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James Curran Davis Bowen

James Curran Davis Bowen

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Practice Areas

  • Real Estate Law 85%
  • Business Organizations 10%
  • Foreclosure 5%

Biography

Since entering private practice in 1996, Mr. Bowen has been a member of several of Atlanta's leading law firms. His primary practice has been concentrated in commercial and residential real estate, representing lenders, purchasers and sellers in connection with acquisitions, foreclosures, REO sales, as well as the filing and prosecution of title insurance claims. Mr. Bowen has been an agent for many of the national title insurance companies during his career. While the bulk of his practice has been transactional in nature, he managed, as sole or lead counsel, several hundred real estate litigation matters adjudicated in both the State and Superior Courts of Georgia. Prior to entering private practice, Curran served as a law clerk with the Magistrate Court of Fulton County, Georgia, where he assisted Judges with the prosecution of both civil and criminal matters. In addition, he served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Coweta Judicial Circuit in Newnan, Georgia. He and his wife, Caroline, have two children, a son, Kirby and daughter, Mary Martin. They reside in Newnan, Georgia where they are active members of Central Baptist Church. Mr. Bowen currently serves as a Deacon, Class of 2016, and as Chair of the Endowment Fund. He also serves on the Committee for the Boy Scouts of America, Flint River Council, Troop 47.

Education

  • Atlanta Law School, Atlanta, Georgia
    • J.D. - 1993
  • Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia
    • B.A. - 1988

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 1994

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of Georgia, Active Member, 1994 to 2015
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Active Member, 1995 to 2015

Honors

  • Nominated to fill a vacancy on the Superior Courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit
  • Nominated to fill a vacancy on the Superior Courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit

Classes & Seminars

  • Sustaining, Managing & Reinventing Your Practice , ICLE in Georgia, 2009
  • Closing Procedures & Avoiding Title Claims, Georgia Land Title Assoc., 2011

Representative Clients

  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Federal National Mortgage Association “Fannie Mae”
  • Georgia Housing and Finance Authority (GHFA)
  • Numerous Lenders & Title Insurance Companies

References

  • Available upon request

Past Positions

  • Aldridge | Connors LLP, Managing Attorney, 2010 to 2014
  • Campbell & Brannon, LLC, Litigation Attorney, 2005 to 2010

Ancillary Businesses

  • Title examination
  • Title insurance

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Delta Theta Phi
  • Kappa Alpha Order