Minor Bell & Neal

William F. Jourdain

William F. Jourdain was born in Miami, Florida on May 7, 1961 and was admitted to the practice of law in Georgia in 1986. Mr. Jourdain received his B.A. from Furman University in 1983 and his J.D. from Mercer University in 1986. He was a member of the Moot Court Board, Intrastate Moot Court Team and National Trial Team while in Law School.

Mr. Jourdain moved to Dalton in 1986 and joined the firm of Mitchell, Coppedge, Wester, Bisson & Miller, where he became a partner in 1989. He joined Minor, Bell & Neal in 1993.

Mr. Jourdain is very active in the Dalton and Whitfield County communities. He was a member of the Leadership Dalton-Whitfield Class of 1991 and a member of the Leadership Georgia Class of 1999. He was named the Dalton Jaycees Young Person of the Year in 1993. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce, the Dalton Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Voluntary Action Center of Northwest Georgia. He is a past Chairman of the Red Cross and Voluntary Action Center. Mr. Jourdain is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as an Amateur Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator and has served as District Emergency Coordinator for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Volunteer Counsel for the American Radio Relay League and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Dalton Amateur Radio Club. Mr. Jourdain has served on the Legislative Action Committee of the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce for over ten years. Mr. Jourdain currently serves as a member and past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Looper Speech and Hearing Center, and is a past President and Chairman Board of Leadership Dalton-Whitfield. Mr. Jourdain also serves on the Executive Board of the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce, where he will be Chairman for the 2008 program year.

Mr. Jourdain is admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and the United States Claims Court. Mr. Jourdain is a member of the Conasauga Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia. He is a member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association the Defense Research Institute and the Georgia Academy of Health Care Attorneys. He has served as a judge in the Intrastate Moot Court Competition and as a volunteer coach for the Dalton High School Mock Trial Team. Mr. Jourdain recently served as a judge at the Southeastern Regional Collegiate Mock Trial Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina.

Mr. Jourdain concentrates his practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense litigation, health care law (concentrating on medical staff issues), complex civil litigation and business litigation in the firm's Dalton office. In addition to handling many litigation matters in the Georgia courts, Mr. Jourdain has been admitted pro hac vice to represent floor covering industry clients in litigation matters in Florida, Tennessee, Colorado, South Dakota, Texas and Pennsylvania.

Contact Info

Telephone Number
(706) 259-2586

Street Address
745 College Drive • Dalton, GA 30720

Email Address
wjourdain@mbnlaw.com

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