Elliott, Jr.

Jim is a member of Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets group. 

• Public Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Economic Development
• Government Relations
• Governmental Litigation
• Labor & Employment
• Public Utilities
• Public-Private Partnerships & Public Facilities
• White Collar, Compliance & Government Investigations

• Board Attorney, Housing Authorities of the City of Warner Robins and Houston County, Georgia, 2020-Present
• City Attorney, City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, 2019-Present
• City Attorney, City of Cochran, Georgia, 2021-Present
• City Attorney, City of Warner Robins, Georgia, 1985-2019
• City Attorney, City of McDonough, Georgia, 2019-2022
• Adjunct Professor, Walter F. George School of Law, 2005-Present
• Instructor, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, 2007-Present
• Instructor, Georgia Municipal Association, 2005-Present
• Special Counsel, Board of Ethics, Clayton County, Georgia, 2018-Present
• Special Counsel, Board of Ethics, City of McDonough, Georgia, 2016
• Special Counsel, Ethics Committee, City of Doraville, Georgia, 2009
• Hearing Officer, Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency
• Investigative Officer, Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency

• Mercer University Law School, Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year, 2017
• Recipient, James H. Epps III Award for Longevity of Service to a Community, 2015
• Graduate, Georgia Academy for Economic Development, 2012
• Best Lawyers in America®
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, 2011-2025

• Georgia, 1982

• Mercer University, J.D., 1982
  • Treasurer, Student Bar Association
  • Phi Delta Phi 
• Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Industrial Management, 1979
  • Kappa Alpha Order
  • President, Ramblin’ Reck Club
  • Order of Omega

• International Municipal Lawyers Association
  • Southeastern Regional Vice-President, 2005-Present
  • Georgia State Chair, 1999-2005
• Georgia Municipal Association Legislative Policy Council, 2007-2009, 2013-Present
  • Federal Policy Council, 2015-Present
• Houston County Bar Association
  • President, 2017
• Georgia Municipal Employees’ Benefit System
  • Trustee, 1994-2008
• Joint Georgia Municipal Association/Association County Commissioners of Georgia Annexation Tax Force, 1996-1997
• State Bar of Georgia
  • Local Government Section
    • Chair, 1993
• Annual Institute for Georgia City and County Attorneys
  • Planning Committee Member, 1990-Present
• Georgia Municipal Association Task Force on Municipal Judges and Law Enforcement Officer Training
  • Chair, 1990
• Georgia Municipal Association
  • Revenue and Finance Policy Committee Chair, 2019-2021
  • Board of Directors, 1990, 2019-2021
• Georgia Municipal Association City Attorneys’ Section
  • President, 1990

• Presenter, “Handling Meeting Disruption,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2016.
• Presenter, “Amending the City Charter – For What Purpose, and by Whom,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2014.
• Author, “Annual Survey of Local Government Law,” 64 Mercer Law Review 213, 2012.
• Author, “Annual Survey of Local Government Law,” 61 Mercer Law Review 205, 2009.
• Presenter, “Judicial Update,” Institute for Georgia City and County Attorneys, annually 2005-Present.
• Presenter, “Beware How Many Hats They Give You,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2008.
• Presenter, “Open Meetings: The Gray Aras,” Lorman Education Services, 2006, 2007, 2008.
• Presenter, “Tax Issues for Local Governments,” 48th Annual Institute for Georgia City and County Attorneys, 2001.
• Presenter, “Legislative Update: Annexation, Service Delivery, Taxation and Finance,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 2000.
• Presenter, “The Phenomena of Gated Communities and Other Private Use of Rights-of-Way,” 45th Annual Institute for Georgia City and County Attorneys, 1998.
• Presenter, “Taxation and Regulation of Alcoholic Beverages,” Georgia Municipal Association, City Attorneys’ Section Seminar, 1990.
• Presenter, “Preclearance of Annexations under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act,” National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, Mid-Year Meeting, 1988. 
• Guest Legal Analyst, Nancy Grace Show, HLN and Court TV.

• Professional Interest Exploration, Program for Houston County, Georgia High School Seniors, Mentor, 1988-2019
• State Bar of Georgia, Professionalism Training, 2005-Present
• Chamber of Commerce
• Boy Scouts of America
• American Heart Association
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Georgia Tech Alumni Association
• Family Promise of Houston County
• Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Inc.
  • Grants Coordinator
• Greensboro First United Methodist Church
  • Board of Trustees