About
Jeremy Akin is a Litigation Associate at Johnson Marlowe, LLP in Athens, Georgia, focusing on creation, zoning, and land use topics. Learn more about his heritage and experience beneath.
Jeremy Akin is a Litigation Associate at Johnson Marlowe, LLP in Athens, Georgia. He specializes in representing customers in production, zoning, and land use topics associated with improvement projects. With a strong heritage in alternative dispute decision, Jeremy is devoted to finding effective answers for his customers.
Jeremy graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law, in which he turned into actively worried in various criminal corporations and tasks. His enjoy consists of serving as a Conference Editor for the Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law and operating with the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court and Public Defender's Office.
Prior to joining Johnson Marlowe, Jeremy interned with the Environment Law and Food Law sections of the Coca-Cola Company's legal department. He is also a registered mediator and arbitrator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, with a focus on mediating civil instances, mainly the ones regarding land-associated claims, in Georgia and East Africa.
Jeremy's ardour for global affairs and war decision led him to graduate summa cum laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs. He has enormous revel in operating in Uganda, wherein he consulted with nearby groups on mediating customary land disputes and protecting communal lands.
In addition to his work with Johnson Marlowe, Jeremy has collaborated with organizations inclusive of the Carter Center's Conflict Resolution Program, Namati's Community Land Protection Program, and Landesa's Corporate Engagement Division. His dedication to public interest and alternative dispute decision has earned him reputation, together with the Atlanta Bar Association's 2018 Edward J. Henning Memorial ADR Award and the 2018 Ellen R. Jordan Award for Outstanding Public Interest Student at Georgia Law.
Legal Issues
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Environmental Law
Certificates
Registered Neutral Arbitrator
Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
Registered Neutral Mediator (General Civil)
Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
Education
Graduation year: 2018
Graduation year: 2010
Associations
2018 - Current