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Augusta, Georgia 30901 (Richmond Co.)
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(Main Office) As a firm and as individuals, we believe we can better represent our clients by working collaboratively. At Hull Barrett we strive for excellence, which is why you will find a team of experienced, knowledgeable and competent staff. Our past and current members have served on the federal and state trial courts, as state legislators and city council members, as members of the state bar governing bodies, as presidents of state and local bar organizations, as members of the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners, and on numerous bar committees and court advisory committees. We are experienced to serve as mediators or arbitrators in alternative dispute resolution proceedings and have a long history of public service to the states of Georgia and South Carolina and their organized bars. Hull Barrett is engaged in a general civil practice providing a broad range of legal services with an emphasis on general litigation, trials and appeals; securities and corporate law; mergers, acquisitions and public offerings; local government law and eminent domain actions; health care; computer and technology law; internet ventures; trademark and copyright law; taxation; public finance; commercial real estate; construction law and disputes; employment law; banking law; insurance law; trusts, estate planning and probate; First Amendment and media law and environmental matters. We represent a broad client base of major corporations, small businesses, professional entities, financial and lending institutions, local governments, public authorities, public utilities, railroad companies, insurance companies, health care institutions and individuals. Statement of PracticeGeneral practice including Civil, Trial and Appellate in all Courts, Corporation, Securities, Real Estate, Insurance, Taxation, Probate, Construction, Media, Communications and First Amendment, Employment, Local Government, Healthcare, Bankruptcy, Trust, Municipal Finance, Environmental Law, Computer and Technology, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Class Action Law and Intellectual Property. Firm Size: 30
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Advanced Services, Inc.
Allen Batchelor Construction, Inc.
Augusta IT
Augusta Riverfront Limited Partnership
Battey Properties, LLC
Castleberry/Snow's Brands, Inc.
Columbia County, Georgia
Community Newspapers, Inc.
CPI, Inc.
Creel Foundation
CSRA Federal Credit Union
Dawson, Taylor & Co.
Georgia Press Association
Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River Council
Gold Mech, Inc.
Housing Authority of the City of Augusta
Hull Storey Retail Group, LLC
InfoPro
IntelliSystems
Master Pontiac Buick GMC, Inc.
MAU, Inc.
McKnight Construction Co.
Merry Land Properties, Inc.
Milton Ruben Motors, Inc.
Morris Communications Company, LLC
Perfection-Schwank, Inc.
Platts Funeral Home, Inc.
R.W. Allen Construction Co.
Roberts Digital Data
Savannah River Site Redevelopment Authority
Sizemore, Inc.
South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank
The Medical College of Georgia Physicians Practice Group Foundation
Trinity Hospital of Augusta
Walton Options for Independent Living, Inc.
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital.
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Alea of London
American Hardware Insurance Group
Amoco Polymers, Inc.
Association County Commissioners of Georgia
Atlanta Gas Light Co.
Augusta Canal Authority
Augusta Iron & Steel, Inc.
Augusta Stallions Area Football Franchise
Bank of America
Bank of Burke County
BellSouth
Blanchard & Calhoun
Bob Bennett Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.
Bobby Jones Ford
Central of Georgia Railroad Company
Club Car, Inc.
Companion Property and Casualty
Cotton States Insurance Company
CSR America, Inc.
CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Dixie Clay Co.
DSM Chemicals
Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Energy Consulting Group, LLC
First Professional Insurance Company
Garrett Aviation, Inc.
Genuine Parts Company
Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co.
Inland Services Corp. (Southland Construction Co.)
Institutions Food House, Inc.
Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.
Kemper Insurance Companies
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Knology, Inc.
KONE, Inc.
Kronotex, USA
Life of Georgia Insurance Co.
Lloyds of London
MAG Insurance Company
MCG Health, Inc.
Microsoft Corp.
Nationwide Insurance Co.
Network Data Systems
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Olin Corporation
Paine College
PDS Hearst, Inc.
Polaris America, Inc.
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company
Regions Bank
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
SunTrust Bank
Textron/E-Z-Go Div.
TIG Insurance Company
The Lamar Company, LLC
The Medical Protective Company
United Insurance Company of America.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address801 Broad Street, Suite 700
Augusta, GA 30901, (Richmond Co.)
PhonePhone: 706-722-4481
Fax: 706-722-9779
Website
http://www.hullbarrett.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesAiken, South Carolina: 111 Park Avenue, SW, 29801. Telephone: 803-648-4213. Fax: 803-648-2601.
Julian J. Willingham (1887-1963).
W. Hale Barrett (Member) born Augusta, Georgia, February 11, 1929; admitted to bar, 1954, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1950); University of South Carolina; University of Georgia (LL.B., 1955). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Recognized in "Best Lawyers in America." Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member: Augusta (President, 1973) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Corporate and Banking Section, 1975-1976). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: W. Hale Barrett
Lawton Jordan, Jr. (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, January 7, 1940; admitted to bar, 1963, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Georgia (LL.B., 1964). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Student Editorial Board, Georgia Bar Journal, 1963-1964. Law Assistant to Associate Justice Bond Almand of the Supreme Court of Georgia, 1964-1965. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Lawton Jordan, Jr.
Patrick J. Rice (Member) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Georgia. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1963); University of Georgia (LL.B., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, Student Editorial Board, Georgia Bar Journal, 1965-1966. Editor, Georgia Defense Lawyers Journal, 1983. One of 100 Super Lawyers in Georgia; Best Lawyers in America. Member: Augusta (President, 1987) and American (Member, Litigation, Tort, Insurance and Health Law Section, 1978) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1986); Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1989-1990); Young Lawyers Club of Augusta (President, 1974-1975); Augusta Area Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1976-1978); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Commercial Litigation; Trial Practice; Health Law.Email: Patrick J. Rice
Douglas D. Batchelor, Jr. (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 4, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Georgia and Florida; 1988, South Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (A.B., 1966); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1968). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, University of Florida Law Review, 1967-1968. One of Super Lawyers in Georgia; Best Lawyers in America. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Health Care; Municipal Finance Law; Local Government Law.Email: Douglas D. Batchelor, Jr.
David E. Hudson (Member) born Manchester, Georgia, March 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1968); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Law Clerk to Hon. Griffin B. Bell, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1971-1972. Chair, Civil Justice Reform Committee, Southern District of Georgia, 1991-1994. Member, 1994-1998 and Chair, 1998, Georgia Board of Bar Examiners. One of 100 Super Lawyers in Georgia; Best Lawyers in America. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Augusta Area Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1982). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (1992). [Capt., U.S. Army, 1972-1974]. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Communications Law; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: David E. Hudson
Neal W. Dickert (Member) born Newberry, South Carolina, July 28, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, South Carolina; 1975, Georgia. Education: Wofford College (A.B., 1968); University of South Carolina (M.B.A., 1969; J.D., 1974). Member: Society of Wig and Robe; South Carolina Law Review, 1972-1974. Judge, Superior Court for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, 1997-2007. Chairman, Board of Trustees for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, State of Georgia, 2005-2007. Chairman, Family Law Committee for the Council of Superior Court Judges, 2003-2005. Graduate of the National Judicial College and served as Facilitator for the General Jurisdiction Course at the National Judicial College (2002). Author: "Georgia Handbook on Foundations and Objections," Thomson-West, 2003 (updated annually); "Avoiding Judicial Arrogance: A Personal Essay," Judges Journal, Vol. 44, No. 1, p.21, Winter 2005; "From the Bar to the Bench: Reflections of a Rookie Judge," Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 4, No. 6, 1999; "Opening Statements" Verdict Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 3, p. 14, 2001. Member: Augusta (Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1981; Vice President, 1995; President-Elect, 1996; and President, 1997) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Board of Governors, 1986-1998); South Carolina Bar; Fellow: Lawyers' Foundation of Georgia; Georgia Bar Foundation. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. (Also at Aiken, South Carolina Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Mediation; Appellate Practice; Complex Litigation.Email: Neal W. Dickert
Mark S. Burgreen (Member) born Union, South Carolina, December 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina; 1986, Georgia. Education: Erskine College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1985); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1986). Order of the Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Mark S. Burgreen
George R. Hall (Member) born Red Springs, North Carolina, September 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, South Carolina; 1987, Georgia. Education: Presbyterian College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1986). Member: Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Recipient: Best Lawyers in America; Georgia Super Lawyers. Member: Augusta (President, 2007) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; Young Lawyers Club of Augusta (President, 1993-1994); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2003-2005); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tort Law; Trial Practice.Email: George R. Hall
James B. Ellington (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., summa cum laude, 1984; J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Blue Key; Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. Winning Team, Talmadge Moot Court Competition, 1986. Member, Editorial Board, 1985-1986 and Executive Research Editor, 1986-1987, Georgia Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 1987-1988. Best Lawyers in America. University of Georgia Law School Association Council, Member, 1999-2006, President 2004-2005. University of Georgia School of Law Board of Visitors, 2006. Member: Augusta (Treasurer, 2000-2001) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Review Panel, State Disciplinary Board, 2000; Chair, 2003-2004; Member, Formal Advisory Opinion Board, 2004; Vice Chair, 2007); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Rights Litigation; Local Government Law; Media Law; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: James B. Ellington
F. Michael Taylor (Member) born Valdosta, Georgia, August 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia; 1989, South Carolina. Education: Armstrong State College; University of Georgia (B.A., 1981); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, 1986-1988 and Managing Editors Staff, 1987-1988, Mercer University Law Review. Co-Author: "Lynch v. Waters: Tolling Georgia's Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice," 38 Mercer Law Review, 1987. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Workers Compensation Law; Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Common Carrier Law; Contracts; Litigation; Products Liability.Email: F. Michael Taylor
William J. Keogh, III (Member) born Greenwich, Connecticut, February 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1988); Emory University (J.D., 1991). Recent Publication Editor, Emory International Law Review, 1990-1991. Recent Publication Review, "Political Violence & The Law in Ireland," 4 Emory International Law Review 239, 1990. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 2004; District Representative, Young Lawyers Section, 1996-2002); Young Lawyers Club of Augusta (President, 1998). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Eminent Domain; Construction Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: William J. Keogh, III
Timothy E. Moses (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1986); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi (Vice Magister, Calhoun Inn, 1992-1993); Order of the Wig and Robe. Articles Editor, 1993-1994 and Student Editorial Board Member, 1992-1994, Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. Member: Augusta and American (Member: Intellectual Property and Computer Law Committee; Labor and Employment Law Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Technology Law Section); South Carolina Bar (Former Member, Technology Committee). [Lieut., U.S. Navy, 1986-1991; Lieut. Cmdr., U.S. Naval Reserves, 1991-1994]. Practice Areas: Computer and Technology Law; Intellectual Property; Employment Law.Email: Timothy E. Moses
Tara R. Simkins (Member) born Augusta, Georgia, January 31, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1989); University of Georgia (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. Secretary, Student Bar Association. Member, Atlanta Bar Association, 1992-1998. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court, 1996-1999 (Barrister). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Commercial Law.Email: Tara R. Simkins
James V. Painter (Team Leader of the Medical Negligence Practice Group) born Jamestown, New York, October 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia; 1997, South Carolina; 2008, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1991); University of Georgia (J.D., 1994). Selected as one of "America's Top Lawyers". Co-Author: with Wiley A. Wasden III, "Recent Developments in Georgia Premises Liability Law: Criminal Activity Cases," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, 1996; with Christopher A. Cosper: "The Impact of O.C.G.A.24-9-67.1 in Medical Malpractice Cases," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association's 2008 Journal. Presentation: "How to Avoid Malpractice Suits," CME Seminar, Augusta, GA, May 3, 2006, MAG Mutual Insurance; "Called to the Stand - You're on Trial, a Mock Trial Presentation," CME Seminar, November 7, 2007, Medical College of Georgia Physicians Group. Presentation and Paper: "Resources for Impeachment of Experts," ICLE, 23rd Annual Medical Malpractice Institute, December 1, 2007; "Impeachment," ICLE, "Georgia Foundations and Objections," Atlanta GA, March 19, 2008; "Deposition Testimony: A Survival Guide," CME Seminar, May 7, 2008, Medical College of Georgia Physicians Practice Group; "Sources of Impeachment Materials for use in the Examination of an Opposing Expert," 2008 MAG Mutual Insurance Co. Defense Attorney Seminar; "Your Medical Record Documentation: 'You're in the crosshairs - kill or cure?'," CME Seminar, November 19, 2008, The Physicians Practice Group Risk Management Committee. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Health Law Sections); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Health Law, and Tort and Insurance Sections); South Carolina Bar (Member, Health Law Section); New York State Bar Association; Augusta Bar Association; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Professional Negligence Section). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Home Litigation; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Risk Management; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Physicians Risk Management; Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; General Liability Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Federal Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability.Email: James V. Painter
Darren G. Meadows (Member) born Covington, Georgia, October 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1990); Georgia State University (J.D., 1994). Member, 1991-1994, Vice President, 1992-1993 and President, 1993-1994, Environmental Law Society, Georgia State University. Board Member, Georgia Air and Waste Management Association, 1998-2000. Member: Augusta and American (Member, Sections on: Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental, 1994; Public Sector, 1994-1999) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Environmental, At Large Board Member, 2001; Real Estate, 1994; Local Government, 2001). Practice Areas: Environmental; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Health Care; Regulatory Law.Email: Darren G. Meadows
James S. V. Weston (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, December 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1991); Innsbruck University; Mercer University (J.D., 1996). Recognized, "Georgia Rising Star," 2005 and 2006. Law Clerk, Superior Courts Judges of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, 1996-1997. Member: Augusta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (District Representative, Young Lawyers Division); Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Health Care Litigation.Email: James S. V. Weston
John B. West (Member) born Carrollton, Georgia, December 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee; 2001, Georgia; 2002, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1996); Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 1999); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Judicial Clerk, Honorable Holly M. Kirby, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1999-2000. Member: Augusta, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Corporate Code Revision Committee); South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Business Transactions.Email: John B. West
Thomas L. Cathey (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, October 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina; 2001, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Communication. Member: State Bar of Georgia ; North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Thomas L. Cathey
Davis A. Dunaway (Member) born Augusta, Georgia, July 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., Finance, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member, Family Counseling Center, CSRA Board of Directors, Greater Augusta Sports Counsel. Member: Augusta Bar Association; Young Lawyers of Augusta (Executive Board Member, 2004; Vice-President, 2008; President-Elect, 2009); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Tort Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Communications Law.Email: Davis A. Dunaway
——————————Christine M. Shaffer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia and South Carolina. Education: Medical College of Georgia (B.S., summa cum laude, 2005) University of South Carolina (J.D., 2008). Member: American Bar Association.Email: Christine M. Shaffer
J. Christopher Driver (Associate) born Berlin, Germany, August 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Medical College of Georgia (B.S., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Author: Note, "African AIDS Crisis: Implications From the Rise of Managed Care in South Africa," 30 Ga. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 305, 2002. Member: Augusta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: J. Christopher Driver
Alana Kyriakakis (Associate) born Enid, Oklahoma, December 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2005, South Carolina. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1997); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif; Order of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 2002-2004. Author: " Conner v. City of Forest Acres: The End of the At Will Employment Era?," 54 SC Law Rev. 1113. Member: Augusta Bar Association; Young Lawyers Association (Executive Board Member). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Rights Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Alana Kyriakakis
Christopher A. Cosper (Associate) born Gainesville, Florida, December 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; 2006, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 2001); University of Georgia (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Executive Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review. 2002-2004. Author: "Rehabilitation of the Juror Rehabilitation Procedure," 37 Ga. L.Rev. 1471 (2003). Member: Member: Augusta Bar Association; Young Lawyers Association; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Young Professionals of Augusta. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Class Action Defense; Medical Malpractice; Communications Law; Tort Law.Email: Christopher A. Cosper
Susan M. Clapp (Associate) born Frankfort, Kentucky, September 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina; 2007, Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Augusta Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; American Bar Association. (Also at Aiken, South Carolina Office). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Susan M. Clapp
Michael E. Fowler, Jr. (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, September 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2001, Georgia; 2002, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1995); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2000). In-house Counsel, Hull Storey Retail Group, 2004-2008. Member: Birmingham, Augusta and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar. (Also at Aiken Office). Special Agencies: International Council of Shopping Centers, 2004 . Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Contracts; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Michael E. Fowler, Jr.
OF COUNSELN. Shannon Gentry Lanier (Of Counsel) born Gainesville, Georgia, April 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., 1989, J.D., 1992). Law Clerk, Hon. William M. Fleming Jr., Chief Judge, Augusta Judicial Circuit, 1992-1994. Member: Augusta Bar Association (Secretary, 1995-1996); State Bar of Georgia; Young Lawyers Club of Augusta (Member, Executive Committee, 1995-1996); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Communications Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: N. Shannon Gentry Lanier
William F. Hammond (Of Counsel) born Augusta, Georgia, November 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Augusta College (B.B.A., 1970); Mercer University (J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M., 1982). Recipient: National Accounting Association Scholarship; Georgia Banking Association Estate Planning Award. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1977 (Inactive). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member: Taxation; Real Property and Probate Sections). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; ERISA; Tax Planning; Litigation; Corporate Law; Employee Benefit Law.Email: William F. Hammond
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