R. Wayne Bond

Wayne Bond is a litigator and business advisor with more than 30 years’ experience, obtaining favorable verdicts, judgments and settlements for defendants and plaintiffs. Mr. Bond has represented clients in high-profile cases with extensive media coverage. He has handled cases seeking millions of dollars in business, commercial, product liability and personal injury damages, including one case where the claim was for $1.5 billion. He handles regulatory and criminal investigations by federal and state agencies and represents clients in criminal and civil litigation.

Mr. Bond has served as a part-time Administrative Law Judge for the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings. He has also served in alternative dispute resolution proceedings as advocate, mediator and court-appointed arbitrator.

Legal areas served include: breach of contract, commercial transactions, real estate, construction, corporate and partnership disputes, product liability, false advertising, lender liability, professional malpractice, professional licensing, personal injury, clinical trials, employment matters, restrictive covenants, government investigations, bankruptcy, white-collar criminal crime, fraud, business torts and administrative hearings.

Client industries served include: technology, retail, food, churches and non-profits, education, hospitality, product manufacturing and distribution, transportation logistics, banks, financial services, insurance, real estate, construction, engineering, employee staffing, telecommunications, health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical and life sciences.

Wayne has lectured at numerous continuing professional education seminars and taught classes at the University of Georgia School of Law, the University of Georgia Business School, and Emory University.

Affiliations

• Alliance Defending Freedom
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee
• Atlanta Bar Association: ACYL Board of Directors and Co-Chair of Law Day Committee (Committee of the Year Award)
• Atlanta International Arbitration Society, Board of Directors
• Cobb County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Federalist Society
• Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network
• Global Frontier Missions, Board of Directors
• Havenbrook Homeowner’s Association, Past President
• Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Past Chairman of Finance Committee, Personnel Committee and Budget Planning Committee
• Lifework Leadership Atlanta, Past Member of the Board of Directors

Recognitions

• U.S. News Best Lawyers in America©, 2019 and 2024
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review (5.0 out of 5), 1991-2024
• Georgia Super Lawyers, 2015-2023
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Judicial Rating, 2018-2021
• Atlanta Magazine: Top Attorneys in Georgia, 2015-2020
• American Lawyer Media: Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation & Product Liability, 2016-2019
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Top Rated Attorneys, 2016-2018
• AVVO Rating (10 out of 10), 2017-2018
• Chambers USA: Commercial Litigation, 2014-2016
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt