David Willingham . Attorney
191 Roswell Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
Email: david@cobbcountylaw.com
Phone: (678) 354-2290
Fax: (678) 354-3443
David R. Willingham comes to Leonard, Rickman, & Holloway, P.C., as the 2008 recipient of the Honorable Harold R. Banke Advocacy Award, given annually by the faculty at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School to the graduate who best evidences the potential to develop into an accomplished litigator. While in law school, Mr. Willingham actively participated in mock trial, serving as captain and leading the team to a 2nd place finish in the 2007 American Association for Justice’s Regional Mock Trial Competition in Indianapolis, Indiana. David also served as Notes Editor for the Inaugural Edition of the John Marshall Law Journal, and in that capacity assisted Professor Robert J. D’Agostino in authoring The Religious Rights of Incarcerated Persons, 1 John Marshall Law Journal 91 (2008).
In 2007, David clerked for the Honorable John J. Goger of Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta. There, David assisted the Judge in updating and revising the West criminal law manuals that he authors. Judge Goger incorporated portions of David’s writing into the 2007-2008 edition of Daniel’s Georgia Criminal Trial Practice. (See, e.g., Ga. Criminal Trial Practice, § 4-12, discussion of Grant v. State, 220 Ga. App. 604, 469 S.E.2d 826 (1996)).
David practices in the firm’s litigation departments, both criminal defense and personal injury. In his spare time, David enjoys watching sports, playing the guitar, and golf.
Bar Admissions
- State of Georgia, 2008
- Georgia Court of Appeals, 2009
- Georgia Supreme Court, 2009
Education
- Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, J.D., 2008
- Georgia State University, B.B.A. in Business Economics, 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia, Member
- Cobb County Bar Association, Member
- Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Club Blue of Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, Member
Leadership Positions
- Cobb County Bar Association – Criminal Defense Section, Treasurer
- John Marshall Law Journal, Notes Editor
- Federalist Society – Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, President