Additional Personal Details:
John E. Kardos has an AV (preeminent) 5.0 rating with Martindale Hubble and he has been awarded this rating for the last
10 years. Martindale Hubble is the lawyer rating service most used by people in the legal profession to find out about other
lawyers. The AV (Preeminent) 5.0 rating held by John E. Kardos is the highest rating for legal ability and general ethical
standards available from Martindale Hubble. This rating is obtained by Martindal Hubble's canvassing other lawyers who
practice in the same geographic area as the lawyer to be rated, and judges before whom the rated lawyer practices. Martindale
Hubble limits the number of lawyers to whom they designate with this highest of their ratings to only five percent of the lawyers in
the county. It stands as a statement of the opinions of the rated lawyer's legal ability and adherence to ethical standards held
by his fellow attorneys and Judges for before whom he practices.
Bar Admissions:
*State Bar of Georgia, 1975
*U.S .District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 1976 *U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1984 *U.S. Court of Appeals,
11th Circuit, 1976 *U.S. Claims Court, 1991 *Georgia Court of Appeals, 1976 *Georgia Supreme Court, 1976*
Undergraduate School:
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1969, B.A. in Psychology
Bar/Professional Association Involvement:
State Bar of Georgia; Western Circuit Bar Association, Past Secretary Treasurer and Past President
Education:
*University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA , December 1975, J.D. with Honors:
"Cum Laude" *
Employment History:
United States Navy, 1969-1972; Law Offices of Tom Strickland, Athens, Georgia,1975-1976; Strickland and Kardos,
Athens, Georgia, 1977-1982: Kardos Warnes & McElwee, Athens, Georgia, 1982-1996; John E. Kardos, P.C., Athens, Georgia, 1996-Present.