Jim Manley Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Jim has extensive experience litigating commercial disputes and cases in the areas of consumer product safety and product liability, high-exposure torts and catastrophic injury, and professional and fiduciary liability. He also acts as counselor and advisor to a number of Chief Legal Officers and General Counsel in the manufacturing, retail, insurance services and financial services industries.In his product liability practice, Jim guides clients in all aspects of product regulation, safety, and potential hazards, including investigations, product recalls and other corrective actions, warnings, and testing. He advises clients regarding compliance with the reporting requirements of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the federal agency charged with ensuring product safety, counseling them through national and international product recalls and guiding product and incident investigation teams consisting of subject matter experts from multiple technical and scientific disciplines.In addition to counseling manufacturers on risk management, warranty-related issues, and warnings-related issues, in a non-litigation context, he has successfully tried cases on behalf of Fortune 100 companies in state and federal courts throughout Georgia, and in Texas and Florida, and assisted in the creation of a national litigation discovery program for a Fortune 10 company.Jim also practices in the area of professional and fiduciary liability, including offering counsel to Directors and Officers of financial institutions in adversary proceedings brought by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) asserting negligence, breach of fiduciary duties, and other claims. He also represents Directors and Officers in proceedings involving corporate governance and professional duties.Jim has been recognized numerous times as a “Pro Bono All-Star” for his efforts on behalf of nonprofit organizations focused on the needs of children, women, and families.

Greater Atlanta Area

Represents Directors and Officers of financial institutions, including prior to, during and post FDIC takeoverRepresents companies in investigations initiated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)Represents clients in catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigationRepresents product manufacturers in defense of product liability tort litigation

Greater Atlanta Area

I am a litigation partner in the Firm's Litigation Practice Group. I have almost 20 years of experience helping companies, Directors and Officers, financial institutions, domestic and foreign corporations, nonbank lenders, and professionals resolve complex legal and business disputes.I also assist companies and nonbank lenders navigate Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) examinations, civil investigative demands and enforcements. I am a frequent guest lecturer at the University of Georgia Law School.In addition to my practice, I am actively involved with nonprofit organizations that are focused on the needs of children, women and families. I assist these nonprofit organizations with their legal needs and fundraising efforts.

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Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government