Attorney Charles Pursley, Pursley Lowery Meeks LLP, Atlanta, Georgia

Charles N Pursley Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia


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Mr. Pursley was born in LaFayette, Georgia on June 5, 1944. He obtained his B. A. degree in 1966 from Florida State University and attended the University of Georgia School of Law where he was the Executive Editor of the Georgia Law Review - http://www.law.uga.edu/galawrev/

After graduating from law school in 1969, Mr. Pursley served as a captain in the U. S. Army, Judge Advocate Corps, for four years. He joined the predecessor firm of the Atlanta office of Kutak Rock & Campbell in 1974 and was made a partner in 1978. His area of litigation expertise is eminent domain and real estate-related matters.

He is the author of Georgia Eminent Domain, published by The Harrison Company and updated yearly, and serves as a speaker at legal seminars sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He is a member of the Atlanta and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of Georgia and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and is admitted to practice before the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice:: Eminent Domain; Transportation Law

Litigation Percentage:: 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Georgia, 1969; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1974; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981

Education:: University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1969
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta
Law Review: Georgia Law Review, Member, Editorial Board, 1967-1969, Executive Edit, 1967 - 1969
Law Review: Georgia Law Review, Executive Editor, 1968 - 1969; Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1966
B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Published Works:: Georgia Eminent Domain Harrison Company, 1982

Representative Cases:: DeKalb County v. United Family Life Ins. Co., 219 S.E.2d 707 (Ga. 1975); City of Atlanta v. Heirs of Champion, 261 S.E.2d 343 (Ga. 1979); City of Atlanta v. First Nat. Bank of Atlanta, 271 S.E.2d 821 (Ga. 1980); Department of Transp. v. 2.734 Acres of Land, 309 S.E.2d 816 (Ga.App. 1983); Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Datry, 220 S.E.2d 905 (Ga. 1975)

Representative Clients:: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Atlanta Bar Association; Member; State Bar of Georgia, 1969 - Present; Member; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Member; American Bar Association; Member

Past Employment Positions:: United States Army, Captain, JAGC, 1969 - 1974

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Alpha Delta

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