J.D. Dean is a partner with the firm. He is a South Georgia native from Ocilla, Georgia. He attended Valdosta State University and graduated in with a bachelor’s degree in History. While at VSU, J.D. was inducted into Phi Alpha Theta and Order of Omega honor societies. He also served as Number 1 and Province Undergraduate Chairman for the Delta Rho chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. J.D. received his Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia. While at John Marshall Law School, J.D. workedat Alston & Bird LLP. J.D. was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2007. He is admitted to practice in the Middle District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia, Eleventh Circuit of Appeals, and All State and Superior Courts of Georgia.
J.D. enjoys an AV Peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and serves as an active member of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Valdosta State University Alumni Board of Directors, Leadership Lowndes, and First Baptist Church in Valdosta, GA. J.D. and his wife Kerri have two boys. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching his sons’ various sports teams and serving as an attorney coach for the Valwood School Mock Trial team.
