 Biography of Sean A. Black
Rated BV by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.
Education:
Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia. Juris Doctor
degree awarded May 1992. Was active in a number of organizations,
was a member of the International Law Moot Court Team, completed
twelve credit hours of L.L.M.-level taxation courses.
Mercer University College of Liberal Arts, Macon, Georgia. Bachelor
of Arts degree awarded June 1989. Was involved in a number of organizations.
Sat on the College Faculty Curriculum Committee. Chaired Committee
to Revise Student Government Constitution. Member of Phi Delta Theta
International Fraternity. Member of Sigma Tau Delta honorary English
organization. Member of dramatic honors society. Majored in English.
Minors in Political Science and German. Co-Founder and Publisher/Editor
of independent newspaper, The Palladium.
Legal Experience:
Sean A. Black, Attorney at Law. February 1996-present. Engaged
as a sole practitioner in the practice of law.
Cornwell Law Offices. Attorney. June 1992 to January 1996. Currently
engaged in general practice of law. Substantial portion of practice
devoted to real estate and civil litigation.
Law Offices of James E. Cornwell, Jr. Law Clerk. June 1990 to June
1991 and August 1991 to May 1992. Worked in support of sole-practitioner
engaged in general practice of law.
Cathey & Strain. Law Clerk. June 1991 to August 1991. Worked
in practice focused on plaintiff's products liability cases.
Cornwell, Church & Healy. Law Clerk. June 1989 to June 1990.
Worked in support of three person firm engaged in general practice
of law.
Cornwell & Church. Law Clerk. June 1985 to June 1989. Worked
in support of two person firm engaged in general practice of law.
Professional Affiliations:
State Bar of Georgia. Admitted June 1992. Member of the General
and Trial Practice Section.
American Bar Association. Member of the Real Property and Probate,
Taxation, and Litigation Sections.
American Trial Lawyers Association. Member of the Civil Rights
Section, the Professional Negligence Section, and the Solo and Small
Firms Section.
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Member of the Civil Rights Section
and the Medical Negligence Section. Member, Legal Technology Committee.
Member, Legal Technology Committee (1997-1998)
Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, Mountain Circuit Peoples Law
School Director, 1994-1996
Georgia Innocence Project, Founding Member
Member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Mountain Judicial Circuit Bar Association
Stephens County Bar Association
COURT ADMISSIONS
Bar of the Court of Appeals of Georgia
Bar of the Supreme Court of Georgia
Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District
of Georgia
Bar of the United States District Court for the Middle District
of Georgia
Bar of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America
Community Affiliations:
Toccoa Kiwanis Club, President, 1997-1998. Lt. Governor-Elect,
2001-2002, Lt. Governor, 2002-2003.
Toccoa-Stephens County Community Theater: Board Member 1995-present;
Treasurer 1996-2001.
Currahee Arts Council, Vice-President and Board Member
Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce. Member. Chamber Accreditation
Communications Committee (1997)
YMCA Fund-Raising Volunteer
United Way Fund-Raising Volunteer
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