James W. Hurt, Jr. download vcard
Personal Information
Jimmy was born in Macon, Georgia on October 15, 1966 and grew up in Cordele, Georgia. Upon graduation in 1984 from Crisp County High School, he moved to the Atlanta area and attended Mercer University-Atlanta. He continued his education at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) where he studied Chemistry, and in his sophomore year, Jimmy transferred to the University of Georgia where he achieved his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology in 1989.
After graduation from UGA, Jimmy began a career in the poultry industry and held various managerial positions in sales, quality assurance and processing from 1990 until resigning his position as Quality Assurance Manager with ConAgra Poultry in Athens in 2000 to attend law school.
Jimmy attended Georgia State University College of Law, where he became a member of the Moot Court Board, the President of the Student Trial Lawyers Association, and the organizer and founding President of the Oglethorpe Legal Society. He graduated with honors (cum laude) in 2003 and continued the family “calling” to the law by becoming the 21st lawyer in his family, a tradition that began with his great grandfather, Warren R. Mixon of Ocilla, Georgia in 1922.
Jimmy married Lee Simmons of Marietta, Georgia in 1990. Lee is a personal banker with Bank of America in the Athens area. Lee and Jimmy’s children, Tripp and Vaille, attend Oconee County Schools.
Professional Background
Jimmy was sworn in as a member of the Georgia Bar in November, 2003 and began practicing law in the areas of social security disability, claimants’ workers compensation, private insurance long term disability, and personal injury.
He joined the law firm of Lewis, Stolz, Hurt, Frierson & Grayson, LLP in August, 2004 and has focused his practice in the areas of consumer protection, ERISA/long-term disability, products liability and personal injury.
In 2005, Jimmy began teaching as a visiting lecturer in Georgia Practice and Procedure at the Georgia State University College of Law and, in 2007, joined the College of Law as an adjunct professor.
He is licensed to practice in all courts of Georgia including the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He has also appeared specially in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (pro hac vice).
Professional Memberships/ActivitiesJimmy is a member of the Western Circuit Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the Graduate Leadership Council of Georgia State University College of Law, a current board member of the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia, former Alumni Chancellor and executive committee member of the Oglethorpe Legal Society.
Community Involvement
The Hurt family is active in the Athens-Clarke and Oconee County communities. Tripp is a member of the North Oconee Track and Cross Country teams and his younger sister, Vaille, plays volleyball and shows horses competitively. The Hurts are members of the Athens First United Methodist Church.
