Jeremy Dailey

Jeremy Dailey joined the University of Georgia School of Law faculty as the director of trial advocacy in 2026. He began his service to the law school as a volunteer coach for mock trial teams in 2016 before becoming an adjunct in 2022. During this time, his teams amassed a number of trophies and individual awards. He works closely with students on the practical application of evidence and procedure in the courtroom, enabling them to be successful in both their law school competitions and in their careers. Many of his students have since become effective trial advocates in both the public and private sectors.

Previously, Dailey practiced as a trial lawyer in public service for more than a decade, most recently as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor in Atlanta, where he enforced federal labor laws and protected the rights of workers. Prior to his federal service, Dailey was a senior assistant district attorney at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. In that role, he prosecuted a wide range of offenses, including government corruption, officer-involved shootings, crimes against women and children, homicide, and other felony and misdemeanor offenses. At the time of his departure, Dailey was assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit, solely handling matters involving intimate partner violence, sexual assault and homicide.

Dailey is a Double Dawg, having graduated cum laude from both the University of Georgia in 2011 and University of Georgia School of Law in 2014. Dailey was successful in his own right as a mock trial student, most notably having won the school’s regional of the prestigious National Trial Competition and competed on the national level. He was a pupil of the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court (now the Clarke-Carley Inn of Court) and was inducted into the National Order of Barristers.