John Lex Kenerly

Location:
Valdosta, GA
Phone:
(229)-888-3338
Fax:
(229)-888-1191
Email:

Mr. Kenerly is an attorney in the firm’s Valdosta office where he specializes in commercial litigation. Mr. Kenerly graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in May 2020. While in law school, Mr. Kenerly wrote onto the Georgia Law Review, won the National Moot Court Competition, and was the first ever law student to present oral argument at the Supreme Court of Georgia under the provisions of the Third Year Practice Act. Mr. Kenerly obtained his B.S. in Commerce and Business Administration from The University of Alabama, and his Masters in Accounting from the University of Georgia. After law school, Mr. Kenerly clerked for the Honorable Tilman E. “Tripp” Self, III of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, and the Honorable Sarah Hawkins Warren of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Kenerly practiced in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group at Alston & Bird in Atlanta. Mr. Kenerly is a native of Jesup and resides in Valdosta with his wife, Amy Gail, and their daughter, Evelyn Anne.

Areas of Practice

  • Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Issues & Appeals

Education

  • The University of Alabama(May 2014)
  • University of Georgia (Masters in Accounting, May 2015)
  • University of Georgia School of Law (Juris Doctor, May 2020)

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 2020

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Court of Appeals of Georgia
  • State of Georgia