Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Jay Traynham is a partner in the litigation section of Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer, LLP. Mr. Traynham has extensive experience in a wide range of civil actions in both federal and state court. The major emphasis of his practice has been in the field of insurance defense, Federal Employer's Liability Act defense and medical malpractice. However, Mr. Traynham also has a significant amount of experience litigating insurance coverage issues, construction disputes, contract disputes and the prosecution of personal injury actions. Mr. Traynham is admitted to practice in all Georgia trial level and appellate courts as well as the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Traynham is a 1986 graduate of the University of Georgia and a 1989 graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University. He is a member of the Macon Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Uniform Rules Committee, 1997-1998), and the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Mr. Traynham is a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and is a Barrister in the William Augustus Bootle Inn of Court. In 1987 and 1988, Mr. Traynham served on the Governor's Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council.

Mr. Traynham is married and has two children. He is a member of Christ Episcopal Church and is involved in numerous charitable and civic organizations.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Defense
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions
• General Civil Litigation
• Railroad Defense
• Automobile Accidents

West Practice Categories

Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1989
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of Georgia

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Macon Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia, 1997 - 1998 (Chairman, Uniform Rules Committee)
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member)
• William Augustus Bottle Inn of Court (Barrister)
• Governor's Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, 1987 - 1988 (Member)
• Christ Episcopal Church (Member)

Education

• Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 1989
  Juris Doctorate
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1986
  Bachelor of Arts

Address

577 Mulberry Street
Suite 1500
Macon, GA 31201-5088

Phones

(478) 745-1625 (Ext. 276)

Faxes

(478) 741-8822

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hbgm.com