James E. Elliott, Jr.
Jim is a member of Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets group.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1982
Civic Involvement
- Professional Interest Exploration, Program for Houston County, Georgia High School Seniors, Mentor, 1988-2019
- State Bar of Georgia, Professionalism Training, 2005-Present
- Chamber of Commerce
- American Heart Association
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Georgia Tech Alumni Association
- Family Promise of Houston County
- Trinity United Methodist Church
Distinctions
- Mercer University Law School, Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year, 2017
- Recipient, James H. Epps III Award for Longevity of Service to a Community, 2015
- Graduate, Georgia Academy for Economic Development, 2012
Education & Honors
- Mercer University, J.D., 1982
- Treasurer, Student Bar Association
- Phi Delta Phi
- Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Industrial Management, 1979
- Kappa Alpha Order
- President, Ramblin’ Reck Club
- Order of Omega
Experience
- City Attorney, City of Warner Robins, Georgia, 1985-2019
- City Attorney, City of McDonough, Georgia, 2019-Present
- City Attorney, City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, 2019-Present
- Counsel, Jointly Owned Natural Gas
- Adjunct Professor, Walter F. George School of Law, 2005-Present
- Instructor, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, 2007-Present
- Instructor, Georgia Municipal Association, 2005-Present
- Special Counsel, Board of Ethics, Clayton County, Georgia, 2018-Present
- Special Counsel, Board of Ethics, City of McDonough, Georgia, 2016 More...
- Special Counsel, Ethics Committee, City of Doraville, Georgia, 2009
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Presenter, “Handling Meeting Disruption,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2016.
- Presenter, “Amending the City Charter – For What Purpose, and by Whom,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2014.
- Author, “Annual Survey of Local Government Law,” 64 Mercer Law Review 213, 2012.
- Author, “Annual Survey of Local Government Law,” 61 Mercer Law Review 205, 2009.
- Presenter, “Judicial Update,” Institute for Georgia City and County Attorneys, annually 2005-Present.
- Presenter, “Beware How Many Hats They Give You,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2008.
- Presenter, “Open Meetings: The Gray Aras,” Lorman Education Services, 2006, 2007, 2008.
- Presenter, “Tax Issues for Local Governments,” 48th Annual Institute for Georgia City and County Attorneys, 2001.
- Presenter, “Legislative Update: Annexation, Service Delivery, Taxation and Finance,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2000. More...
- Presenter, “The Phenomena of Gated Communities and Other Private Use of Rights-of-Way,” 45th Annual Institute for Georgia City and County Attorneys, 1998.
- Presenter, “Taxation and Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 1990.
- Presenter, “Preclearance of Annexations under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act,” National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, Mid-Year Meeting, 1988.
- Guest Legal Analyst, Nancy Grace Show, HLN and Court TV.