James Marvin Feagle

James M. "Jim" Feagle is a dedicated consumer advocate who has battled big businesses that have violated the rights of the little guy for over two decades. He is a long time member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates and a charter member of the Consumer Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. He has filed and litigated more than 1000 federal lawsuits with particular expertise and interest in litigating both individual and class action claims arising under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. He is equally adept at successfully defending state court lawsuits brought by creditors against consumer debtors.

He is respected by his peers and has frequently taught continuing legal education to other attorneys on the topics of the FDCPA and the FCRA. He is a strong supporter of Georgia Legal Services and other state and local volunteer legal services. He is generous with his time to those referred to him by legal services and who are in need of consumer financial advise. He has been recognized by several legal services groups for his generous pro bono efforts with the poor and the elderly referred to him.

Jim grew up in Decatur and graduated from Emory University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. He received his law degree in 1991 from Georgia State University College of Law. Jim is admitted to all the State Courts of Georgia, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.