James Dartlin Meadows

My clients are comprised of publicly-traded and privately-held corporations, manufacturers, distributors, and individuals.

United States Tennis Association (USTA).  Dart is on the USTA National Committee for U.S. Men’s Davis Cup, U.S. Women’s Fed Cup and U.S. Olympic Team events.  Dart also serves as a volunteer on the USTA Southern Section Adult Tournament Committee and the Subcommittee on Men’s Intersectional Competition.  For the past four years, Dart has served as Vice President on the Board of Directors of USTA Georgia.  USTA’s mission is to promote and develop the game of tennis.  USTA hosts the US Open every fall in New York, one of the four Grand Slams in professional tennis.

Friends of Bitsy Grant Tennis Center.  Dart is the President of the Friends of Bitsy Grant Tennis Center Board and is serving his fourth year on the board.  Historic Bitsy Grant Tennis Center is Atlanta’s first and largest public tennis facility. Located in Atlanta Memorial Park, the tennis center is named for Atlanta tennis legend Bryan "Bitsy" Grant, Jr. The tennis center served as the headquarters of the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA), the largest grass roots tennis organization in the country, and for a long time hosted its major event, the Atlanta Invitational. It was once the showplace for tennis in the southeastern United States, hosting the 1955 U.S. clay court championships and many other national and sectional championships. Famous patrons have included Arthur Ashe, Tony Trabert, Chuck McKinley, and Charlie Pasarell, as well as local greats like Ned Neely, Horace Reid, and Crawford Henry.  Today, Bitsy continues to make tennis available and affordable to a wide range of people. In addition to its 10 hard courts, it offers the only public clay and paddle tennis courts in the City of Atlanta. Anyone can use a court for $3.00 per hour ($6 for clay courts). Through its partnership with Universal Tennis Management, Bitsy also offers weekly clinics for juniors and adults of all levels throughout the year.

Secretary, Deacon, Peachtree Christian Church.  Dart serves as Secretary of the Board and as a Deacon at Peachtree Christian Church where he, his wife Carol and their children are members.  Peachtree Christian Church was founded in 1925 and is located at 1580 Peachtree Street NW in Atlanta.  The church’s stained glass collection is said to be the largest collection of English stained glass in the world, outside of Great Britain, and was recently featured in an important scene in the movie Captain America: Civil War.

I spend about half of my time defending tort claims and suits for hospitals, manufacturers, and other companies where someone claims to have been injured as a result of negligence or a defective product. I spend the other half of my time counseling or defending companies in commercial litigation and real estate litigation matters.

I started playing competitive tennis when I was ten years old and continued playing national tournaments through all four years at a D1 college. Learning to compete at a high level taught me how to deal with many challenges I face every day in litigation, including preparation, focus, dealing with adversity and figuring out a way to win.