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Associate Attorney at Sell & Melton, L.L.P.	2008–present
Law Clerk, Judges Lamar W. Sizemore, Jr. & Tilman E. Self, III at Superior Courts of Georgia, Macon Judicial Circuit	2006–2008

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
George Mason University School of Law	Law	Juris Doctor	2005
Georgia College and State University	Economics	BS - Bachelor of Science	2002

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Silver Beaver Award	Boy Scouts of America	2012
2004 Scott C. Whitney Writing Prize Recipient	George Mason University School of Law	2004

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Board of Directors	Georgia College & State University Alumni Association	2008-present
Board of Directors	Central Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America	2007-present

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Portfolio

Cases

Department of Transportation v. Walthall Oil Company, et al.

Outcome: The Condemnee received less than half of the amount sought at trial, as compared with the amount previously paid into Court.

Halls of Fame, Inc. v. Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Superior Court of Bibb County

Outcome: Following a lengthy contested hearing, the Court granted the requested Interlocutory Injunction.

Hills Plantation, LLC v. Pulaski County Board of Tax Assessors, Superior Court of Pulaski County

Outcome: The jury found in favor of the golf club/property owner by lowering the assessment; the reduction was so significant that the jury also awarded costs and attorneyâ€™s fees against the County under Georgia law.

Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
The Basics of Parliamentary Procedure	Membership Meeting	2010
Panel on Judicial Clerkships	Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law	2008

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