N. John Bey

About Mr. Bey

John Bey is the founder and owner of Bey & Associates, a nationally recognized plaintiff’s law firm with offices in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia; Cincinnati, Ohio; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Birmingham, Alabama. John and his team of highly qualified attorneys and legal professionals are dedicated to meeting each client’s unique needs and concerns. The firm provides comprehensive legal representation, handling a variety of complex cases from catastrophic injury to medical malpractice to defective drugs and products.

Through John’s leadership, Bey & Associates prides itself on not being a “volume-based” practice; instead, the firm accepts cases only when its attorneys genuinely believe they can achieve a favorable result for the client. This commitment to selectivity ensures that each case receives the personalized attention it deserves. Because of these high vetting standards, the firm has delivered exceptional outcomes, including a $52 million jury verdict in a negligent security case.

In and beyond the courtroom, John embodies a community-first philosophy, taking on pro bono cases, mentoring youth, and sponsoring scholarships through local and legal organizations.

Education

• J.D., University of Alabama School of Law
• B.A., University of Cincinnati

Bar and Court Admissions

• State courts in Georgia

Practice Areas

• Defective Drugs and Products
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death

Honors and Awards

• Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know (2025)
• Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers® (Present-2015)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff and Consumer Lawyers (Present-2022)
• Georgia’s Best Lawyers (Present-2021)
• Top 100, National Trial Lawyers (Present-2014)
• Georgia Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers® (2023-2020)
• Linda Bates Parker Award, University of Cincinnati (2022)
• Top 100, Diversity MBA Magazine (2021)
• Top 40, National Trial Lawyers (2020-2016)
• Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star, Super Lawyers® (2019-2015)
• American Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award (2018-2017)
• America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators (2018-2017)
• American Association for Justice President’s Above and Beyond Award (2018)
• Top 10 under 40, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (2018)
• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorney, 10 Best Attorney, High Verdict & Settlement Winner (2018)
• American Society of Legal Advocates Top 40 Litigation Lawyer Under 40 (2018)
• Noticed Distinguished Lawyer (2018)
• Member, Best Attorney of America (2018)
• Member, Best Law Firm of America (2018)
• Top Verdict, Top 20 Jury Verdicts in the United States (Premises Liability/Negligent Security) (2019)
• American Association for Justice, Minority Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)
• American Association for Justice Leadership Award (2016)
• The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers (2017-2016)
• Top 40 under 40, National Trial Lawyers (2018-2015)
• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorney, Client Satisfaction Award (2016-2015)
• American Association for Justice Award for Excellence (2016-2014)

Professional Affiliations

• President-Elect, American Association for Justice
• Past President, Gate City Bar Association
• Secretary, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Executive Committee, Gate City Bar Foundation
• Executive Board Member, Southern Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard of Governors, State Bar of Georgia
• Trustee, National Civil Justice Institute
• Member, Georgia Civil Justice PAC Board
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, National Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, National Bar Association
• Member, Litigation Council of America
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Alumnus, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyer’s College
• Life Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
• Member, 100 Black Men of Atlanta
• Coach, Southwest High School Mock Trial Team
• Coach, Top Hat Girls Soccer League
• Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Inc.

Published Works and Presentations

• Mississippi Association for Justice Annual Convention – American Association for Justice Update – June 12-14, 2025
• Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention – American Association for Justice Update – May 7-9, 2025
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Annual Convention – GA Senate Bill 68 presentation on Collateral Source – April 24-25, 2025
• State Bar of Georgia – YLD CLE Panel at Midyear Meeting – January 9-12, 2025
• Shades of Mass – PFAS, Camp Lejeune, Paraquat & Suboxone – September 19-22, 2024
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Auto Torts Seminar – Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Unconventional & Commonly Overlooked Auto Tort Cases – July 25-27, 2024
• Western Trial Lawyers Association – AAJ Updates – June 2-6, 2024
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association – Why Is Your Opening So Important – February 23-24, 2024
• West Virginia Association for Justice – The Law Firm of the Future: Hybrid Offices and Winning Culture – May 31 – June 1, 2023
• Maryland Association for Justice – Closing Argument: Framing Universal Issues – May 5, 2023
• Jack and Jill of Atlanta – Milli Magic: Money Moves That Morph Teens into Millionaires – April 15, 2023
• Houston Trial Lawyers Association: Depositions are Trials – Critical Thinking: Discovery and Anticipating Defenses – February 24-25, 2023
• Ohio Association for Justice – Law Firm of the Future – November 2-4, 2022
• Trial Advocacy College – Deposing the Defense Medical Examiner – September 8-10, 2022
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association – Looking for the Needle in the Haystack: The Nuts and Bolts of Deposition Preparation – August 4-6, 2022
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association – $900,000 Verdict: Getting Bigger Jury Verdicts for Common Auto Tort Cases – July 28-30, 2022
• Western Trial Lawyers Association – Talking to Juries in 2022 and Beyond – June 12-16, 2022
• Ohio Association for Justice – Connecting with the Jury in a Civil Rights Case – May 4-6, 2022
• Traumatic Brain Injury: Essential Skills & Advanced Techniques – Opening and Closing Statements in Your TBI Case – March 23-25, 2022
• Ohio Association for Justice 2022 – Winter Convention
• Western Trial Lawyers Association 2022 Hawaii Seminar
• AAJ 2022 Traumatic Brain Injury Essential Skills and Advanced Techniques
• AAJ 2021 Winter Convention’s Session Advocacy Track: The Power of Visual Advocacy – Using Demonstrative Aids CLE Program: Topic Maximize Visual Imagery Online: PowerPoints, Video Depositions, and More
• AAJ Education 2020 Webinar, The New Reality, Remote Depositions Webinar: New Defense Deposition Obstruction Tactics in the Midst of COVID19
• AAJ 2020 Faculty Workshop Leader, Essential Trial Techniques College Webcast: Summarizing What You’ve Proved and Hammering Home Your Theme Through Closing and Rebuttal Arguments
• AAJ Moderator, 2020 Trial Advocacy College: Depositions
• AAJ Education: 2020 Deposition College Sharpening Your Skills Webcast Series: Dealing with Difficult Witnesses, Evasive Witnesses, And Objection
• AAJ Faculty, New Orleans, Louisiana (Advanced Deposition College), 2020
• Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association 2019 Personal Injury Trial Skills Workshop: Opening Statements
• Mississippi Association for Justice 2019 Convention: Eliminating Bias and Promoting Inclusion in the Courtroom and Beyond
• Minnesota Association for Justice, 2019 CLE: Elimination of Bias
• AAJ Faculty, 2019 Planning and Taking Depositions Seminar (Houston, TX): Structuring the Deposition of a Difficult Witness
• AAJ Faculty 2019 Trial Advocacy College ‘s Essentials of Civil Litigation (Salt Lake City, UT): Cross- Examination
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association 2019 Holiday Workshop: Damages, The Loss of from a Juror’s Perspective
• AAJ Course Advisor, 2018 Trial Advocacy College: Essentials of Civil Litigation (Webinar)
• AAJ, Speaker, 2018 Summer Annual Convention (Denver): Case (De) selection: Maximizing Your Bottom Line by Saying No at Intake
• AAJ, Speaker, 2017 Mid-Year Convention (Mississippi): A Primer in Mass Tort Litigation
• AAJ Faculty Trial Advocacy College: 2016 Georgia State University Law School’s Direct- Examination
• AAJ Faculty, 2016 Adverse Lay Witness Deposition College (Austin, Texas): Techniques of Exhaustion, Boxing-In, and Summarization
• AAJ Faculty, 2016 Winter Convention
• AAJ Faculty, The University of Cincinnati Law School’s Essentials Trial College
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, 2015 Co-Chair: Motor Vehicle & Products Liability Speaker Track
• AAJ Faculty, 2015 Charlotte North Carolina (Deposition College) AAJ Trial Advocacy College, Depositions: Adverse Lay Witness Depositions: Techniques of Exhaustion, Boxing-In, and Summarization
• New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar, 2014: Deposing the Difficult Expert in your Medical Malpractice Case
• AAJ Faculty, 2015 Providence Road Island (Deposition College): Adverse Lay Witness Depositions: Techniques of Exhaustion, Boxing-In, and Summarization
• AAJ Faculty, 2014 Cumberland University Law School Deposition College
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association 50th Annual Institute, 2014: Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses
• AAJ Faculty, 2014 Buffalo New York (Deposition College), AAJ Education’s Trial Advocacy College: Organizing for Expert Depositions and Planning Tactics & General Considerations for Witness Deposition Preparation
• AAJ Faculty, 2014 Annual Convention: Deposing the Difficult Witness
• AAJ Faculty, 2013 Tulane University Law School Trial Advocacy College’s Essentials of Civil Litigation: Cross-Examination of Lay and Expert Witnesses

Community Engagement

John leads by example as a passionate advocate for his community, focusing on empowering future generations and creating opportunities that uplift communities. His firm sponsors scholarships through the Gate City Bar Association, the American Association for Justice Minority Caucus, and other organizations.

Under his guidance, Bey & Associates has supported initiatives such as the Black Business and Community Expo, a celebration of Black-owned businesses fostering connection and growth, and SpelHouse 2024, supporting the rich legacy of Spelman and Morehouse Colleges. The firm participates in transformative events like the annual Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys/Gate City Black Law Students Retreat, equipping future legal minds with tools for success, and hosted the Road Map to Law School program, which provides aspiring attorneys with mentorship and insight from leading professionals.

Through mentoring, volunteering, and leadership, John is dedicated to making a profound impact both within and beyond the legal profession.

American Association for Justice Trial Magazine (July 2023)

In a 2023 interview, John passionately discusses how the AAJ Leadership Academy has significantly contributed to his growth as an attorney and leader within the legal community.

Download PDF