Timothy A. Bishop
Biography
Timothy A. Bishop is a Partner in our office in Brunswick, Georgia, and he concentrates his practice on insurance defense, general liability, transportation, and business litigation.
Tim is an experienced attorney who has handled hundreds of litigation matters and participated in several jury and bench trials over the years. He practiced at several other firms earlier in his career and was recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Mid-South Rising Star in 2014 and a Georgia Rising Star from 2019-2020.
Tim earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at The University of Memphis. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has served on the Young Alumni Council and the Alumni Association Board of Directors at Belmont University, and he is a past member of the Belmont University College of Law American Inn of Court.
Earlier in his career, Tim worked in the music business in Nashville. He has played the fiddle/violin since high school and received instruction from a Grand Ole Opry fiddle player during his undergraduate studies.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- Georgia
- Court of Appeals
- Tennessee
U.S. District Courts:
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Education
- J.D., cum laude, The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
- B.B.A., cum laude, Belmont University
Memberships
- Belmont University Alumni Association: Board of Directors, Young Alumni Council
- Belmont University College of Law American Inn of Court: 2010-2014
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- Glynn County Bar Association: Treasurer, 2021; Secretary, 2022; Vice Chair, 2023; Chair, 2024; Immediate Past Chair, 2025
Recognition
- Georgia Rising Star, Super Lawyers®; 2019-2020
- Mid-South Rising Star, Super Lawyers®; 2014
Publications
- Duty to or Not to Defend? That is The Question. Recent Application of the ‘Eight-Corners Rule’ Under Texas Law in Finding Insurer Had Duty to Defend
HBS National Insurance Coverage Blog; February 4, 2023