J. Clay Fuller. A native Georgian, Clay Fuller grew up in Dalton. He attended the University of Georgia where he was in the Honors Program, earning his B.A. in history in 1988.

Following graduation, like his father and brother before him, Clay pursued a career in music. Clay played lead guitar in Allgood, a rock band which toured nationally and made several records including three for A&M Records. While with Allgood, Clay had the honor of sharing the bill with legendary performers like Neil Young and the Allman Brothers Band and also worked closely with some of the finest musicians of his generation including Widespread Panic, Phish, and the Dave Matthews Band.

When Allgood broke up in the mid-1990s, Clay attended the University of Georgia School of Law where he earned a Castellow Scholarship, worked as a teaching assistant for Professor Tom Eaton's torts class, and participated in the GEORGIA LAW REVIEW (including serving as Articles Editor in 1998-1999). He won the C.J.S. Award in Property, graduated Magna Cum Laude, and was selected for membership in the Order of the Coif.

Clay's legal employment began with a clerkship for the Honorable Richard W. Story in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia from 1999-2001. Clay assisted Judge Story on a wide range of civil matters; most notably employment, class actions, and product liability cases.

Following his clerkship Clay entered private practice with a nationally-recognized trial firm where he initially worked on several automotive products liability cases with his future partners Pete Daughtery and Jason Crawford, and later worked on several significant class action cases including many with Crawford.

Since forming DCFB, Clay's practice has been divided between consumer class actions, business disputes, and personal injury matters. He has been named class counsel in several class actions including several significant settlements. He also has successfully won reversal of an order dismissing a class action after arguing before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. See Anthony v. American Gen. Fin. Servs., Inc., 626 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir. 2010) (reversing district court after consideration of opinion from Supreme Court of Georgia). In addition, Clay served a corporate client as lead counsel in a business dispute that resulted in a $2.5 million verdict for his client after a two-week jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. See Advanced BodyCare Solutions, Inc. v. Thione Int'l, Inc., 615 F.3d 1352 (11th Cir. 2010) (affirming verdict in all respects).

Clay was a Barrister of the Lumpkin Inn of Court from 2003-2005. He has been a Board Member of the Civil Justice PAC of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association since 2006. He is admitted to practice in Georgia, and has also practiced in Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, and Kansas.

Recently, Clay helped form The Ridge United Methodist Church in Columbus where he plays lead guitar in the band. Also, Allgood reformed in 2010 and is playing shows regularly again. Clay and his wife Samantha enjoy spending time with their family.