J. Randolph Evans 404.873.8614 [direct] 404.873.8615 [fax] randy.evans@agg.com Area of Practice Professional and Governmental Ethics,Government Relations, Complex Insurance Services, Business Litigation

Mr. Evans has a national practice, representing individuals and companies in complex legal disputes and high profile business and political matters. He represents some of the largest companies in the world, as well as the former and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert, respectively. Mr. Evans frequently speaks to bar associations and groups throughout the United States.

Professional Activities

• Special Master, Georgia Supreme Court - Appointment 1999-2004
• Member, State Board of Elections, Appointed by Governor, April 1, 2003; Confirmed by Senate
  
• General Counsel, Georgia Republican Party - Appointment 2001-2003
  
• American Bar Association (Sections: Administrative Law, Tort & Insurance Practice, General Practice and Litigation, Corporate and Banking)
  
• Georgia Bar Association (Sections: General Practice and Litigation, Tort & Insurance Practice (Chairman 1996-1997), Elections Committee (2001-2002))
  
• Georgia Bar Foundation Fellow
  
• Pro Hac Vice Admissions, admitted in over 30 states
  
• Professor and Instructor:
  
  • Woodrow Wilson College of Law (1983-1987) - Jurisdiction, Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and Insurance
    
  • University of Georgia, Teaching Assistant, School of Business (1981-1983) - Business Communications
    
• Leadership Atlanta
  
• The District of Columbia Bar Association
  
• Federal Bar Association
  
  
Publications
Books:

• Practical Guide To Legal Malpractice Prevention (Eighth Ed. 2000)
  
• The Practical Guide to Purchasing Legal Malpractice Insurance (co-authored with Anthony Morris) (Third Ed. 1999)
Articles:
• R. Evans, "Attorneys and the Year 2000 Problem," Section Review, Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 43 (Massachusetts Bar Association, July 1999)
  
• J. Evans & A. Morris, "Legal Ethics," 47 Mercer Law Review 197 (1995)
  
• J. Evans & I. Dorvee, "Attorney Liability For Assisting Clients With Wrongful Conduct: Established and Emerging Bases of Liability," 45 S.C. Law Rev. 803 (1994)
  
• J. Evans and C. Huddleston, "Litigators on Trial: Professionalism Implications of Yost v. Torok," 23 Ga. St. Bar Journal 88 (1986)
  
• J. Evans & J. Smith, "Legal Malpractice Forum: Legal Malpractice Insurance; Are You Really Covered - Part I," 15 The Colorado Lawyer 123 (1986)
  
• J. Evans & J. Smith, "Legal Malpractice Forum: Legal Malpractice Insurance; Are You Really Covered - Part II," 15 The Colorado Lawyer 217 (1986)
  
• J. Evans and J. Smith, "Legal Malpractice Insurance: Are You Really Covered," 29 Atlanta Law Journal 9 (1985)
  
• "Jurisdiction Over Nonresidents in Georgia: Crowder v. Ginn," 17 Ga.L.Rev. 201 (1982)
  Column:
  
• Weekly political column published in various Georgia newspapers

Lectures and Speeches
Topics on ethics and professionalism in over 30 states

Education
B.A., University of West Georgia, 1980 (summa cum laude)
  Debate Team (numerous championships at national tournaments,
  including third at National Debate Tournament)
J.D., University of Georgia, 1983 (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif,
  Order of the Barristers)
  Georgia Law Review (Research Editor), National Moot Court Team, and National Mock Trial Team

Admitted to Practice
State of Georgia, 1983
Courts of the District of Columbia, 2002
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
     Ninth and Eleventh Circuits
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 Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court