Titone, Matthew J.

Vidalia, Georgia native Paul Threlkeld is a trial lawyer who joined Oliver Maner LLP as a partner on January 1, 2013. Previously, Paul was a partner with the Law Offices of Andrew and Threlkeld, P.C. in Vidalia.  From 2001 until October 2006, he practiced with Oliver Maner LLP’s predecessor, Oliver Maner & Gray.  Paul maintains a federal and state court trial practice in which he represents businesses and local governments in all manner of civil disputes and he represents individuals in serious personal injury cases. Paul maintains a preeminent AV® rating for legal ability and ethics from Martindale Hubbell, the most respected legal rating agency in the country.  Since 2006, Paul has been consistently been named a Super Lawyer – Rising Star ® by Atlanta Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine.

Paul is admitted to practice before all state trial and appellate courts in Georgia, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and the 11^th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.  Paul also serves as a member of the Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He has chaired and spoken at numerous seminars for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Georgia Municipal Association. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and serves as a trustee of the Georgia Legal History Foundation.

Paul has handled numerous appeals in state and federal appellate courts.  Some of his successful appeals include Barber v. Holmes, 282 Ga. 768 (2007); Georgia Department of Transp. v. Strickland, 279 Ga. App. 753 (2006) cert. denied (Sept. 8, 2006); Morris v. Johnson 262 Ga. App. 182 (2003); City of Pooler v. Edenfield, 263 Ga. App. 278 (2003); CSX Transp., Inc. v. City of Garden City, 277 Ga. 248 (2003). In addition, Paul has been appointed as a Special Master by the Georgia Supreme Court to preside over certain State Bar disciplinary matters.

Paul served as the Solicitor-General of Toombs County, Georgia from 2007 – 2013, where he served as the sole prosecutor in the State Court of Toombs County.  Paul was appointed by then-Governor Perdue to fill an unexpired term in February, 2007.  Paul was re-elected by the voters of Toombs County in 2008 and 2012.

Paul attended public schools in Vidalia and then attended the University of Georgia where he earned his ABJ, cum laude, in 1998.  Paul earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2001.  While at UGA, Paul was a member of Kappa Alpha Order and the Interfraternity Council (IFC), and was elected to membership in Blue Key and Gridiron.

In addition to his law practice, Paul is active in civic affairs.  In Vidalia, he served as a trustee of both the Southeastern Technical College Foundation and the Altama Museum of Art & History.  He is also a past president of the Vidalia Kiwanis Club.  Paul and his wife are 2009 graduates of Leadership Georgia.  In 2011 they served as Program Chairs, and Paul currently serves on the Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees. 

Paul is married to the former Ansley Bell of Augusta, and they have three children: Hughes, Ella Banks and Hampton.