Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Lawyer Overview

Blaine Norris attended Vanderbilt University, then earned a history degree, magna cum laude, from The University of Georgia in 1994. He was Phi Beta Kappa and a Presidential Scholar. He then attended The University of Georgia School of Law graduating magna cum laude in 1997. While in law school, he was a member of the Mock Trial Board, and received four first place mock trial awards, including the American Association for Justice national mock trial championship in Denver, Co. He was a member of the Order of the Coif, the Order of the Barristers, and the Christian Legal Society (president in 1996), and at graduation was voted by his classmates to receive the William King Meadow Award. After graduation, he practiced construction litigation with Alston & Bird in Atlanta until coming to Athens as a prosecutor. After trying numerous bench and jury trials, he returned to private practice in August 2000 forming Wiggins & Norris LLC. He focuses on trial work, particularly business and contract disputes, construction-related matters, personal injury litigation, and criminal defense.

Blaine is a past or present member of the Georgia Bar Association, the Western Judicial Circuit Bar Association (Board of Governors 2007-2008), the American Association of Justice (AAJ), and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL). He is a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church; on the board of directors for The Sudie Clarke Hanger Missionary Care Ministry, Inc.; served on the board of directors for Diakonia Legal Services, Inc., and has also been involved with Teen Pact Judicial Program, YMCA fundraising, the Athens Rifle Club, and the Clarke County Wildlife Association.

Areas of Practice

• Business and Contract Disputes
• Construction-Related Matters
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Criminal Defense

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Construction Law, Criminal Law, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Christian Legal Society, 1996 (President)
• Georgia Bar Association
• Western Judicial Circuit Bar Association, 2007 - 2008 (Board of Governors)
• American Association of Justice
• Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Member)
• The Sudie Clarke Hanger Missionary Care Ministry, Inc. (Board of Directors)
• Diakonia Legal Services, Inc. (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• Member, Order of the Coif
• Member, Order of the Barristers

Pro Bono Activities

• Teen Pact Judicial Program
• YMCA Fundraising
• Athens Rifle Club
• Clarke County Wildlife Association

Education

• University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia, 1997
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Mock Trial Board
  Honors: Mock Trial Awards
  Honors: Mock Trial Championship
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1994
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: William King Meadow Award
  Major: History

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa

Address

1551 Jennings Mill Road
Unit 2000A
Bogart, GA 30622-2552

Phones

(706) 613-2700

Faxes

(706) 613-5588

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wigginsandnorris.com