G. Wayne Hillis Jr.

G. Wayne Hillis Jr.


Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recognized since 2010

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Litigation - Securities

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Wayne Hillis is an experienced trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes, complex business, securities, and employment litigation and arbitration. With more than 200 trials under his belt, he has the experience and skill to successfully represent his clients at trial. Wayne uses his experience and seasoned judgment to guide his clients to the best, most cost-effective solution for their business.

As a securities trial lawyer, Wayne represents securities broker-dealers, investment advisors, and individual investment professionals in state and federal courts and in FINRA arbitrations, where he defends all manner of securities-related claims. He has also served as lead coordinating counsel and lead trial counsel in several mass actions and has represented clients in responding to the full gamut of regulatory inquiries, investigations, and enforcement actions.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Promenade Tower 20th Floor
    1230 Peachtree Street NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, graduated 1986
  • University of Georgia, B.A., Mathematics, graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia, 1986
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Atlanta Bar Association - Member; Co-Chair of the Minority & Diversity Clerkship Program
  • Atlanta Legal Aid Society - Board of Directors, Advisory Committee (2019-2020)
  • Cure CP - Board Member
  • Lawyers Foundation of Georgia - Fellow
  • Murphey Chandler Little League - Board Member and Director of the Challenger League, a program for children with special needs
  • State Bar of Georgia - Member
  • The Joseph Sams School - Vice President, Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Atlanta (2023)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Atlanta (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Securities
Awards:
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as the Atlanta 2016 "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation-Labor & Employment
  • Recognized as one of Georgia's "Top Rated Lawyers" by Maritindale-Hubbell and ALM (2012-present)
  • Recognized as a "Georgia Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers magazine (2005-2006, 2013-2020)
  • Recognized for outstanding business and professional achievements by Strathmore's Who's Who (2009-present)
  • Distinguished Service Award, Atlanta Bar Association's Minority & Diversity Clerkship Program (2012)
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Martindale-Hubbell rated AV Preeminent
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation (2010-present) and Labor and Employment Law (2011-present)

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