(Main Office)

In 1946 William M. Fulcher and his brother Edwin D. Fulcher founded a partnership committed to the highest quality of legal representation for their diverse clients. Since then the Fulcher Hagler LLP firm has expanded to represent businesses and individuals, offering a wide range of legal services with emphasis in the areas of litigation and taxation. The firm serves the interests of national and international clients in state and federal courts in east central and south Georgia and Western South Carolina. Members of the firm have served with distinction on State Bar disciplinary tribunals, bar examination boards, in courts of general jurisdiction and worthwhile local civic and religious activities. Our attorneys and numerous support staff remain committed to the goals established by the firm over 60 years ago.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Real Estate, Insurance, Probate and Taxation Law. Trials.

Clients

REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: Southern Mutual Insurance Co.
MAG Mutual
Medical Protective Company
GMAC Insurance Company
The Cincinnati Insurance Co.
Government Employees Insurance Co.
Safeco Insurance Cos.
Ranger Insurance Cos.
State Auto Mutual Insurance Co.
American International Group
GAB Robins of North America, Inc.
ANPAC
Crawford & Company
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.
Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance Cos.
South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Cos.
Lawyers Title Insurance Co.
The Doctors Co.
Lawyers Protector Plan
Guard Insurance Co.
Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
GIRMA.

COUNSEL FOR: Bi-Lo, LLC
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Thermal Ceramics
MAU, Inc
Coca Cola Bottling Co. United LLC
General Growth Properties
Reeves Construction Co.
Georgia School Boards Association
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: GIW Industries, Inc.
Bell Fatigue, Inc.
Stephen W. Brown and Radiology Associates
Southern Beverage Packers, Inc.
Riverside Forest Products
Ireland Electric Corp.
City of Harlem, Georgia
Community Service Board of East Central Georgia
MCBS, LLC
City of Lincolnton, Georgia.
City of Washington, Georgia.
Warren County, Georgia
Augusta Center for Dermatology & Skin Renewal, LLC
Waterco USA.

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.

Address

One 10th Street
Suite 700
Augusta, GA 30901, (Richmond Co.)

Phone

Phone: 706-724-0171

Website

http://www.fulcherlaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

William M. Fulcher (1902-1993).

Edwin D. Fulcher (1906-1980).

Gould B. Hagler (Member) (Retired).

William C. Reed (1929-2007).

Ronald C. Griffeth (1935-1998).

David H. Hanks (Member) (Retired).

Robert C. Hagler (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, May 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1975); Cumberland Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Disciplinary Board Review Panel, 1990-1993). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Robert C. Hagler

Michael B. Hagler, (P.C.) (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, October 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Georgia (J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1981). Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Estate Planning.Email: Michael B. Hagler, (P.C.)

James W. Purcell (Partner) born Calhoun, Georgia, September 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., cum laude, 1973; J.D., 1975). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2009. Assistant District Attorney, 1976-1977 and Chief Assistant District Attorney, 1977-1980, Augusta Judicial Circuit. Member, Judicial Nominating Commission for the State of Georgia, 2003—. Member: Augusta Bar Association (President, 2000); State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Railroad Law; Medical Malpractice.Email: James W. Purcell

J. Arthur Davison (Partner) born Macon, Georgia, September 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia; 1982, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Staff Member, Georgia Law Review, 1979-1981. Member: Augusta Bar Association (President, 2008); State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Young Lawyers Club of Augusta (President, 1990). Reported Cases: Cowart v. Widener, 2009 WL693267 (Ga.App.); Bonner v. Southern Restaurant Group, Inc., 610 S.E.2nd129(2005); Resnick v. Meybohm Realty, Inc., 269 Ga. App. 486 (2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: J. Arthur Davison

Mark C. Wilby (Partner) born Great Lakes, Illinois, September 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia and South Carolina. Education: Augusta College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Georgia (J.D., 1986). Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Railroad Law; Adoption Law.Email: Mark C. Wilby

N. Staten Bitting, Jr. (P.C.) (Partner) born Ocala, Florida, January 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida; 1989, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1975); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1997—. Member: Augusta Bar Association; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Chair, Workers' Compensation Committee, 1997-2000; Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2003; Vice-President, 2003-2007; Secretary and Treasurer, 2007—). Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Workers Compensation Defense; Appellate Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: N. Staten Bitting, Jr. (P.C.)

David P. Dekle, (P.C.) (Partner) born Decatur, Georgia, August 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S.F.R., 1986; J.D., 1990). Member: Augusta Bar Association (Treasurer, 1994-1995); State Bar of Georgia; Young Lawyers Club of Augusta; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Rights; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Insurance.Email: David P. Dekle, (P.C.)

Scott W. Kelly, (P.C.) (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, July 8, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 1990; J.D., 1993). Blue Key; Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient: John & Mary Franklin Scholarship; President's Award. Member: Moot Court Board; Jessup Moot Court Team. Member, 1991— and Chapter Founder and President, 1991-1993, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, University of Georgia. Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Premises Liability; Local Government Law; Insurance.Email: Scott W. Kelly, (P.C.)

Elizabeth A. McLeod, (P.C.) (Partner) born Pensacola, Florida, November 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2004, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Mercer University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court. Member, Mercer Law Review. Author, "Payne v. Tenn. Reexamining Admissibility of Victim Impact Evidence," Mer. L.R., Vol. 44, No. 4. Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; Georgia Defense Lawyer's Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Railroad Law; Employment Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Elizabeth A. McLeod, (P.C.)

Barry A. Fleming (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, May 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1994). President, Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Christian Legal Society. Majority Whip and Chairman, Special Committee on Civil Justice Reform, Georgia House of Representatives, 2002-2009. Chairman, Columbia County Georgia Board of Commissioners, 1999-2002. Former Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia. Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Probate Litigation; Insurance Defense; Governmental Law; Collections.Email: Barry A. Fleming

Russell V. Mobley, (P.C.) (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, July 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Augusta State University (B.B.A., 1986); Georgia State University (J.D., 1991); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1992). Recipient, Outstanding Young American Award, 1996. Listed in Super Lawyers, 2005. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1988—. Past Chair, Planned Giving and Investment Committee, University Health Care Foundation. Member, Leadership Augusta Class, 2003. Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Augusta Estate Planning Council (President, 2007—; Past President, 1997-1999); Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Augusta Chapter). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Taxation; Medicaid Planning.Email: Russell V. Mobley, (P.C.)

Stephen H. Brown, (P.C.) (Partner) born Mount Holly, New Jersey, September 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 1998, U. S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1992); Mercer University (J.D., 1996). Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Governmental Law; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Workers Compensation.Email: Stephen H. Brown, (P.C.)

Amy R. Snell, (P.C.) (Partner) born New York, New York, August 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, Georgia; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1994, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., cum laude, 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., 1983). Recipient: New York State Regents Scholarship; Bronze Key Certificate. Law Clerk to Hon. Marcia G. Cooke, U.S. Magistrate Judge, 1984-1985. Author or Co-Author: "How to Fill Your Quiver with Effective Appellate Arrows," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Journal, 2007; "Selecting the Right Key to Open the Appellate Court Door," Georgia Defense Lawyer, Fall 2007; "Evidence of Hospital/HMO Corporate Negligence: Enough is Enough - Or is It?" White and Williams LLP Executive Newsletter, Vol. X, Issue 2 (Summer 2000); "Criminal Procedure, 1985 Survey of Sixth Circuit Law," 1985 Det. C.L.Rev. 474 (1985). Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Chair, Appellate Practice Substantive Law Committee 2006-2007); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation(50%); Appellate Practice(50%).Email: Amy R. Snell, (P.C.)

Susan Carter Mulherin, (P.C.) (Partner) born Newport, Rhode Island; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1977); University of South Carolina, Aiken (A.S.N., Nursing, 1985); University of Richmond (J.D., 1998). Registered Nurse. Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense(100%).Email: Susan Carter Mulherin, (P.C.)

Mary Bryan Robbins (Partner) born Augusta, Georgia, April 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: Augusta State University (B.A., 1978); Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Augusta Estate Planning Council; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Corporate Law; Trust Administration; Employment Law; Estate Planning.Email: Mary Bryan Robbins

Sonja R. Tate, (P.C.) (Partner) born Forrest City, Arkansas, August 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1999, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U. S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; Toombs Circuit Bar Association (President, 1998-1999); Young Lawyers of Augusta; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Adoption Law.Email: Sonja R. Tate, (P.C.)

Michael N. Loebl, (P.C.) (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, December 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2005, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: Augusta and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Railroad Law; Federal Criminal Law.Email: Michael N. Loebl, (P.C.)

ASSOCIATES

Andrew W. Holliday (Associate)

Blair B. Massey (Associate)

David L. Bigger (Associate)

Paul H. Dye IV (Associate)

Dorothy H. Hogg (Associate)

Kurt A. Worthington (Associate) (Admitted in South Carolina; Not admitted in Georgia)

John E. Price (Associate)