James Leigh Epperson
James L. Epperson was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1991 and served in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps, including representing service personnel before Courts-Marital proceedings and negotiated the release of Navy members from foreign sovereigns in the Middle East. He was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1994 and has practiced before Federal and State Courts in civil and criminal actions in North Carolina and Georgia. He is certified in mediation and arbitration. James graduated from Appalachian State University and graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in 1991.
Certifications
Mediator, North Carolina, 1998
Arbitrator, North Carolina, 1998
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1994
- Georgia, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1995
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1995
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- J.D. - 1991
- Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
- B.S. - 1987
- Major: Communications
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Navy JAG Corps
Fraternities/Sororities
- Lambda Chi Alpha
