M. Devlin Cooper joined Sell & Melton, L.L.P. as an associate in May 2008, and currently practices in the area of general civil litigation. Prior to joining Sell & Melton, Devlin clerked for the Honorable Lamar W. Sizemore, Jr. and the Honorable Tilman E. Self III, of the Superior Courts of Georgia, Macon Judicial Circuit. During his clerkship, Devlin also served as the Adoptions Law Clerk, reviewing and preparing all of the adoption files in the Circuit prior to each judge’s hearings.

Devlin is a native of Milledgeville, Georgia, where he graduated from Baldwin High School as valedictorian in 1999. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors of Science in Economics from Georgia College & State University in 2002. During his final semester at GC&SU, he interned for Attorney General Edwin Meese III in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.

Upon graduation from GC&SU, Devlin attended the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia, where he successfully completed the Regulatory Law Specialty Track of study. Following his graduation, Devlin was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in November 2005.

Devlin is an active member of the community. He volunteers as an Assistant Attorney Coach with the Baldwin High School Mock Trial Team. Additionally, Devlin is a member of the Board of Director's of the GC&SU Alumni Association and serves as a member of the Executive Board of Central Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America, where he is an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the Order of the Arrow's national Distinguished Service Award.

Bar Membership:
Georgia, 2005

Education:
George Mason University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2005
2004 Scott C. Whitney Writing Prize Recipient, Accounting for Normative Factors in the Search for a Second Best Solution to Pure Economic Loss Problems
Senator Leroy S. Bendheim Scholarship Recipient, 2000 - 2003

Georgia College & State University
B.S., Economics, Summa Cum Laude, 2002
Member, J. Whitney Bunting School of Business, Dean’s Student Advisory Council
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business Students
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society
Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society for Economics

Background:
Born Macon, Georgia, May 27, 1981

Admitted to:
All Superior Courts of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Georgia

Other Memberships:
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
William Augustus Bootle American Inn of Court
Macon Bar Association
American Bar Association
Member, Executive Board, Central Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Board of Directors, the Georgia College & State University Alumni Association

Practice Areas:
General Civil Litigation
Adoptions