Michael N. Loebl
Partner
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
- J.D. - 2000
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Elected to Order of the Coif
- University of Georgia
- A.B. - 1997
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: Philosophy
Pro-Bono Activities
- Board of Trustees Member, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society
- Georgia Legal Services Program, Board Member (2011-2019)
- Board Member, Savannah Bay Homeowners’ Association (Lincoln County, Ga.) (~ 2010-2019)
- Ham radio operator (General, KN4WZL)
- Richmond County (GA) Community Emergency Response, Team Member
- Richmond County (GA) Sheriffs Citizens Police Academy
- Primary caretaker of feral cat colony in downtown Augusta, GA
- Hiking, camping, biking, and visiting State & National Parks
- Appointed counsel in numerous federal trial and appellate cases (criminal & civil), several of which resulted in precedential decisions
Past Positions
- Honorable W. Leon Barfield, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, Clerk
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Georgia
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Augusta Bar Association
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Georgia Defense Lawyers’ Association
Representative Cases
- O’Neal v. Kenny, 579 F.3d 915 (8th Cir. 2009)
- Alba v. Montford, 517 F.3d 1249 (11th Cir. 2008)
- Krupa v. Landsafe, Inc., 514 F.3d 1153 (11th Cir. 2008)
- Ferreira v. Secretary for the Dep’t of Corrs., 494 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2007) (on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court)
- United States v. Douglas, 489 F.3d 1117 (11th Cir. 2007)
- Dunn v. CSX Transp., Inc., 183 Fed. Appx. 867 (11th Cir. June 7, 2006)
- Boxer X v. Harris, 437 F.3d 1107 (11th Cir.), reh’g en banc denied, 459 F.3d 1114 (11th Cir. 2006)
- GIW Industries, Inc. v. Jerpeg Contracting, Inc., 530 F. Supp. 2d 1323 (S.D. Ga. 2008)
- Hatcher v. Family Dollar Stores of Ga., Inc., 280 Ga. App. 191, 633 S.E.2d 568 (Ct. App. 2006)
- In re Care and Treatment of Corley, 365 S.C. 252, 616 S.E.2d 441 (Ct. App. 2005)
- Murphy v. McCaughey, 262 Ga. App. 570, 586 S.E.2d 16 (Ct. App. 2003)
- Sheppard v. CSX Transp., Inc., 78 Fed. Appx. 878 (Oct. 27, 2003).
Practice Areas
- Litigation (Trial and Appellate)
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 2001
- South Carolina, 2005
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- South Carolina Supreme Court
- South Carolina Court of Appeals
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
- Georgia Rising Stars, 2005, 2011, & 2012
- Georgia’s Legal Elite, Georgia Trend (2004 & 2013)
- Best Lawyers in Georgia (Appellate Practice), 2012-Present