Joel H. Thornton
Biography
Joel H. Thornton, a Georgia attorney, has practiced law
across the United States and in Europe. Former counsel for American Center for Law and
Justice (the premier Christian religious liberties firm), Joel now serves as the
president and general counsel for the International Human Rights Group, which
protects religious liberties and human rights worldwide. His courtroom
experience has taken him before the US Supreme Court, numerous federal and state
courts, a variety of city and county commissions, and the European Court of
Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Joel earned his bachelor’s degree at Berry College
in Rome , George, and a Juris Doctorate from
Georgia
State University
His first novel, Southern Justice, is in pre-release from Tate Publishing, which anticipates a national distribution the first week of June, 2008. Joel is currently working on his second novel as well as several white papers on international human rights.