For more than 15 years, Jenn Coalson has helped corporate and individual clients navigate high-stakes legal disputes with confidence, serving as a trusted advisor and a fierce advocate inside and outside the courtroom. She has served as lead counsel at every stage of a case, from investigating and responding to incidents in real time, through pre-suit negotiations and mediations, to dispositive motions during litigation, at jury trials and final arbitration hearings, and on appeal. Jenn knows there is no one-size-fits-all solution to complex issues. She draws on her extensive experience in the fields of employment law, business litigation, and federal practice and procedure to offer advice and solutions that are custom-tailored to each client’s particular needs. In addition, Jenn has represented numerous lawyers and law firms in connection with firm breakups, lawyer departures, employment law concerns, and other issues.

Throughout her career, Jenn has worked closely with lawyers with diverse backgrounds and practices, from being an associate at a large national law firm to a partner at a small litigation boutique. This gives her a unique ability to help her clients achieve success—however they define it—in a wide variety of complex and novel matters. She is also a former law clerk to the Honorable Timothy C. Batten, Sr., a District Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. That clerkship honed her writing and analytical skills and gave her invaluable insight into the litigation process from the other side of the bench, helping her be a more effective advocate for her clients.

Jenn earned her undergraduate degree in history and economics from Wake Forest University, then graduated with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law. She has repeatedly been named as a “Rising Star,” a “Super Lawyer,” and a member of Georgia’s “Legal Elite.” In 2019, she was selected by the Fulton County Daily Report as one of fourteen young lawyers in Atlanta who are “On the Rise.” She frequently presents at seminars and writes articles on issues such as employment law, restrictive covenants, workplace best practices, business torts, contracts, and federal courts. Among the organizations and causes she is involved with are the Federal Bar Association (where she serves as an officer of the Atlanta chapter), the State Bar Labor & Employment section, the Atlanta Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Georgia High School Mock Trial Competition (where she serves as a coach for the team from the high school she graduated from), and the Arthritis Foundation (where she serves as a member of the Georgia Leadership Board).

Industries & Expertise

  • Education

  • Elections and Voting

  • Lawyers and Law Firms

Practice Areas

  • Appeals

  • Business Divorces

  • Business Litigation

  • Crisis Management

  • Education

  • Education Litigation

  • Elections and Voting

  • Employment Law

  • Insurance Disputes

  • Intellectual Property

  • Internal Investigations

  • Non-Compete & Trade Secrets

  • Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law — J.D., cum laude
    • Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
  • Wake Forest University – B.A. in Economics and History

Admissions

  • State Bar of Georgia (member in good standing since 2008)
  • All Georgia State and Superior Courts
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia
  • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Affiliations & Involvement 

  • Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, N.D. Ga. (Chair, 2022-Present; Member, 2019-2022)
  • Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter (President-Elect)
  • State Bar Labor & Employment Mentorship Academy (“Mentor,” 2018-2020, 2023-Present)
  • Arthritis Foundation (Georgia Leadership Board Member, 2019-Present)
  • Atlanta Bar Association
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta