Kevin H. Hudson has achieved successful verdicts, judgments and awards on behalf of clients in hundreds of state and federal jury trials, arbitrations and administrative hearings. Kevin focuses on Construction Law, but his wide breadth of knowledge and experience covers Complex Commercial Litigation, Risk Management, Business Torts, Contract Disputes and General Business Law. He is the chair of his firm's construction practice and represents general contractors across the United States. Kevin also represents numerous banks and bank directors in all manner of actions, including defense of FDIC matters. He also handles select catastrophic injury matters, and, in that capacity has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Kevin has been named to the list of Georgia Super Lawyers® five times for his work in the area of Construction Litigation and Business Litigation. Kevin is AV®Preeminent^TM Peer Review Rated¹ by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has written numerous articles and spoken at a number of seminars related to the Construction Law field.

Areas of Expertise

• Construction Law
• Construction Litigation
• Business Torts
• Business Law
• Complex Commercial Litigation

Education

• Emory University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1991

  Emory Law Journal, Associate Editor
  Jessup International Moot Court, Best Oralist

• Emory University, B.A., 1988

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 11^th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7^th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 5^th Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals

Legal Employment

• Foltz Martin, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (Partner, 2003 - present; Associate 1998-2002)
• Assistant Attorney General, Georgia (1994 - 1998)
• Trotter Smith & Jacobs/Nelson Mullins (1991-1993)

Professional Affiliations

• Association of General Contractors
• ABA Construction Forum
• Association Builders and Contractors - Legislative Committee

Other Professional Accomplishments

• AV®Preeminent^TM Peer Review Rated¹ by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Georgia Super Lawyers® (2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011), for work in Construction & Business Litigation

Presentations

• "Using PowerPoint at Trial," presented by Foltz Martin, LLC & Courtroom Visuals, Inc. at Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C.
• Speaker at the December 11, 2008 Seminar: "Legal Implications of the AIA 2007 Contract Revisions - Strategies for Negotiating Terms Using the New American Institute for Architects' Forms." Presented by: Stafford Publications
• Speaker at the April 14, 2009 Seminar: "Legal Implications of the Latest AIA Contract Revisions." Presented by Stafford Publications.

Publications

• "A Closer Look: Can the Construction Team Apply Traditional Contracts" Construction-Today
• "All in the Family" Construction-Today
• "Create Consensus," Construction-Today
• "Labor Relations" Construction-Today
• "Preventing Safety Non-Compliance Through A Team Approach" Construction Business Owner
• "Private Support" Construction-Today
• "Riskier Business" Construction-Today
• "Safe Game Plan" Construction-Today
• "Safety Insured" Construction-Today
• "Seeing Both Sides" Construction-Today
• "Creative Arrangements To Reach The Finish Line" The Georgia Contractor
• The Dilemma of Using the Mandatory Class Action in the Mass Tort Case, 40 Emory Law Journal 665, 1991

¹ AV®Preeminent^TH is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.