About John Felan Spoon
John Felan Spoon Castaneda built his legal path in Georgia courts. He took the classroom route through Georgia State University College of Law, earning his J.D. before entering practice. The law school years shaped his understanding of state procedure and appellate advocacy.
After law school, Castaneda secured the authorizations necessary to practice across the state. He is admitted to the Georgia bar and is authorized to appear before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. Those admissions position him to handle matters at trial and on appeal within the state judicial system.
His professional life is connected to organized bar work. He holds active memberships in the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association and the Gwinnett County Bar Association. Those affiliations keep him involved in continuing legal education and local court community affairs. They also reflect regular participation in the networks that shape practice in Atlanta and the surrounding counties.
Colleagues and clients find him regularly working in both metropolitan and suburban settings. He maintains offices in South Atlanta and North Atlanta, which allows him to meet clients and attend hearings across multiple courthouses. He splits time between the two offices so he can respond to the calendars and geographic realities of civil and appellate dockets.
Throughout his career he has handled matters that require an understanding of both trial procedure and appellate briefing. He prepares records for appeal, drafts appellate briefs and presents argument in appellate settings when the procedural posture of a case calls for it. He also handles litigation at the trial-court level when cases require initial fact development and motions practice.
Castaneda balances casework with participation in the local bar associations that serve Atlanta and Gwinnett County. He attends educational programs and court-related events to stay current on developments in Georgia law. That continuing engagement informs how he assesses litigation strategy and appellate posture.
He practices law in Georgia state courts and before the state’s appellate tribunals. His current practice focuses on matters presented in those forums.
