Marc Howard
Phone 404-994-4486
Fax 404-885-9998
Email mhoward@popehoward.com
Marc Howard,
named as a Georgia Super Lawyer and as a "Legal Elite" lawyer in Georgia Trend Magazine, received his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1993. Mr. Howard was then admitted to both the Georgia and Virginia Bar in 1993. Before partnering with Geoff Pope in January of 2005, Mr. Howard spent the first half of his legal career representing airlines and airports, trucking companies, contractors, and insurance companies. Since then, he has turned to individuals, families, and business in need of representation for wrongful conduct by others.
In addition to his experience in the field of aviation and trucking, Mr. Howard represented Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport for many years. During this time, Mr. Howard built a specialty practice involving premises liability. Among the many cases Marc has handled are those involving serious injuries and death as the result of construction site accidents, criminal attacks on premises and injuries involving hazardous premises conditions.
Mr. Howard has also been a regular speaker at seminars, and has been invited to speak at the national Aviation Law Seminar at Southern Methodist University. Mr. Howard has testified before the Georgia General Assembly on matters involving legal reform and attorney conduct. Mr. Howard is currently the Chairman of the Civil Justice Political Action Committee of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) and formerly chaired GTLA’s Amicus Committee, which submits briefs to the Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals regarding numerous legal issues.
In 2010, Mr. Howard was appointed to serve as a member of the State Bar Board of Governors. Of the approximately 43,000 lawyers in Georgia, only 150 serve on the Board of Governors.
More Information About Marc Howard:
Awards, Honors and Recognition:
Over the course of his distinguished career, Marc Howard has been highly recognized for his legal expertise.
♦ In 2004, the Atlanta Bar Association awarded Mr. Howard the Distinguished Service
Award for his work as chair of the Minority Clerkship Program
♦ He is listed in the Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers
♦ Maintains an AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating
♦ Named “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend Magazine in 2009
♦ Named “Lawyer of Distinction” by Jezebel Magazine in 2009
♦ Georgia Super Lawyer
Professional Associations and Memberships:
♦ American Association for Justice
♦ Atlanta Bar Association
◊ Former 7-year Chair of Minority Clerkship Program (1998-2004)
♦ Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
◊ Provides free representation to children in domestic cases
♦ Chairman of the Civil Justice Political Action Committee
♦ Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
◊ Chairman of the Amicus Committee
◊ Serves on the Executive Committee
◊ Serves on the Legislative Committee
♦ Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church
♦ Lawyers Club of Atlanta
♦ Sandy Springs Bar Association
♦ State Bar of Georgia since 1993
◊ Board of Governors
◊ Evidence Committee
◊ Judicial Committee
◊ Legislative Committee
♦ Virginia State Bar since 1993
Areas of Practice:
♦ Aviation
♦ Construction Site Accidents
♦ Drug and Pharmaceutical Product Defects
♦ Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
♦ Premises Liability
♦ Product Defects
♦ Nursing Home and Medical Negligence
♦ Trucking and Auto Accidents







