Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys
General Defense
SunTrust Bank Building, Suite 500, 435 Second Street, 5th Floor, Macon, Georgia 31201-2724
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6437, Macon, GA 31208-6437
Established: 1872
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Automobile
- Fire
- Casualty
- Life Insurance
- Workers' Compensation
- Medical Malpractice
- Self-Insured
- Coverage Opinions
- Banking
- Business Law
- Class Actions
- Complex Litigation
- Education Law
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
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About Us
Jones Cork, LLP is one of the largest law firms in Georgia outside of Atlanta. Located at the center of the State, our firm’s legal representation reaches throughout the State, including Atlanta, Valdosta, Augusta, Columbus, and many small towns and cities across Georgia. Our goal in each legal engagement is to achieve a successful result for our client. Our firm maintains the highest standards of excellence and ethics.
Every legal engagement and every client is equally important to us.
Jones Cork, LLP has extensive experience representing large and small businesses; banking institutions; governmental entities and school districts; and individuals in virtually all aspects of corporate, transactional, commercial, real estate, litigation, and insurance matters. We believe quality legal representation includes personalized client service, and we strive to build strong relationships with our clients. We encourage frank and frequent communications on all aspects of our representation.
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General Counsel For
- Baldwin County School District
- Cherokee Brick & Tile Company
- Nu-Way Weiners, Inc.
- Pulaski County School District
- South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
- Wesleyan College
Insurance Clients
Local Counsel For
- AT&T Southeast
- BASF Corporation
- BB&T
- Bibb County School District
- Educational Credit Management Corporation
Regional Counsel For
- B-H Transfer Co.
- Georgia Power Company
- Green Group Holdings, LLC
- Howard Sheppard, Inc.
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Personnel Information
Partners
Rufus D. Sams, III
Macon, GA
Admitted
Memberships:
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 1971
Law Review:
Board of Editors, Mercer Law Review, 1970-1971
Born: 1947
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Steve L. Wilson
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Emory University, A.B., 1969
- The University of Georgia, J.D., 1972
Born: 1947
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Robert C. Norman, Jr.
Macon, GA
Admitted
Memberships:
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
Education:
- The University of Georgia, A.B. (magna cum laude), 1977
- The University of Georgia, J.D. (cum laude), 1980
Born: 1955
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Howard J. Strickland, Jr.
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- The Citadel, B.A., 1985
- The University of Georgia, J.D., 1988
Born: 1963
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Cater C. Thompson
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Mercer University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1980
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 1983
Law Review:
Mercer Law Review, 1981-1983
Born: 1959
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Thomas W. Joyce
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Wofford College, A.B., 1980
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 1989
Law Review:
Mercer University Law Review, 1988-1989
Born: 1958
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Brandon A. Oren
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Bob Jones University, B.A., 1986
- The University of Georgia, J.D., 1989
Born: 1964
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Callie Dickson Bryan
Macon, GA
Admitted
Memberships:
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.A. (cum laude), 1999
- Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2002
Born: 1977
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Eugene S. Hatcher, Jr.
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- The University of Alabama, B.A., 1994
- Mercer University, J.D., 1997
Born: 1971
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J. Patrick Goff
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Mercer University, B.B.A. (cum laude), 2001
- Mercer University, J.D., 2004
Born: 1979
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Christopher J. Arnold
Macon, GA
Admitted
Memberships:
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.B.A. (cum laude), 2005
- Mercer University, J.D., 2008
Born: 1982
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Reneé S. Rainey
Macon, GA
Admitted
Memberships:
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Presbyterian College, B.S. (magna cum laude), 2007
- Mercer University, J.D., 2010
Born: 1985
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Collier W. McKenzie
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.A., 2007
- Mercer University, J.D., 2011
Born: 1985
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R. Matthew Shoemaker
Macon, GA
Admitted
Memberships:
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.A., 2007
- Mercer University, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2012
Born: 1984
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Associates
Andrew L. Davidson
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Georgia Southern University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2011
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 2015
Born: 1989
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Barret W. Kirbo
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.A. Political Science, 2011
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 2016
Born: 1989
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Caleb S. Davis
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.S., 2012
- Mercer University, J.D., 2017
Born: 1990
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Sydney M. Solomon
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Georgia College & State University, B.A., 2011
- Mercer University, J.D., 2014
Born: 1991
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Of Counsel
Canon B. Hill
Macon, GA
Admitted
- Georgia, 2005
- District of Columbia, 2017
- West Virginia, 2018
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.A., 2002
- Mercer University, J.D., 2005
Born: 1979
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C. Taylor Broun
Macon, GA
Admitted
- South Carolina, 2008
- Georgia, 2010
- District of Columbia
Education:
- Charleston School of Law, J.D., 2010
- Emory University School of Law, LL.M., 2013
Born: 1982
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Timothy K. Adams
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Emory University, A.B., 1960
- University of Virginia, LL.B., 1963
Born: 1938
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H. Jerome Strickland
Macon, GA
Admitted
Memberships:
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Education:
- Auburn University
- Mercer University, LL.B., 1964
Born: 1940
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W. Warren Plowden, Jr.
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- Davidson College, A.B., 1965
- Mercer University, LL.B. (magna cum laude), 1968
Born: 1944
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Thomas C. Alexander
Macon, GA
Admitted
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.B.A. (cum laude), 1973
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 1976
Born: 1950
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Service Areas
Albany, Georgia 103 miles
Americus, Georgia 68 miles
Cordele, Georgia 65 miles
Dublin, Georgia 50 miles
Forsyth, Georgia 24 miles
Griffin, Georgia 52 miles
Milledgeville, Georgia 30 miles
Perry, Georgia 28 miles
Warner Robins, Georgia 18 miles
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