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The Georgia Law Firm Of Butler Prather LLP LLP Welcomes Associate Attorney Joseph M. Colwell

By Butler Prather LLP on November 6, 2013

A magna cum laude graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University and recently-admitted attorney, Joseph M. Colwell will be handling a variety of cases out of the Columbus office.

(Columbus, GA) The lawyers and staff of Georgia-based Butler Prather LLP are pleased to welcome newly-admitted Joseph M. Colwell as an Associate Attorney to the firm’s Columbus office. Joseph M. Colwell was recently sworn in by the Honorable Frank J. Jordan and is a member of the bar of the Chattahoochee Circuit and an attorney admitted to practice in the Superior Courts of the State of Georgia.

Mr. Colwell is a Georgia native, born and raised in Rome. He is a cum laude graduate of Mercer University and a 2013 magna cum laude graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. Mr. Colwell’s article, ” Reasonable Restrictions on the Franchise: Georgia’s Voter Identification Act of 2006″ was published in the Mercer Law Review in 2012 and he served as Editor-in-Chief of that publication the following year.

An active member of Mercer’s Moot Court teams, Mr. Colwell was a finalist in the Hugh Lawson III Memorial First Year Moot Court Competition and represented the law school in competitions across the country as well as within Georgia. He is a member of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi and was inducted into the Brainerd Currie Honor Society.

Please join the law firm of Butler Prather LLP in congratulating Joseph Colwell on his many achievements, his recent admission to the Georgia bar and joining the firm as an Associate Attorney.

About Butler Prather LLP

With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, the exceptional trial lawyers of Butler Prather LLP have won record verdicts and obtained substantial settlement in cases involving motor vehicle accidents, truck accidents, defective auto products and whistleblower litigation. The Georgia-based law firm works with individuals and families nationwide and has handled cases in 30 states.

To learn more about Attorney Joseph Colwell or to arrange a free consultation with an attorney from Butler Prather LLP, please contact the firm online or at (800) 242-2962.

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