Robert C. Hughes III

Robert C. Hughes, III maintains an active practice is both Georgia and South Carolina (approximately 50% Georgia and 50% South Carolina). His practice focuses on commercial litigation, construction law (including litigation of construction defects and contract disputes, contract drafting/negotiation, mechanic's and materialman's liens, payment bond claims, and regulatory compliance matters), business planning and formation, and general corporate law. Robert holds Martindale Hubbell's "AV Preeminent Lawyer" peer view rating, the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards, and he maintains a "Superb" Avvo Lawyer Rating (10 out of 10). Additionally, Robert has been designated as a "Super Lawyer" by Thomas Reuters.

While in law school Robert was a member of the Mercer Law Review and authored the case not "Nothing Lost, Nothing Owed: Supreme Court Upholds State IOLTA Program in Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington," 55 Mercer. L. Rev. 815 (2004). Upon graduating law school, Robert was inducted into the Brainerd Currie Honor Society (membership limited to top 10% of graduating class). He also received the Guerry R. Moore Insurance Award and the Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing.

Education:

University of Georgia, B.A., Cum Laude (2001)
Walter F. George Law School, Mercer University, J.D., Cum Laude (2004)

Memberships:

Savannah Bar Association, Immediate Past President (2019 - 2020)
Savannah Bar Association, President (2018 - 2019)
Savannah Bar Association, Treasurer (2015 - 2017)
Court Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia (2013 - 2017)
Past President of Savannah Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors (2009-2010)
State Bar of Georgia, Executive Counsel (2007-2011)
State Bar of Georgia (2004 - Present)
State Bar of South Carolina (2005 - Present)

Admissions:

All Georgia and South Carolina State Courts
U.S. District Court for Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia
Eleventh Circuit, United States Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
United States Supreme Court