Jeffrey R. Harris

Education

• Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law
• JD - Juris Doctor
• 1999

• Mercer University
• MBA
• 1997

• University of Georgia, Athens
• BA - Bachelor of Arts
• 1995

Legal Cases

• Simmons v. SouthCoast Medical Group
• $18 million jury verdict - This is a record setting jury verdict in Chatham County, Georgia.

• Jones v. CSX
• $11.2 million jury verdict - This was a highly publicized case involving the wrongful death of Sarah Jones on the set of the film "Midnight Rider."

• Doe v. Zion Baptist Church of Braselton Inc, et al.
• $8 million in favor of Doe - The verdict is believed to be the largest verdict ever awarded in Jackson County.

Associations

• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Regional Vice President
• N/A

• American Association for Justice
• Board of Governors
• N/A

• State Bar of Georgia, Lawyer Advertising Task Force
• Member
• N/A

Languages Spoken

• English

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyer
• Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine
• 2018

• Georgia Super Lawyers Top 100
• Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine
• 2018

• Top 100 Trial Lawyers
• The National Trial Lawyers
• 2017

Publications

• Mercer Law Review
• Constitutional Criminal Procedure - A Two Year Survey
• 1999

• Mercer Law Review
• Board of the County Commissioners v. Brown: Nepotism, Skepticism, and Causation Under 42 U.S.C. 1983
• 1998

Speaking Engagements

• Atlanta Film Festival - Creative Conference
• Film Safety
• 2018