Wesley C. Jackson

Partner

Atlanta, GA | Nashville, TN
D 770.818.4246
wjackson@fmglaw.com

Education

  • J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School
  • B.A., B.B.A., University of Georgia, High Honors

Interdisciplinary Teams

Transportation

Overview

Wes Jackson received a B.A. in English and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia, where he graduated with High Honors from the Honors Program. He then received his J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School. While in law school, Mr. Jackson served as an Articles Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review and a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing program.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Jackson worked for one year as a public defender in Nashville, Tennessee. He then clerked for the Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Bar Admissions

Georgia

Tennessee 

Publications & Engagements
  • Jackson, Wesley. “The Future of Qualified Immunity: An Examination of Federal and State Proposals.” For The Defense, Apr. 2021.
  • “Qualified Immunity in Section 1983 Litigation,” Dana K. Maine, Sun S. Choy, Wesley C. Jackson, Practical Law: The Journal (June/July, 2017)
Representative Cases & Clients
  • Lemontree Properties, LLC v. Samples, 357 Ga. App. 410, 850 S.E.2d 849 (2020) [Civil Procedure, premises liability, Dog Bite]
  • YES Companies, Exp2, LLC v. Rodriguez, Georgia Court of Appeals Case No. A20A1522 (2020) (unreported) [Civil Procedure, premises liability, Dog Bite]
Client Successes