Atlanta Attorney at Law Magazine Vol 8 Issue 4

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ATLANTA, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Award-winning litigator Jeffrey R. Harris says the secret to his firm's success is simple. "I think fundamentally, we are not afraid to try a case before a jury. Whether it's a product liability case , a medical malpractice case or a complex wrongful death claim, you figure out how to present the evidence to a jury in the most understandable and approachable way," says the partner with Harris Lowry Manton, LLP, which has offices in Atlanta and Savannah.

"Other firms try to be specialized in a specific practice area," he explains. "But when it comes time to try a case to a jury, it really doesn't matter whether the case is a medical, products, trucking or industrial accident -- you still have to explain it to the jury. So, we focus on the trial side, handling the most complex cases in the country. We really consider ourselves to be a trial boutique firm. We do something few firms do well."

Harris says he was fortunate to "fall in love with the courtroom." He worked as a police officer, then landed a job with a prosecutor's office. "I was able to work on hundreds of criminal trials, and I got interested in the craft of trial work and decided to go to law school." He graduated first in his class, magna cum laude, at Mercer Law School, which he attended after earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA in finance from the Mercer Business School.

He immediately loved the "unbelievable, chaotic nature of trial. It's out of control and you need to be able to adapt and make mid-course corrections." During a trial, he especially enjoys the opportunity to engage with juries and is a master at the art of persuasion. "You have to tell your (client's) story and trust the jury system to resolve major issues, even if the evidence is complicated. I think juries usually get it right and I'm proud to be a part of the a system that is the foundation of the American judicial process."

Born and raised in Atlanta, Harris started his legal career at a defense firm in Savannah. "But I knew quickly that I'd prefer representing plaintiffs, so I joined several plaintiffs' firms," before launching his current firm with his partners Steve Lowry and Jed Manton, whom he says are "great partners." Harris Lowry Manton LLP has racked up major high-profile, multi-million-dollar wins in the past decade, including many of the state's top verdicts.

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