Pursley Lowery Meeks LLP
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A Georgia native, Jo Meeks attended the University of Georgia, earning a B.B.A. degree in accounting (summa cum laude) in 1976 and a juris doctor degree from the School of Law (cum laude) in 1979.

She was a founding partner of Pursley Lowery Meeks LLP in 1989. From 1979 until 1989, she was an associate and partner in the litigation department with the national firm of Kutak Rock & Huie (now Kutak Rock) in its Atlanta office.

Jo practices in areas of securities, commercial, financial institutions-related and real estate-related litigation.  She represents parties in civil disputes in state and federal courts, primarily in Georgia, and before arbitration and other ADR panels.  Jo handles cases involving stockbroker and broker-dealer liability, restrictive covenants, contract disputes, lender liability, and insurance broker and accountant liability.  She also represents condemnors and condemnees in eminent domain litigation in Georgia.

Jo is a frequent speaker and faculty member at seminars sponsored by various organizations on topics of securities litigation and arbitration, trial practice and eminent domain in Georgia.  She is past Chair of the Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association and has served a three-year term on the State Bar of Georgia Investigative Panel.  In addition to local state courts, she is admitted to appear before local federal courts, the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice:
Business & Commercial Law
Litigation & Appeals
Real Estate Law
Securities Law
Bar Admissions:
Georgia, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
U.S. Tax Court, 1983
Education:
University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1979
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Barristers
Honors: Member, Moot Court Executive Board, 1978-1979
Law Review: University of Georgia Law Review, Staff Member, 1977 - 1978
Law Review: University of Georgia Law Review, Managing Editor, 1978 - 1979

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1976
B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Blue Key
Honors: Beta Gamma Sigma
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Honors: Pi Delta Phi
Honors: Mortar Board Member

Published Works:
Commercial Arbitration in Georgia Georgia Law Review, Vol. 13, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Atlanta Bar Association, 1979 - Present
Member

State Bar of Georgia, 1979 - Present
Member

American Bar Association, 1979 - Present
Member

Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Member

Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Delta Delta
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The Atlanta law firm of Pursley Lowery Meeks LLP serves businesses, corporations and individual clients throughout Georgia in communities such as Albany, Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, College Park, Columbus, Dacula, Dalton, Decatur, East Point, Gainesville, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville, Macon, Marietta, Northeast Cobb, Peachtree City, Rome, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Savannah and Smyrna.