Donavan provides expert legal guidance and strategic advice to businesses in the transportation, logistics, and insurance industries. With a focus on helping clients navigate complex regulations, manage risks, and resolve disputes, Donavan’s practice emphasizes building strong, long-term relationships to support business growth and ensure future preparedness. This work spans defending businesses against negligence claims, challenging regulatory enforcement, resolving contract disputes, and everything in between.
In the regulatory space, Donavan works closely with company leaders, government agencies, and other stakeholders to address misunderstandings, ensure compliance with legal requirements, and develop practical solutions that benefit both businesses and regulators. His approach is rooted in years of experience working at the intersection of law, policy, and the judiciary—having served as legislative counsel in the Georgia Senate, as a senior policy advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, and as a judicial clerk in both state and appellate courts. These roles instilled in him a deep understanding of how legal decisions are made, how policies take shape, and how businesses can effectively navigate both.
Donavan’s understanding of the industry traces back to his roots in Rochelle, Georgia. Both of his parents were school bus drivers, and his grandfather owned a propane business, delivering to customers across South Georgia. These experiences gave Donavan an appreciation for the challenges faced by transportation professionals and the critical role they play in keeping goods and people moving—a process that, while simple in spirit, can be anything but in practice.
Outside the Office
Donavan and his wife, Ashley, live in James Island, South Carolina, with their two kids, Ellie and Davis. Ashley is an Associate Professor and pediatric hematologist and oncologist at the Medical University of South Carolina’s Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.
Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law, (J.D. cum laude)
Charles V. Laughlin Award - Excellence in Moot Court
Burks Scholar - Legal Research & Writing Instructor
University of Georgia, (B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude)
Court Admissions
Georgia (State & Superior, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
Publications
A Clear and Convincing Reminder of Punitive Damages (February 2024)
Say What You Need to Say: Avoiding Familiar Pitfalls in Settling Claims (August 2022)
Contact Information
Phone: 912-581-2900
Email: donavan.eason@momarlaw.com
Bar Admissions
Georgia
South Carolina (exp. 2025)
Clerkships
Georgia Court of Appeals
(Ellington, J.)
25th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
(Franklin, Ludwig & Ricketts, JJ.)
Recognition
Award of Achievement, Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia
Affiliations
Charleston Motor Carriers Association
Zell Miller Foundation: Board of Trustees, Past Member
Defense Research Institute
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association: Trucking Section, Past Chair
Georgia Motor Trucking Association
Zell Miller Leadership Institute: Graduate
Savannah Bar Association
Transportation Lawyers Association: Past Member
State Bar of Georgia
Formal Advisory Opinion Board (2021-23)
Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
Co-Committee Chair, Legislative Affairs (2022-23)
Committee Chair, Disaster Legal Assistance (2021-22)
Presentations
The ABCs of Claims (June 2023)
2022 Year in Review (February 2023)
Life Sentences and Legislatures (May 2022)