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Mike Conner is a celebrated litigation attorney with a long legal career specializing in commercial, business and construction litigation and related business organization and planning as well as the prosecution of catastrophic personal injury cases. Mr. Conner has earned recognition as one of Georgia’s most respected attorneys on numerous occaions, and he has been peer selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer (since 2006), Best Lawyers (since 2007), Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite and invited to be a member of the National Trial Lawyer’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He is also a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America (www.trialcounsel.org) and an invited member of the Council on Litigation Management (www.theclm.org). Related to his work in the personal injury field, Mr. Conner is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi Million Advocates Forum. Mr. Conner also serves as the City Attorney for his hometown of Jesup, Ga., and serves in a multitude of leadership positions in professional organizations.
1992-1995-
University of Georgia
Lumpkin School of Law
Juris Doctorate (1998)
cum laude with General Honors
1988-1992
University of Georgia
Terry College of Business
JM Tull School of Accounting
BBA Accounting (1992)
magna cum laude with Highest Honors
State Bar of Georgia (1995)
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
United States Tax Court, Washington
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
American Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Best Lawyers
Georgia Super Lawyers
Georgia Rising Stars
Georgia Trend Magazine Legal Elite
Litigation Counsel of America
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
US News & World Reports Best Lawyers
US News & World Reports Best Law Firms
Beta Gamma Sigma
2002
Eminent Domain Trial Practice, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal
2005
Landlord-Tenant Law in Georgia, When the Tenant Files Bankruptcy and the Effect of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 on the Landlord and the Tenant
2007
AIA Contracts
2007
Landlord-Tenant Law in Georgia, When the Tenant Files Bankruptcy and the Effect of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 on the Landlord and the Tenant
2007
What to Do When Construction Projects Go Bad, Lorman Education
2008
Litigation Holds
2008
The Effect of Third-Party Audits of Attorney Bills on the Attorney-Client Relationship, Council on Ethical Billing
2008
Class Action Litigation, a Defense Perspective
2008
The Rationale Behind Government Contracts
2010
Landlord-Tenant Law in Georgia, When the Tenant Files Bankruptcy and the Effect of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 on the Landlord and the Tenant
2010
Advanced Expert Witness Deposition Tactics, National Business Institute
2013
How to Select the Right Jury for Your Case, National Business Institute
2013
How to Handle Post-Trial Issues, National Business Institute
2013
Employee Discipline and Termination, National Business Institute
2013
[Employment] Discrimination and Harassment, National Business Institute
2014
Trusts 101, National Business Institute
2014
Drafting Business Contracts
2015
Authentication and Admissibility of Social Media and E-mail Evidence
2015
Hearsay Objections and Exceptions
2015
Witnesses (witness preparation)
2016
Collections: Enforcing Your Judgment
2020
Personal Injury 101, A Comprehensive Guide to Personal Injury Law and Procedure Major Elements of Local Procedure
2021
Personal Injury and the Independent Contractor Defense: Common Law and Statutory Exceptions
2025
Conservation Easement Litigation (Savannah Estate Planning Council)
Banking and Financial Sector: Bank of Dudley (bank); Enterprise Bank (of South Carolina) (bank); Merrill Lynch (national brokerage firm); NG Solutions, LLC (private lender); Prime South Bank (bank)
General Corporate: AT&T Corporation; Cheer Savannah, Inc. (youth sports); CST Brands, Inc. (convenience stores); Flash Foods, Inc. (convenience stores); Fuel South, Inc. (fuel distributorship); Mobile Concrete, Inc. (concrete); Qwik Taxi, LLC (taxi services); Southside Automotive Services, Inc. (auto repair); Walker Jones Chevrolet Buick, Inc. (car dealership); Walker Jones Toyota (car dealership)
Employment Specific: Dooly County, Georgia Board of Education (FLSA cases); Fred’s Dollar Stores, Inc. (EEO complaint); HDI Power & Controls, Inc. (NLRB matters); Laredo’s Mexican Restaurants, LLC (EEO complaints); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (FLSA cases);
Entertainment and Hospitality: Old Savannah Tours, LLC (tours); Petsu Hospitality, Inc. (hotel); SAI of Seneca, LLC (hotel)
Property Management and Real Estate Development: Bay Street Realty Group, LLC (real estate brokerage); Carter Land Group, LLC (real estate brokerage); DSS, LLC (property ownership); Hickox Holdings, LLC (property development); The Enclave, LLC (apartment development); The Jones Company (property development, property investment and construction); Mac Real Estate, Inc. (real estate brokerage); Moxley Development Partners, LLC (property development); Moxley Homes, LLC (property development); Solid Rock Holdings, LLC (property development and construction); Walker Point, LLC (property development); Savannah Land Holdings, LLC (property development and construction); Farallon Capital Management, LLC (property development)
Construction and Engineering: AECOM, Inc. (national construction company); Archer Western Contractors, Ltd. (national construction company); Chandler Roofing & Specialty Metals, Inc. (construction company); Circuits & Systems, Inc. (engineering and design); Dabbs Williams General Contractors, LLC (construction company); Dan J. Sheehan Company (construction company); Holcombe Painting, LLC (construction company); Hunt Construction Co. (construction company); RWP Engineering, Inc. (engineering)
Government: City of Jesup, Georgia (municipal corporation); Georgia State Department of Transportation (easement acquisition); Waycross, Georgia Downtown Development Authority (local development authority); Three Rivers Regional Library System (11 county library system)
Professional Services: Absolute Precision Chiropractic, LLC (medical services); Advanced Healthcare Center, LLC (medical services); Azalealand Nursing Homes, LLC (long term nursing home care); Bennett’s Hometown Pharmacies, LLC (pharmacy); Calloway Title & Escrow, LLC (title escrow services); Country Vets, LLC (veterinarians); Dabbs Hickman Hill & Cannon LLP (accountancy); Fox & Weeks, LLC (funeral homes); Hampton Trident Molecular Imaging, LLC (medical services); PH Staffing, LLC (medical services); Reliance Sleep Centers of America, Inc. (medical services); Rinehart & Sons, Inc. (funeral homes); Taulbee Rushing Snipes Marsh and Hodgin, LLP (law firm); Westside Surgery Center, LLC (medical services); Wolfe Animal Hospital, P.C. (veterinarians); McManamy, Jackson & Hollis, P.C. (law firm).
Religious Institutions: St. John’s Baptist Church (Savannah); Bennett Union Methodist Baptist Church (Jesup); Jesup Church of God (Jesup)
Taxation: Bobcat, LLC (conservation easements); Coyote, LLC (conservation easements); Fishtail Creek, LLC (conservation easements); Whitetail, LLC (conservation easements)
Other: Altamaha Equipment Co. (equipment sales); Columbia Grain and Ingredients, Inc. (agricultural); Mint Green Tag Sale Company, LLC (estate auctions); Okefenokee Golf Club, Inc. (golf course and development); Waycross Recycling Company (recycling); Yancey Bros. Co. (heavy equipment sales and leasing); Fast Cargo, LLC (commercial trailer manufacturing and sales)