01 Jun Kawania B. James
Practice Areas
Dental | General Liability | Medical Malpractice | Premises Liability | Workers’ Compensation
Kawania is a Partner in the Atlanta office. After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, in Criminal Justice from the University of Georgia, Kawania then graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, with her J.D. While in law school, she was an active member of the University of Georgia Moot Court Team, a semi-finalist in the Intrastate Moot Court competition, and a quarter-finalist in the Russell Moot Court competition. In addition, she was on the editorial board and a notes editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and a pupil in the Chattahoochee Inn of Court.
Kawania’s legal practice focuses on the areas of general liability, worker’s compensation, dental malpractice and medical malpractice. She vigorously defends each case and has successfully resolved cases through jury trials and motion practice.
Kawania is heavily involved in the legal and local community. She is actively participates in Defense Research Institution (DRI) and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). Kawania is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and volunteers through her church.
Kawania has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star three times. She was also previously selected for the Southern Region Lawyers of Color Hot List and Georgia’s Top 40 Under 40 by The National Black Lawyers.
ADMITTED
- All Georgia State and Superior Courts
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Supreme Court
- Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court
EDUCATION
- J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law, 2009
- B.A., cum laude, University of Georgia, 2005
PUBLICATIONS
- Supreme Court Of Georgia Overrules The Lunch Break Exception, HBS Workers’ Compensation Blog, June 2020
- Co-authored “Business Record Production – Ensuring The Story Is Complete” USLAW, 2015
MEMBERSHIPS
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
- Defense Research Institute
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Recognitions
- Georgia Super Lawyers ® Rising Star, 2017-2019
- The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2015
- Lawyers of Color 2014 Hot List (Southern Region)
Supreme Court of Georgia Overrules the Lunch Break Exception
Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Recognized as Rising Stars in 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine
HBS Attorneys Named Rising Stars in the 2018 Georgia Super Lawyers
Hall Booth Smith Names Seven New Partners
HBS Attorneys Named Rising Stars in the 2017 Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine
Practice Areas
Dental | General Liability | Medical Malpractice | Premises Liability | Workers’ Compensation
Kawania is a Partner in the Atlanta office. After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, in Criminal Justice from the University of Georgia, Kawania then graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, with her J.D. While in law school, she was an active member of the University of Georgia Moot Court Team, a semi-finalist in the Intrastate Moot Court competition, and a quarter-finalist in the Russell Moot Court competition. In addition, she was on the editorial board and a notes editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and a pupil in the Chattahoochee Inn of Court.
Kawania’s legal practice focuses on the areas of general liability, worker’s compensation, dental malpractice and medical malpractice. She vigorously defends each case and has successfully resolved cases through jury trials and motion practice.
Kawania is heavily involved in the legal and local community. She is actively participates in Defense Research Institution (DRI) and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). Kawania is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and volunteers through her church.
Kawania has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star three times. She was also previously selected for the Southern Region Lawyers of Color Hot List and Georgia’s Top 40 Under 40 by The National Black Lawyers.
ADMITTED
- All Georgia State and Superior Courts
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Supreme Court
- Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court
EDUCATION
- J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law, 2009
- B.A., cum laude, University of Georgia, 2005
PUBLICATIONS
- Supreme Court Of Georgia Overrules The Lunch Break Exception, HBS Workers’ Compensation Blog, June 2020
- Co-authored “Business Record Production – Ensuring The Story Is Complete” USLAW, 2015
MEMBERSHIPS
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
- Defense Research Institute
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Recognitions
- Georgia Super Lawyers ® Rising Star, 2017-2019
- The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2015
- Lawyers of Color 2014 Hot List (Southern Region)