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James J. Long

James J. Long

JAMES J. LONG

LONG & HOLDER, LLP
127 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1515
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone (404) 523-6100
Facsimile (404) 688-0500
E-Mail jim@longandholder.com

PRACTICE PROFILE

EDUCATION

  • University of Florida, Juris Doctor, 1976
  • Davidson College, Bachelor of Arts, 1970

FOCUS OF PRACTICE

  • Workers' Compensation Claimant's Law-closed head injuries, death cases, and all other cases involving Workers' Compensation issues.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

  • Partner, Long & Holder, LLP, 1986-present
  • Atlanta Bar Association, Chair, Workers’ Compensation Section 1990-1991, Chair, Medical-Legal Committee, 1999-2003.
  • Rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected as a 2005-12 Georgia Super Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine. (Blue Ribbon Selection Committee, 2010-2011)
  • Member, Board of Directors of WIN-PAC (Chair 2011-date).
  • Fellow, College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.
  • Member, Georgia Legal Foundation, 2011-Present.
  • Selected one of Georgia’s Top Lawyers for 2012
  • Avvo rated 10 out of 10.

LECTURES

  • “When the Claimant Changes Attorneys-The Rights and Duties of the Predecessor and Successor Attorneys”, Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Seminar, 1988
  • “Litigating Permanent Partial Disability Benefits Claims”, Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Seminar, 1991
  • “Attorney’s Fees and Ethical Dilemmas of Claimant’s Attorney and The Defense Attorney, Assessed Fees and How to Make a Living”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation for the General Practitioner Seminar, 1991
  • “Medical Benefits – The Authorized Provider”, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 1992
  • “Aggravation of Pre-Existing Injuries”, Atlanta Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Seminar, 1994
  • “Quintuple Bypass: WC/ADA/FMLA/OSHA/SITF”, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 1994
  • “The Ethics of Discovery Objections”, Atlanta Bar Association Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2000
  • “Medical Treatment for the Injured Worker”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation for the General Practitioner Seminar, 2000
  • “Current Return to Work Issues”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation Law Institute Seminar, 2000
  • “Georgia Workers’ Compensation Subrogation”, GTLA Don’t Lien On Me:  How to Deal With Subrogation & Reimbursement Claims Seminar, 2001
  • “Subrogation UPDATE”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation for the General Practitioner Seminar, 2002
  • “Subrogation-Is It Alive and Well?”, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2002
  • “Judicial Responses to Recurring Witness, Evidentiary and Discovery Issues”,
    Atlanta Bar Association Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2004
  • Emerging Return to Work Issues”, Atlanta Bar Association Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2007
  • “Establishing Catastrophic Designation”, Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse Seminar, 2008
  • Participant in Mock Trial, State Board of Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2010
  • “Trial and Appellate Advocacy”, ICLE Workers’ Compensation Seminar, 2010
  • "Co-Chairman", Workers' Compensation Law Institute, 2012

PUBLICATIONS

  • Proving Disability In Workers’ Compensation Cases”, The Verdict, July/August 1991
  • “Workers’ Compensation Pre-Hearing Checklist (all issues)”, The Atlanta Lawyer, Fourth Quarter 1991
  • Workers’ Compensation: Trends In Obtaining Medical Treatment”, The Verdict, Winter 1999
  • “Workers’ Compensation Subrogation:  Two Perspectives”, The Verdict, Fall 2002

CIVIC LEADERSHIP

  • Past President, Peachtree Hills Civic Association
  • Board of Directors, Side By Side Brain Injury Clubhouse 2006 – Present, Chairman 2008 – Present.

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Long & Holder, LLP
127 Peachtree Street NE
Suite 1515
Atlanta, GA 30303
Toll-Free: 1.866.356.0860
Phone: 404.523.6100
Fax: 404.688.0500