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Leigh May's Biography

Contact Information

Office

Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse
75 Ted Turner Drive, Southwest
Courtroom 2107, Chambers 2167
Atlanta, GA 30303-3309

Full Name:

Leigh Martin May

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1971

Birth Place:

Albany, GA

Home City:

Atlanta, GA

JD, The University of Georgia School of Law, 1995-1998

BS, The Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2014-present

Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, November 13, 2014

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, December 19, 2013

Associate, Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, 2000-2007

Bar Examination Grader, Georgia Office of Bar Admissions, 1999-2004

Law Clerk, Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1998-2000

Editor-in-Chief, Georgia Law Review, The University of Georgia School of Law, 1995-1998

Research Assistant, The University of Georgia School of Law, 1997-1998

Associate, Alston & Bird, Limited Liability Partnership, 1997

Intern, Rogers & Hardin Limited Liability Partnership, 1997

Teaching Assistant, The University of Georgia School of Law, 1996-1997

Associate, J. Converse Bright, 1996

Law Library Clerk, The University of Georgia School of Law, 1995-1996

Consultant, EDS, The Utilities Division, Energy Management Associates, 1994-1995

Secretary, Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2012-20113

Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2013-present

Member, American Inns of Court Lamar Inn of Court, 2010-present

Partner, Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, 2007-present

Board Member, Academy of Product Safety Attorneys, 2012-2014

Board Member, Attorneys Information Exchange Group, 2009-2013

Board Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2008-2013

Board Member, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, 2008-2013

Secretary, State Bar of Georgia, 2008-2013

Board Member, State Bar of Georgia, 2007-2013

Treasurer, Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2011-2012

Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Consumer Advocates, 2005-2008

Board Member, Civil Justice Political Action Committee, 2003-2006

Board Member/District Representative, State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers’ Division, 2001-2006

Member, Board of Governors, American Association for Justice, New Lawyer’s Division, 2003-2004

President and Board Member, Red Clay Democrats, 2001-2004

Board Member, SafeHomes Domestic Violence Intervention Shelter, 1998-2000

Awards:

Martindale-Hubbell -- A/V Rating (approximately 2009 -- present)

Super Lawyer (2012, 2013, 2014)

Super Lawyer, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Georgia (2013)

Super Lawyer, Georgia Rising Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)

State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers' Division, Outstanding Service Award (2003)

State Bar of Georgia, Younger Lawyers' Division, Award of Achievement
(2004, 2005, 2006)

University of Georgia School of Law, Order of the Coif (1Jessup International Regional Moot Court
Competition Best Brief, Second Best Oralist
and Team Semi-Finalist (1997)

Book Award for Excellence in Contracts (1996)

Georgia Water Resources Conference, Award for Best Student Paper (1997

Publications:

With Tedra Hobson, Other Incidents -- Impact of New Evidence Code, PROD. LIAB. SEMINAR (Inst. Continuing Legal Educ. 621., Athens, 621.), Feb. 27, 2013.
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With Tedra Hobson, Admissibility of Evidence of Other Similar Instances Under Georgia 's Revised Evidence Code, ANNUAL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP (Ga. Trial Lawyers Assoc., Atlanta, Ga.), Dec. 14, 2012.

The Importance of Discovery -- How to Use It Effectively, PARALEGAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANT WORKSHOP (Ga. Trial Lawyers Assoc., Atlanta, Ga.), Aug. 22, 2012.

Edward TM Garland Speaks at the February 2012 Section Breakfast, THE LITIGATOR (Atlanta Bar Assoc. Litig. Section, Atlanta, Ga), May 2012.

Personal Injury and Nuisance Law, in GEORGIA NUISANCE LAW 159 (David J. Marmins, ed., 2011). Copy of relevant chapter supplied.
Auto Focus Seminar in Napa, California, LITIGATION IN BRIEF (Attorneys Info. Exchange Group, Birmingham, AL), 2011.

Jim Butler Speaks to the Litigation Section at the September 201] Breakfast, THE LITIGATOR (Atlanta Bar Assoc. Litig. Section, Atlanta, Ga), Dec. 2011.

Pretrial Motions, AUTO T ORTS SEMINAR (Ga. Trial Lawyers Assoc., Atlanta, Ga.), July 29, 2011.

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