John "Skip" M. Hudgins, IV
Managing Partner
Civil litigation defense practice focuses on professional liability, including the representation of hospital corporations, physician groups, hospitals, nursing homes, private doctors and nurses. Defends pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and handles product liability and catastrophic injury litigation.
Professional Activities and Honors
- Named Georgia “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers and Atlanta magazines for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the category of Civil Litigation Defense
- Named to “Best Lawyers in America” for Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation in 2011
- Selected among “Who's Who” in Law & Accounting by Atlanta Business Chronicle
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (President, 1995-1996)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1997)
- Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
- B.A., with distinction, University of Virginia, 1972
- J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1976; Phi Alpha Delta; Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review