James B. Ellington, Esq.
Phone: (706) 722-4481
Email: JEllington@HullBarrett.com
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Business Disputes, Commercial and Securities Litigation
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
- Employment Counseling and Handbooks
- Employee Leave
- Employment Litigation
- Governmental Liability
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Media Litigation
- Non-Compete Agreements
- Professional Liability
- Wage and Hour Law
- Workplace Safety and Health
Biography
Jim has handled cases involving virtually every aspect of labor and employment law and is the senior member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Group. His commitment to clients transcends current cases, as he frequently counsels clients on new changes in the law and how they will affect clients’ employee relations. Jim’s general civil litigation practice emphasizes employment litigation, governmental liability and public employment litigation, civil rights litigation and media and communications law. Jim has tried cases in federal and state courts in the areas of employment discrimination, liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act, civil rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, media access, commercial disputes and products liability. He has extensive federal and state appellate experience.
Education
- University of Georgia, 1984, A.B., Economics and Political Science
Honors: Summa Cum Laude; First Honor Graduate; Phi Beta Kappa - University of Georgia School of Law, 1987, J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif Honorary Scholastic Society; Executive Research Editor of The Georgia Law Review; Robert W. Woodruff Scholar
Professional Experience
- Clerkship with the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Augusta Bar Association, Past Treasurer and Executive Board Member (2000-2001)
- State Bar of Georgia’s Disciplinary Review Panel (2000-2009), Past Chair (2003-2004)
- State Bar of Georgia’s Formal Advisory Opinion Board Chair and Vice Chair
- University of Georgia School of Law’s Board of Visitors (2006-2009)
- University of Georgia Law School Association Council (1999-2006), Past President (2004-2005)
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Advisory Committee
Civic Associations
- Leadership Georgia
- Leadership Augusta Executive Board
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America® – First Amendment Law and Labor and Employment Law
- Georgia Super Lawyers – Employment Litigation Defense (2010-2012)
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- University of Georgia Blue Key Young Alumnus Award
Admissions
- State Bar of Georgia
- Jim is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals; U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia and the Western District of Michigan; Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Attorney News & Announcements
Practicing: Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business, Corporate & Government, Labor & Employment
