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MANLEY F.BROWN

Manley F. Brown is a Senior Partner in the law firm of O’Neal, Brown & Clark, P.C., where his practice includes product liability law, personal injury law, medical negligence and insurance litigation.  Mr. Brown has participated in approximately 200 jury trials during thirty-five (35) years of trial practice.  He has handled numerous cases on appeal and has briefed and argued one case by appointment of the Court, in the Supreme Court of the United States.  Webb v. Webb, 101 S.Ct. 1889, 451 U.S. 493, 68 L.Ed.2d 392 (1981).

EDUCATION:

Western Carolina University

Mercer University, Walter . George School of Law, LL.B., cum laude, 1964

Editor-in-Chief, Mercer Law Review 1963-1964, Phi Alpha  Delta

LEGAL PRACTICE:

Admitted in 1964, State Bar of Georgia
Law Clerk to Honorable W.A. Bootle, U.S. District Judge, 1965-1966
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Georgia, 1966-1969
Partner and President, O'Neal, Brown & Clark, P.C. 1969‑
Present (formerly O'Neal, Brown & Sizemore, P.C.)
Adjunct Professor of Law, "Trial Advocacy", Walter F.George School of Law,
Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1972-Present

Georgia Supreme Court; Georgia Court of Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

Admitted State Bar of Georgia, 1964; Macon Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia: Member, Disciplinary Board, 1983-1986; Chairman, 1985-1986; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America: Member, President's Club; Federal Bar Association: Past-President, Middle Georgia Chapter; Board of Bar Examiners, State of Georgia: Member, 1995-1998; Chairman, 1999
American College of Trial Lawyers: Fellow; Past-Chairman, State Committee
International Academy of Trial Lawyers: Fellow
American Bar Foundation: Fellow
Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors: 1990-1991
Local Rules and Ethics Advisory Committee for the Middle District of Georgia: Chairman, 1991-1998
Master, William Augustus Bootle American Inn of Court

Meritorious Service Award, Mercer University Law School, 1994
Tradition of Excellence Award, General Practice and Trial Section, State Bar of Georgia, 1997
H.T. O'Neal, Jr. Award, New Lawyers Division, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
Georgia Trial Lawyer of the Year, Georgia Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation

Survey Article on "Criminal Law", Vol. 22, Mercer Law Review, 1971
Survey Article on "Criminal Law", Vol. 23, Mercer Law Review, 1972
Survey Article on "Criminal Law", Vol. 24, Mercer Law Review, 1973
Survey Article on "Criminal Law", Vol. 25, Mercer Law Review, 1974
Survey Article on "Domestic Relations", Vol. 17, Mercer Law Review, 1965
Survey Article on "Domestic Relations", Vol. 20, Mercer Law Review, 1969
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Practice Manual, "Pretrial Organization", 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997

SEMINARS:

Frequent lecturer around the State of Georgia to include programs sponsored by ICLE, GTLA, NITA and Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University.

Topics include:

Trial Practice Manual Seminar, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Overview of Current Disciplinary Problems
The Search for Evidence
Using a Trial Book as a Guide to Reconstruction Evidence
Tort Reform - View From the Plaintiff's Bar
Premises Liability - An Adaptable Doctrine
Premises Liability - Trial Practice Considerations
Sealed Settlements - The Public's Right to Know
Preparation of the Trial Book
Opening Statements in Civil Cases
Venue
Batson in Civil Cases
Pretrial Organization
Trial Notebook and Litigation Checklists
Abuse of Discretion - A Philosophical Look
Discovery in a Trucking Case
Federal Bar Association - Differences Between Georgia and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Georgia Law of Torts - Premises Liability
This Year's Big Verdicts - Trial Advocacy - Closing Argument

Vineville Baptist Church, Macon, Georgia