Joshua K. Madsen
**** ***** ****** ** ******, Georgia 30080
Phone: 678-***-**** Email: ******.****@*****.***
Member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia and also admitted to
the following courts:
United States District Court -Northern District of Georgia, Georgia Court
of Appeals,
Georgia Supreme Court and United States Veterans Court of Appeals
Education
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta, GA, 2009 (Graduated one semester early
and took bar in Feb. 2010)
Juris Doctor
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Greensboro, NC, 2006
Master of Arts, Program: Mediation and Conflict Resolution Studies
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Greensboro, NC, 2002
Bachelor of Arts, Major: Political Science; Minor: Geography
Legal Work Experience
Millar & Mixon, LLC - Jonesboro, GA -- January 2011 to Present (Still
employed with firm.)
Business Development and Intake Attorney at a personal injury law firm
focusing on severe injury cases.
. Evaluates new calls to determine if case meets firm's criteria for
acceptance.
. Conducts intake interviews with potential clients and secures them to
firm fee agreement.
. Performs research and drafts complaints, discovery, open records
requests, motions and briefs.
. Attends accident site investigations, depositions and court
appearances.
. Creates content for firm's website, blogs, social media campaigns and
marketing materials.
. Commended for roles in multiple cases that have resulted in six and
seven-figure settlements and verdicts.
Law Office of Jack Witcher - Bremen, GA -- June 2010 to January 2011 (Laid
off due to firm's downsizing.)
Associate Attorney at a law firm handling family, criminal and disability
cases.
. Successfully navigated clients through criminal, domestic and social
security matters.
. Deposed various parties, interviewed witnesses and prepared clients
for depositions, hearings and trials.
. Answered discovery in divorce, custody and child support modification
cases.
. Prepared and litigated cases resulting in successful outcomes in
hearings and trials.
. Appointed as guardian ad litem and as defense counsel in 20+ juvenile
deprivation cases.
Ann Shafer, Esq. - Atlanta, GA -- October 2008 to May 2010 (Resigned after
receiving bar results.)
Law Clerk to criminal and domestic attorney Ann T. Shafer.
. Researched legal issues using Westlaw and Lexis Nexis.
. Drafted complaints, briefs, motions, settlement agreements and
criminal and domestic discovery.
. Answered discovery in all domestic litigation cases in a timely
manner.
. Shadowed attorney at all client meetings and courts appearances;
responsible for keeping notes throughout.
. Maintained attorney's calendar and billing records.
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta, GA -- Summer 2008 (Position was for one
summer only.)
Research Associate to Professor Jeffrey Van Detta.
. Reviewed and researched case law to confirm validity.
. Briefed and summarized state and federal cases for their use in future
law journal articles.
. Wrote about vaccine injuries, federal pre-emption of state tort claims
and punitive damages in international litigation.
Additional Information
. Member of Atlanta Bar Association
. Member of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
. Founding Member of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association's Southside TLA
. Commissioned as a Georgia Notary Public