Dawn worked in various hospital ICU settings as a critical care registered nurse in her first career, gaining fourteen years of critical care nursing experience before pursuing a law degree. After practicing law for 15 years on the defense side, Dawn established The Firm of Dawn M. Jones, LLC to obtain justice for clients and their families for injuries or loss of life resulting from malpractice, car and trucking collisions, elder abuse and neglect, slip and falls, and other circumstances arising from someone else’s negligence.
Prior to starting The Firm of Dawn M. Jones, LLC, Dawn applied her extensive medical training and background in her legal practice to defend manufacturers of pharmaceutical products and consumer goods in nation-wide product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort litigation as a Senior Attorney at King & Spalding LLP. Dawn also served as an Associate General Counsel for the Grady Health System, the largest non-profit, public hospital system in the state of Georgia. As an AGC, Dawn defended Grady in premises liability and malpractice matters, protected its business interests in contracting and leasing of goods and services, conducted employment investigations, addressed EEOC claims, and managed regulatory and compliance issues, among other in-house duties. Dawn began her legal career at Cozen O’Connor in Atlanta, where she actively defended healthcare providers insured by her clients, and issued insurance coverage opinions for matters throughout the southeastern United States.
Dawn is a member of First Congregational Church United Church of Christ and serves on its Usher Board. Dawn has held and currently holds several leadership positions in State and local bar associations and non-profit organizations. And Dawn is the recipient of numerous awards and honors recognizing her for her work in the community and in the bar.
Dawn received a Law degree from Georgia State University College of Law, a Master of Science degree in Critical Care Nursing/Clinical Nurse Specialist from Georgetown University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Virginia. Dawn is licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia and is admitted to all Georgia state courts and to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Dawn has one dog, Jack, who was rescued and adopted when he was only a few months old. Two other fur babies Dawn also adopted as puppies from shelters, Meadow and Cleopatra, have crossed over the rainbow bridge.
