James Goff

Contact Information

Address:
435 Second Street Suite 500, PO Box 6437
Macon, GA 31208-6437

Phone: (478) 745-2821

Email: patrick.goff@jonescork.com

Website: http://www.jonescork.com/

Georgia Bar Details

Bar Number: 141278

License Status: Active Member in Good Standing

Admission Date: 2004-10-26T00:00:00

Specialties & Capabilities

• Standard Residential Closings

Languages Spoken

English

Jones Cork, LLP, established in 1872, stands as a pillar of integrity and professionalism in the legal community. With a rich history spanning over a century, the firm offers comprehensive legal services across various critical practice areas, serving clients with dedication and expertise.

The firm possesses extensive experience in Commercial Real Estate Law, guiding clients through every facet of transactions from initial conception to final closing. Their services include the negotiation and preparation of contracts for sale and purchase, providing essential title services and insurance commitments as an agent of Chicago Title Insurance Company, and assisting buyers with crucial due diligence reviews covering survey, environmental, and governmental approval issues. They also handle commercial lease negotiations, entity formation for property holding, zoning and land use matters, and review construction contracts. Furthermore, Jones Cork, LLP offers advice and litigation services for a wide range of commercial real estate disputes, representing both lenders and borrowers in financing aspects.

In Education Law, Jones Cork, LLP boasts a long history of excellence, regularly representing public and private educational institutions throughout Georgia. Their expertise encompasses open meetings and records acts, employment law (including teacher discipline under Georgia’s Fair Dismissal Act), civil rights and constitutional law, real estate law, bidding and contracts, and special education law. The firm provides candid appraisals and vigorous advocacy, assisting clients with policy development, dispute resolution, and litigation in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies like the EEOC and Office for Civil Rights.

Additionally, Jones Cork, LLP provides sophisticated services in Wills & Estate Planning and Probate: Trusts & Estates. Their attorneys are adept at crafting solutions for wealth conservation and transfer, including drafting and implementing wills, lifetime and testamentary trusts, and providing comprehensive estate administration both before and after death. They also maintain an active probate practice, assisting families with will drafting, estate administration, and representing executors, administrators, and trustees. The firm handles court filings, assists with the appointment of guardians and conservators, and possesses extensive experience in litigating trust and estate issues at both trial and appellate levels.