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J.C. Roper Jr. is an accomplished workers' compensation defense attorney who represents insurance carriers, employers, self-insured corporations, and third-party administrators throughout Georgia. He has extensive experience handling matters through every stage of the litigation process, from the initial claim through trial before the State Board of Workers' Compensation and, when necessary, appellate proceedings before Georgia's Superior Courts and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
J.C.'s clients range from Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies to small and midsize businesses across a wide variety of industries. He has represented clients in the automotive, aviation, hospitality, retail, restaurant, transportation, and staffing sectors, including auto manufacturers, international airline catering companies, aircraft parts manufacturers, trucking companies, professional employer organizations (PEOs), and municipal government entities. He also has extensive experience representing commercial construction companies and industrial contractors.
J.C. is highly regarded by his peers and has earned Martindale-Hubbell's AV Preeminent® rating, the organization's highest peer-review distinction. He is frequently called upon to advise clients on loss mitigation and risk management strategies and regularly speaks on workers' compensation topics at industry conferences.
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Gate City Bar Association
American Bar Association
National Bar Association
DRI: Workers’ Compensation Steering Committee, Diversity Steering Committee
CLM
FDCC
Spanish
Georgia
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
J.D.
Samford University
B.S.
J.C. Roper Jr. is an accomplished workers' compensation defense attorney who represents insurance carriers, employers, self-insured corporations, and third-party administrators throughout Georgia. He has extensive experience handling matters through every stage of the litigation process, from the initial claim through trial before the State Board of Workers' Compensation and, when necessary, appellate proceedings before Georgia's Superior Courts and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
J.C.'s clients range from Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies to small and midsize businesses across a wide variety of industries. He has represented clients in the automotive, aviation, hospitality, retail, restaurant, transportation, and staffing sectors, including auto manufacturers, international airline catering companies, aircraft parts manufacturers, trucking companies, professional employer organizations (PEOs), and municipal government entities. He also has extensive experience representing commercial construction companies and industrial contractors.
J.C. is highly regarded by his peers and has earned Martindale-Hubbell's AV Preeminent® rating, the organization's highest peer-review distinction. He is frequently called upon to advise clients on loss mitigation and risk management strategies and regularly speaks on workers' compensation topics at industry conferences.
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Gate City Bar Association
American Bar Association
National Bar Association
DRI: Workers’ Compensation Steering Committee, Diversity Steering Committee
CLM
FDCC
Spanish
"Illegal Aliens’ Entitlement to Workers’ Compensation Benefits: Employer/Insurers Scramble for A Defense," Defense Research Institute Journal, March 2, 2008
"Trampling the 'Change in Condition' Statute—The Supreme Court and Footstar," Defense Research Institute Journal, November 3, 2006
"Illegal Aliens and The Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act," Defense Research Institute Journal, September 5, 2006
