Meghan S. Jones
Partner
Meghan earned her Bachelors of Arts at Oberlin College and her Juris Doctor at Georgia State University College of Law, graduating magna cum laude and in the top tenth percentile of her law school class. During law school, Meghan was a member of the Student Trial Lawyers Association (the Mock Trial Team), worked as a legal intern for former Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein of the Georgia Supreme Court, and served as a Graduate Research Assistant for Professor Russell Covey of the GSU Criminal Law Department. Her excellence and success in law school earned her membership into the Bleckley Inn of Court and a “Cali Award” for receiving the highest grade in Constitutional Law.
Prior to becoming a partner at The Jones Law Firm, Meghan worked as the Assistant Chief Counsel of The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor. In that role she appeared as lead counsel in hundreds of proceedings at Stewart Detention Center, including bond hearings, removal proceedings and asylum hearings. Meghan also served as the point of contact with Citizen and Immigration Services for expedited requests of visa applications.
Meghan joined forces with her father, Derek H. Jones, the Founding Partner of The Jones Law Firm, in January of 2015. She attributes her academic and professional success, as well as her fine-tuned debate skills to Mr. Jones and Mrs. Fuller-Jones.
Meghan is licensed to practice law in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Northern District of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and all of Georgia’s county courts. She is also licensed to practice law in California. She handles criminal, personal injury and employment cases.
In addition to practicing law, Meghan is very active in the community. She is a fundraiser and team leader for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She proudly serves on the Easterseals North Georgia Board of Directors. Additionally, she is an Our Lady of Lourdes parishioner.
Meghan lives in Atlanta with her husband, Cory, and their dog, Dante-Houdini.
Email: meghan@joneslawfirmllp.com
Telephone: 770-716-1306
EDUCATION:
- B.A. Oberlin College
- J.D., magna cum laude, Georgia State University, College of Law
ADMISSIONS TO COURTS AND BAR MEMBERSHIPS:
- State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- State Bar of California