David E. Hudson

Partner — Hull Barrett, PC · Augusta, Georgia

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David E. Hudson

Partner

Augusta, Georgia Office

Biography

David practices in the area of general civil litigation with an emphasis on business and commercial disputes, media law and construction law. He has been a trial lawyer since 1974, and has represented clients at the trial court level in Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and New York. He has also argued numerous appeals in the appellate courts of Georgia, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and a case before the Supreme Court of the United States.

Practice Areas

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration
  • Appellate Law
  • Business Disputes, Commercial & Securities Litigation
  • Class Action Lawsuits & Multi District Litigation
  • Communications Law and Media Law
  • Construction Litigation
  • Copyright
  • Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
  • Employment Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Infringement Claims
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Non-Compete Agreements
  • Probate Administration
  • Products Liability, Personal Injury and Torts.

Education

  • Mercer University, 1968, A.B., History and Political Science (Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Student Government President, Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award winner)
  • Harvard Law School, 1971, J.D. (Honors: Cum Laude).

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Georgia.

Court Admissions

  • David is admitted to practice before the District Courts of Georgia and the Second
  • Fifth and Eleventh Circuit U.S. Courts of Circuit of Appeals
  • and the United States Supreme Court.

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, State Chair 2010-2012
  • Augusta Bar Association
  • Georgia Board of Bar Examiners, Appointed Member by Supreme Court of Georgia (1994-1998)
  • Past Chair (1998)
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Chairman Emeritus for the Lawyers Advisory Committee, Past Chair Civil Justice Reform Committee (1992-1994)
  • Mercer University Trustee, Former Executive Committee Chairman and Board Chairman
  • Morris Museum of Art Trustee
  • National Science Center Foundation Trustee
  • Richard B. Russell Foundation Trustee
  • Walter F. George Foundation Trustee
  • Calico Carnival for East Georgia Easter Seals, Inc. Board Member.

Awards & Recognition

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation – Best Lawyers in America® – 1993-2026
  • Commercial Litigation – Best Lawyers in America® – 1993-2026
  • First Amendment Law – Best Lawyers in America® – 1993-2026
  • Litigation – Construction – Best Lawyers in America® – 1993-2026
  • Litigation – First Amendment – Best Lawyers in America® – 1993-2026
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants – Best Lawyers in America® – 1993-2026
  • Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism Benham Award (2009)
  • Georgia Super Lawyers – Business Litigation (2004-2015)
  • Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers (2005-2007, 2015)
  • Georgia Trend’s – 100 Most Influential Georgians (2006)
  • Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite – General Practice/ Trail Law (2012)
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
  • 2025 Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards
  • 18th Annual Robert L. Allgood Service Award.

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