Jody L. Sellers

Top rated Family Law attorney in Griffin, Georgia

The Sellers Law Firm, LLC
Jody L. Sellers
The Sellers Law Firm, LLC

Practice Areas: Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Georgia since: 2011

Education: Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

Selected to Rising Stars: 2021 - 2025

The Sellers Law Firm, LLC

306 S 5th St
Griffin, GA 30224 Visit website

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With more than twelve (12) years of professional legal experience, Jody L. Sellers is a seasoned trial attorney based in Georgia with a broad practice encompassing family law, criminal defense, and personal injury, as well as other legal matters such as estate planning and social security disability cases.

Born in Tifton, Georgia, and raised in LaGrange, Georgia, Mr. Sellers excelled academically. At the University of Georgia, he secured a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in anthropology, graduating cum laude in 2008. His academic journey culminated at Mercer University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude in 2011. During his time at the law school, he was a co-senior managing editor of the Mercer Law Review, vice-president of the Legal Aid Volunteer Association, and a staff writer for the Mercer Law Free Press. His exceptional grasp of family law was recognized with the Custer-Tuggle Award of Excellence from the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Before founding The Sellers Law Firm, LLC, Mr. Sellers honed his legal skills as the managing attorney at a private firm’s branch in Griffin, Georgia, overseeing a diverse range of cases. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and is an active, respected member of the State Bar of Georgia.

Mr. Sellers’ contributions to the legal community are extensive. He has been honored multiple times by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star and Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite and holds memberships in prestigious organizations, including the Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association and the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys. His work has been recognized by the legal community with an inclusion in the National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 and Top 40 Under 40 lists, and by Avvo with a “Superb” 10.0 rating.

Practice areas

Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Estate Planning & Probate, Social Security Disability

Focus areas

Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Animal Bites, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault, Assault & Battery, Brain Injury, Child Support, Construction Accident, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Custody & Visitation, DUI/DWI, Debt, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Dram Shop Laws, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Estate Planning, Expungement, Failure to Pay Child Support, False Accusations, Father's Rights, Felony, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Law, Living Wills, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Name Change, Overdrawn Bank Account, Parole, Paternity, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Power of Attorney, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Probation, Prosecution, Same Sex Family Law, Sex Offenses, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Tax Evasion, Theft, Toxic Mold, Traffic Violations, Trucking Accidents, Trusts, Wills, Wrongful Death

  • 30% Family Law
  • 20% Criminal Defense
  • 20% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 10% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
  • 10% Estate Planning & Probate
  • 10% Social Security Disability

First Admitted: 2011, Georgia

Professional Webpage: https://thesellerslawfirm.com/about/jody-l-sellers/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
  • Spalding County Law Library, board member
  • Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
  • American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
  • Spalding County Bar Association, Vice-President
Honors/Awards:
  • National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Georgia Member
  • National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40
  • Global Directory of Who’s Who (Top Lawyer)
  • Superb Rating on Avvo.com
  • Named to Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite, December 2020 and December 2022
  • Named a Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2021 - 2025
Educational Background:
  • University of Georgia, cum laude honor graduate, Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, minor in Anthropology, Honors: member of the UGA Rugby Football Club, the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, and the Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society, 2008
  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Cum Laude honor graduate, Honors: Custer-Tuggle Award of Excellence in Family Law from the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Vice-President of the Legal Aid and Volunteer Association, Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Senior Managing Editor, Mercer Law Free Press - staff writer, 2011
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Menlendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts. No Witness? No Admission: The Tale of Testimonial Statements and Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 61 Mercer L. Rev. 683 (2010)

Office location for Jody L. Sellers

306 S 5th St
Griffin, GA 30224

Phone: 770-415-9848

Selections

5 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2021 - 2025

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