Home Meet Us About The Firm Areas Of Practice Results Contact J. Edward Allen Counsel Telephone: (706) 508-4000 Email: ed@ehdhlaw.com J. Edward Allen Ed Allen is a trial lawyer who was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1973 and the Tennessee Bar in 1979. He has had an AV rating for over 25 consecutive years. Ed’s practice focuses on domestic law, torts, commercial/business litigation, condemnation/eminent domain, and personal injury. He is also certified in mediation and arbitration and has enjoyed serving as a mediator in hundreds of mediations. Ed has been named a Top Lawyer by Atlanta Magazine and a Super Lawyer. He was awarded the 15th Annual Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service by the State Bar of Georgia on February 25, 2014. Ed served on the Supreme Court’s Unlicensed Practice of Law District Ten Committee. He was a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Committee on Professionalism from 2007 to 2011 and served on the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism from 1996 to 2002. Ed also served on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia for eight years. With a lengthy history of handling complex litigation and significant domestic cases, Ed has extensive trial and appellate experience for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has tried hundreds of cases to jury verdicts in Georgia Superior Courts with significant success. Ed has also represented clients in the Georgia and Tennessee Courts of Appeals and has argued before the Supreme Courts of Georgia and Tennessee. Ed is admitted to practice before all state trial and appellate courts in Georgia, and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia, the 5th and 11th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Western Circuit Bar Association. Ed Allen earned his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1973. He graduated from the University of Georgia with honors with his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1970. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was honorably discharged as a Captain in the United States Air Force. As an undergrad, Ed played football for the University of Georgia from 1966 to 1970. He is a member of the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club and the Gridiron Secret Society. Ed was inducted into the Athens Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. Ed is active at the Athens United Methodist Church where he is a member of the Tuck Sunday School Class. Ed is married to Page and has four children, Vonnie Allen Chesser, Adair Allen, Elizabeth Guess, and Ben Guess. He has three grandchildren, Allen, Payton, and Stancil. Telephone: (706) 508-4000 Fax: (706) 842-6750 Email: ehdh@ehdhlaw.com Mon-Fri – 9:00pm-5:00pm 1220 Langford Drive Building 200, Suite 101 Watkinsville, GA30677 800 Johnson Ferry Road NE Sandy Springs, GA30342 © 2020 Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer