An Award-Winning Law Firm Based in Macon, GA Serving Georgia & Beyond




Joseph W. Popper Jr. Emeritus Counsel

Emeritus Counsel

Location:Macon, Georgia
Phone:478-464-5342
Fax:478-745-6426
Email: E-mail Me


Areas of Practice

  • Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Business Law
  • Aviation Law

Litigation Percentage

  • 55% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 1959
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1961
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1959
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1959
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1959

Education

Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia

  • L.L.B. - 1959
  • Honors: Phi Alpha Delta
  • Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Associate Editor, 1958 - 1959

Wharton School of Finance & Commerce, University of Pennsylvania

  • B.S.E. - 1954


Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Macon Bar Association
  • American Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • Fellow American Bar Association



Past Employment Positions


  • Middle District of Georgia, Assistant, 1963 - 1964
  • Middle District of Georgia, Magistrate, 1971 - 1974
  • Middle District of Georgia, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1963 - 1964
  • U.S. Magistrate, 1971 - 1974








The attorneys of Sell & Melton LLP provide legal advice and representation to clients in Macon, Georgia, and communities throughout Middle Georgia, Central Georgia, South Georgia, Bibb County, Houston County, Fulton County, Monroe County, Tift County, Dougherty County, Baldwin County, Upson County, Spalding County, Henry County, Fayette County, Jones County, Peach County, Treutlen County, Chatham County, Lowndes County, Thomas County, Colquitt County, Pulaski County, Twiggs County, Crisp County, Jasper County, Rockdale County and Lamar County, including the cities of Warner Robins, Atlanta, Marietta, Perry, Dublin, Milledgeville, Forsyth, Thomaston, Griffin, Albany, Tifton, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, McDonough, Stockbridge, Columbus, Lawrenceville, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Athens, Conyers, Gray, Ft. Valley, Barnesville, Cordele, Savannah, Valdosta, Thomasville, and Moultrie. We also serve all communities off of I-75, I-16, I-85 and I-20.