Jerry L. Sims | Atlanta Business Lawyer

Mr. Jerry L. Sims

Mr. Jerry L. Sims

Accident & Injury, Lawsuit & Dispute, Workout, Securities, Property Damage, Commodities, Business and Partnership Breakups

Mr. Sims has deep experience in the areas of business, finance and commercial law.

Experience: 54 years
Language(s): English

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About Jerry

Mr. Sims has more than 40 years of experience in business transactions, negotiations, business and partnership breakups, business litigation, arbitration and trials in federal, state and bankruptcy courts.  He also has deep experience in workouts and business and asset acquisitions involving bankrupt or financially troubled businesses.  Mr. Sims represents handles the prosecution and defense of a wide range of disputed matters such as contract disputes, business breakups, securities, commodities, software suitability, construction, real estate, and class-actions. Mr. Sims has also represented appellants, appellees and amicus curiae parties in numerous appeals in federal and state courts.

Mr. Sims previously practiced law at the firms of Sims Moss Kline & Davis and Holland & Knight. He received his law degree from Columbia University in 1970 and a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from University of Mississippi. Mr. Sims was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1971. He is also admitted in New York and the District of Columbia..

Please contact me for a a free initial consultation (limited to 30 minutes). Fees: Hourly ($450-495/hour), contingent (20-40%) Payment types: Cash, Check, Credit card

Experience

Partner

Davis Gillett Mottern & Sims LLC

2013 - Present

Partner

Sims Moss Kline & Davis LLP

1997 - 2013

Partner

Holland & Knight

1995 - 1997

Partner

Branch Pike & Ganz

1990 - 1995

Partner

Wildman Harrold Allen Dixon & Branch

1985 - 1990

Partner

Lefkoff Pike & Sims

1976 - 1985

Partner

Kaler Karesh & Frankel

1971 - 1976

Admission

Verified U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

 

Verified New York

 

Verified District of Columbia

 

Verified U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit

 

Verified U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

 

Verified United States Supreme Court

 

Verified U. S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

 

Verified Georgia Court of Appeals

 

Verified Georgia Supreme Court

1971

Verified Georgia

1971

Education

University of Mississippi

BS (Mathematics)

1967

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta Member
    1997 - Present
  • Atlanta Bar Association Member
    1973 - Present
Honors / Awards
  • Member of the Georgia State Bar since .
    1971
  • Named one of the best litigation attorneys in Atlanta by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in
    2012
  • Rated AV 5.0 Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

The Investment Law Group of Davis Gillett Mottern & Sims LLC Highlights

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Languages: English