James S. Owens Jr.

James S. (Sandy) Owens, Jr. graduated from Mercer University Law School in 1966. He entered the United States Air Force, serving as a detachment commander in the Office of Special Investigation. He left the Air Force and joined Nall & Miller in 1970.  

Throughout his career, Mr. Owens has handled a wide range of civil lawsuits for both plaintiffs and defendants. His areas of practice include product liability and motor carrier cases. He has also handled  hundreds of professional liability cases involving lawyers, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, hospitals, clinics, nurses, nursing homes, podiatrists and chiropractors. He has tried cases throughout the country. Mr. Owens is particularly interested in ADR and handles mediations and arbitrations for clients nationwide. He utilizes the latest in technology and advocacy techniques in ADR practice. In addition, Mr. Owens is a trained mediator and arbitrator and has mediated and arbitrated many cases.

Mr. Owens has sought to develop his skills as an advocate throughout his career and now teaches law students and attorneys the art of advocacy. Mr. Owens has been on the faculty of the Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy, the Emory University Law School Trial Techniques Program, and the Georgia Defense Lawyers Trial Academy. He was chairman of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Trial Academy for two years.

Bar Admissions

Georgia, 1969

Education

Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 1966
LL.B.

Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia

Published Works

"Defending Damages in Closed Head Injury Cases", "Proving Damages", Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, May, 1995

Classes/Seminars Taught

"Ethics and Professionalism in the Trial of Medical Causation Issues," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Amelia Island, Florida, August 2000

"Demonstration Selection of a Jury and Opening Statement," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, Florida, June, 1999

"Preparing a Defendant for a Deposition in a Medical Malpractice Case," Podiatry Insurance Company of America seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 1998

"Defending Damages in Closed Head Injury Cases," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Proving Damages Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, May 19, 1995

"Confessions of a Computer Nerd - Technology and Litigation," Atlanta Bar Association, Winter Seminar, Park City, Utah, 1994

"Preparing for and being the Defendant at a Deposition," presented at American Podiatry Medical Association National Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, August, 1990

"The Law of Agency" and "Legal Aspects of Children As Patients," American Podiatry Association National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989

"Highway Accident Litigation: Use of Experts," Atlanta, Georgia, July, 1987

"Discoverability of Incident Reports," Charter Medical Corporation, Denver, Colorado, August, 1987

"Multiple Representation - When To Accept It and How To Protect Both Clients and Attorneys," Atlanta Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Program, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships

ADR Affiliation: Resolution Resources, Atlanta, Georgia
Member, mediators and arbitrators panel

State Bar of Georgia

Atlanta Bar Association

American Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

Georgia Association of Hospital Attorney