Wesley C Jackson

Wesley C Jackson

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Wesley C Jackson is a partner with Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, where he practices in the Government, and Tort and Catastrophic Loss National Practice sections of the firm's Atlanta Office. He focuses his practice on defending local governments and their officers against federal civil rights claims and related state law claims. Mr. Jackson has tried cases in state and federal courts in Georgia. He has argued appeals before the Georgia Court of Appeals and Eleventh Circuit concerning issues of qualified immunity, sovereign immunity, Fourth Amendment claims, and negligent road maintenance. Mr. Jackson has defended many cities, counties, sheriffs, deputies, and police officers in a variety of high-profile cases involving excessive force, false arrest, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, high-speed pursuits, and conditions of confinement in local jails. He has also defended businesses against a variety of tort claims, including premises liability, negligent security, dog bites, defamation, and products liability. Mr. Jackson earned his B.A. degree in English and his B.B.A. degree in finance from the University of Georgia, where he graduated with high honors from the Honors Program. He received his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt Law School. While in law school, Mr. Jackson served as an articles editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review, and a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing program. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and Tennessee.

Wesley C Jackson's Courses

  • Police Liability 2023-2024

    Constitutional Law

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
    California CLE Approved 6 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Pennsylvania CLE