Leon S. Jones | Jones & Walden
Leon S. Jones graduated from the University of Georgia in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1988. While in law school, Leon served as Executive Chairman of the Moot Court Board, as a member of Grey's Inn Moot Court Team, and as a member of the Jessup Competitive Moot Court Team. He also served on the editorial board of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. He was selected as a member of the Order of Barristers and the Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of court.
Since graduation from University of Georgia School of Law, Leon's practice has focused on bankruptcy, creditor rights, and general business litigation. Before forming Jones & Walden, LLC, a small boutique firm in midtown Atlanta, Leon worked at such Georgia firms as the Macon, Georgia office of Arnall, Golden & Gregory; Burton & Anderson; and Lawson, Davis, Pickerin & Seydell. He has served as lead counsel in numerous commercial trials and evidentiary hearings. Leon also has extensive experience in post-judgment collection matters. In addition to his law practice in the courts of the State of Georgia, Leon has litigated in the Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Judicial Districts of Georgia. Leon has lectured extensively regarding bankruptcy and related litigation, and he speaks often to various trade groups on issues involving bankruptcy and consumer credit.