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About Mr. John Wesley Spears, Jr.

Mr. John Wesley Spears, Jr. is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, appellate practice, estate litigation and 9 other areas of law. John received a B.A. degree from Duke University in 1971, and has been licensed for 50 years. John practices at Spears & Spears, P.C. in Decatur, GA.

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Areas of Law

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 2
    • Mediation
    • Arbitration
  • Appellate Practice
  • Trusts and Estates 2
    • Estate Litigation
    • Estate Planning
  • Other 6
    • Fiduciary Law
    • Fiduciary Litigation
    • Probate Litigation
    • Probate
    • Wills & Living Wills
    • Trusts

Practice Details

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    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Spears & Spears, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Preuss v. Stokes-Preuss, 275 GA. 437, 569 S.E.2D 857 (2002) (scope of in terrorem clause)
    Stewart v. Bourn, 250 Ga. App. 755, 552 S.E.2d 450 (2001) (construction of "next of kin" within Georgia wrongful death statute)
    Joseph v. Grisham, 267 Ga. 677, 482 S.E.2d 251 (1997)(affirming summary judgment for propounder of will against caveator's claims of lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation
    mistake of fact)
    Sharp v. Varner, 226 Ga.App. 570, 486 S.E.2d 701 (1997)(child born out of wedlock entitled to inherit from father)
    Varner v. Sharp, 219 Ga.App. 125, 464 S.E.2d 388 (1995)(construction of statute permitting inheritance by out-of-wedlock child)
    Lemon v. Fidelity Nat'l Bank, 265 Ga. 641, 458 S.E.2d 619 (1995)(vesting of remainder interest)
    Diefenderfer v. Pierce, 260 Ga. 426, 396 S.E.2d 227 (1990)(quo warranto
    statutory construction)
    Baker v. Baker, 194 Ga. App. 477, 390 S.E.2d 892 (1990)(year's support claimant's income tax returns
    social security benefits subject to discovery)
    First Presbyterian Church v. Price, 248 Ga. 38, 280 S.E. 2d 830 (1991)(will construction).

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1976, Georgia
    1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
    2003, U.S. Supreme Court
    2019, North Carolina
    Memberships
    Atlanta and DeKalb County Bar Associations
    State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Fiduciary Law Section, 2002-2003)
    American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
    Dispute Resolution)
    Atlanta Estate Planning Council
    DeKalb Estate Planning Council
    Old War Horse Lawyers Club.
    Bar Fellowship
    American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Emory University
    Class of 1976
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Duke University
    Class of 1971
    B.A.
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