Serving North East Atlanta Georgia Area
About James W. Penland
James W. Penland
Attorney at Law
Attorney James W. Penland is an experienced legal counsellor, litigator, and advocate for his clients. Admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1975, he has worked closely counselling and protecting clients for over 46 years.
Mr. Penland is an active trial attorney who has handled hundreds of complex civil litigation matters, including jury trials, bench trials, appeals, and complex negotiations since 1975. Mr. Penland has been counsel in cases in courts from the county and city court level, through the Georgia and federal courts, and all of the way up to the United States Supreme Court.
Specialty
Mr. Penland's special talent is in representing individuals and businesses in matters involving complex legal and financial issues with difficult emotional issues between the parties, such as:
- high stakes partnership disputes
- probate battles
- business disputes
Types of Cases
Among the many types of cases Mr. Penland has handled are cases involving:
- real estate
- domestic relations
- divorce
- probate
- contracts
- torts
- software
- technology
- internet law
- trademarks
- copyright
- intellectual property disputes
- and more.
Mr. Penland has developed effective procedures for managing cases having high volumes of documentary evidence using powerful case and document management software he developed over the years and customizes for the needs of the individual case.
Mr. Penland is a recognized litigator, speaker, and authority on the law and procedure of Attorney Fees and Abusive Litigation in Georgia, including matters arising under O.C.G.A. §13-6-11, §9-15-14, and attorney fees arising in domestic relations and probate cases.
As a lawyer's lawyer, he has litigated and consulted on attorney fee issues at the trial level and handled appeals in the appellate courts. He is often hired by other lawyers to help them with attorney fee and Abusive Litigation issues for their clients, serving in the capacity as consulting co-counsel or as an expert witness.
Mr. Penland has represented both individuals and attorneys in Abusive Litigation cases. Mr. Penland is the author of “Attorney Fees under O.C.G.A. §13-6-11”, an authoritative treatise on Attorney Fee rules and practice in Georgia.
Mr. Penland was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia on June 12, 1975.
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctor, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1975
- Bachelor of Arts (Economics Major), Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1972
COURT ADMISSIONS
Federal Courts
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Georgia Courts
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- All Georgia Superior Courts and other state and local trial courts.
Community Service
Mr. Penland serves actively in his community. Mr. Penland is active in his church and has coached neighborhood sports teams. Mr. Penland has been active serving in the Boy Scouts as a Cubmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, and Troop Committee Chairman. He is an Eagle Scout.
Mr. Penland is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as an Extra Class Amateur Radio (Ham radio) Operator with the call sign N4RAR. He is active in serving the community as an amateur radio operator and a leader of Amateur Radio groups. He is the DeKalb County Emergency Coordinator for the DeKalb Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). ARES serves by providing emergency communications support to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, the DeKalb County Emergency Agency, and the Georgia Hospital Association as a part of a nationwide network of emergency radio operators. He also teaches radio classes to help people gain their FCC Amateur Radio Licenses.
Family
Mr. Penland is a life-long resident of DeKalb County and has been married to Ruth Primm for nearly thirty years. He has two grown daughters and two grown sons.
Client Reviews
- ★★★★★"We hired penland for our case a couple of months ago. We won the hearing. We return soon for a follow up lawsuit and look forward to Mr penland leading us to victory"-TheTopCritic OfGeorgia2.0 2024 Google
- ★★★★★"I did not actually have to hire them, however, I did receive a free consultation. Mr. Penland helped me to know my rights and how to proceed with my situation."-Julie S. 2021 Yelp
- ★★★★★"In today's world, I find; more often than not, that companies and individuals choose to put themselves above what's morally and ethically right for those around them. I reached out to James Penland with concerns I was having with regards to closing a home refinance and Mr. Penland genuinely showed concern and caring with regards to my issues, and without us having ever even met, he took time out of his busy day to assist me with good, sound advice. (What a breath of fresh air!) In my opinion, people that take their time to do what's right for their fellow man deserve to be recognized. -- If you want or need solid, sound, ethical advice from an attorney who cares, I highly recommend Mr. Penland. --Spencer Reed"-Spencer R. 2018 Yelp
- ★★★★★"Their knowledge of the law resolved an issue I was having with a crooked company. Not only did they give it readily; it was free of charge and without ask of gain for themselves. You all gained a client with that level of help and assurance, I would recommend you give them a call if you need real help."-Joseph Poole 2018 Google
- ★★★★★Top notch divorce attorney"Mr Penland is an expert in divorce law. He represented me after two other firms had been useless. Specifically supports women divorcing an attorney, doctor or other professional. I strongly recommend him."-Posted by Molly | March 26, 2017 | Hired Attorney Avvo