- Telephone: 478-745-2821
- Fax: 478-743-9609
- E-Mail: contact@jonescork.com
- Website: www.jonescork.com
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
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.
Client Information
General Counsel For
- Baldwin County School District
- Cherokee Brick & Tile Company
- Methodist Home of the South Georgia Conference
- Nu-Way Weiners, Inc.
- Pulaski County School District
- South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
- SPF Plastics Group
Insurance Clients
- Alfa Vision Insurance Corp.
- Allstate Insurance Company
- American Family Insurance
- AssuranceAmerica Insurance Company
- Auto-Owners Insurance Company
- Cincinnati Insurance Company
- Donegal Insurance Group
- Farmers Insurance Exchange
- Foremost Insurance Company
- Great American Insurance Group
- GuideOne Insurance Company
- Integrity Administrators
- Mercury Insurance Group
- Midwestern Insurance Alliance
- Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina
- Omni Insurance Company
- QBE the Americas Group
- Southern States Insurance Exchange
- Southern Trust Insurance Company
- State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
- Stratford Insurance Company
- Trexis One Insurance Corp.
- Tudor Insurance Company
- United Educators
- Western World Insurance Company
Local Counsel For
- AT&T Southeast
- BASF Corporation
- BB&T
- Bibb County School District
- Blake & Pendleton, Inc.
- City of Perry
- Educational Credit Management Corporation
- Genworth Financial, Inc.
- KaMin LLC
- Macon-Bibb County
- Paul Davis Restoration
- Primary Pediatrics
- Republic Services, Inc.
- Triangle Chemical Company
Regional Counsel For
- B-H Transfer Co.
- Georgia Power Company
- Georgia Transmission Corporation
- Green Group Holdings, LLC
- Howard Sheppard, Inc.
Personnel Information
Partners
Howard J. Strickland, Jr.
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: jay.strickland@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1988
Education:
- The Citadel, B.A., 1985
- The University of Georgia, J.D., 1988
Born: 1963
Cater C. Thompson
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: cater.thompson@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1983
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
Callie Dickson Bryan
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: callie.bryan@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2002
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
Eugene S. Hatcher, Jr.
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: gene.hatcher@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1997
Education:
- The University of Alabama, B.A., 1994
- Mercer University, J.D., 1997
Born: 1971
J. Patrick Goff
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: patrick.goff@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2005
Education:
- Mercer University, B.B.A. (cum laude), 2001
- Mercer University, J.D., 2004
Born: 1979
Christopher J. Arnold
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: chris.arnold@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2008
Memberships:
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.B.A. (cum laude), 2005
- Mercer University, J.D., 2008
Born: 1982
R. Matthew Shoemaker
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: matt.shoemaker@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2012
Memberships:
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.A., 2007
- Mercer University, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2012
Born: 1984
Andrew L. Davidson
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: andrew.davidson@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2015
Education:
- Georgia Southern University, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2011
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 2015
Born: 1989
Benjamin Z. Claxton
Macon, GA
Admitted
- Georgia, 2021
Education:
- Mississippi College, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2015
- The University of Mississippi, B.A., 2002
Born: 1980
Of Counsel
Timothy K. Adams
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: tim.adams@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1962
Education:
- Emory University, A.B., 1960
- University of Virginia, LL.B., 1963
Born: 1938
W. Warren Plowden, Jr.
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: warren.plowden@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1968
Education:
- Davidson College, A.B., 1965
- Mercer University, LL.B. (magna cum laude), 1968
Born: 1944
Rufus D. Sams, III
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: dee.sams@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1971
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
Steve L. Wilson
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: steve.wilson@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1972
Education:
- Emory University, A.B., 1969
- The University of Georgia, J.D., 1972
Born: 1947
Thomas W. Joyce
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: tom.joyce@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1989
Education:
- Wofford College, A.B., 1980
- Mercer University, J.D. (cum laude), 1989
Law Review:
Mercer University Law Review, 1988-1989
Born: 1958
Brandon A. Oren
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: brandon.oren@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1989
Education:
- Bob Jones University, B.A., 1986
- The University of Georgia, J.D., 1989
Born: 1964
Robert C. Norman, Jr.
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: bob.norman@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1980
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
Emeritus
H. Jerome Strickland
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: jerome.strickland@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 1963
Memberships:
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Education:
- Auburn University
- Mercer University, LL.B., 1964
Born: 1940
Senior Attorney
Ryan C. Swanson
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: ryan.swanson@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2007
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.B.A. (magna cum laude), 2003
- The University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2007
Born: 1981
Associates
William B. McDavid
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: will.mcdavid@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2018
Education:
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2018
Born: 1990
Rhett G. Rycroft
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: rhett.rycroft@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2023
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.S.P.S., 2020
- Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2023
Born: 1997
Kenneth R. Ellington
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: trey.ellington@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2024
Education:
- Clemson University, B.S., 2017
- The University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2024
Born: 1995
Hunter L. Wallace
Macon, GA
- E-Mail: hunter.wallace@jonescork.com
Admitted
- Georgia, 2024
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.B.A., Finance (cum laude), 2019
- Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2024
Born: 1997
Service Areas
Albany, Georgia, USA 103 miles
Americus, Georgia, USA 68 miles
Cordele, Georgia, USA 65 miles
Dublin, Georgia, USA 50 miles
Forsyth, Georgia, USA 24 miles
Griffin, Georgia, USA 52 miles
Milledgeville, Georgia, USA 30 miles
Perry, Georgia, USA 28 miles
Warner Robins, Georgia, USA 18 miles
Contact Our Team | About Best's Insurance Professional Resources | FAQs | Qualification Guidelines | Important Notice