JERRY WILLIS
In 2025, Jerry began serving our firm of counsel after a long, successful, and distinguished career as a trial lawyer for nearly sixty years. In addition to his unparalleled success as a trial lawyer in courtrooms across the State of Georgia, particularly defending physicians, Jerry proudly served Troup County as the County Attorney for the Troup County Board of Commissioners for over 52 years. Jerry began his practice in LaGrange in 1968 after clerking for the Honorable Griffin Bell. He focused his practice on civil litigation and established himself as one of the preeminent trial attorneys in Georgia. By invitation of his peers, he is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization representing less than 1% of the trial attorneys in America. His vast experience has included the successful representation of hundreds of clients.
Practice areas: Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense
Admitted: Georgia, 1967
Honors: AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012
Education: J.D., Emory University, 1968 B.A., University of Georgia, 1962
Associations and memberships: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Member, Bryan Society; Troup County Bar Association; Coweta County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.