Michael J Blakely, Jr.
M.J. Blakely was born in Jacksonville, Florida on August 4, 1980, and was raised in Fayette County, Georgia. Mr. Blakely attended Oxford College and Emory College of Emory University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 2002. In 2006, Mr. Blakely earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Blakely was a member of the Mock Trial Team, and received the Weinberg, Wheeler, Huggins, Gunn and Dial Award for Outstanding Mock Trial Advocacy. He served as a research assistant to Dean Rebecca H. White, the Vice President of the Black Law Student’s Association, and a Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court Pupil.
Mr. Blakely is a member of several professional and civic organizations, including the Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court (Barrister), the Gate City Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. He is also a member of the University of Georgia Alumni Association, the Gwinnett Unity Group and the Gwinnett County Public Schools Community Mentoring Program.
Mr. Blakely was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Georgia in 2006, and is licensed to practice in all Georgia courts, as well as the United States District court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Currently, he is focused on practicing law in the areas of tort liability, personal injury, products liability, commercial litigation, consumer protection, and wrongful death.
Admitted to:
- U.S. Supreme Court;
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia;
- Supreme Court of Georgia;
- Court of Appeals of Georgia;
- State Bar of Georgia;
Email: mjblakely@pmkm.com