Kevin Hudson

Career

Mr. Hudson is a Top Construction Lawyer and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in Civil Cases. His work includes representing ENR top 400 contractors, design professionals, owners and specialty contractors throughout the United States. Mr. Hudson has served and currently serves as lead trial counsel on high stakes disputes before a variety of tribunals including state and federal courts, arbitrations, Court of Claims, ASBCA, CBCA and similar forums. Mr. Hudson has tried and arbitrated more than 100 cases to verdict in addition to writing and arguing more than 100 appeals. Mr. Hudson’s engagement spans the full spectrum of the construction industry from straightforward payment disputes to multi-issue disputes involving claims exceeding $300M. Mr. Hudson also serves as outside counsel or as an extension of in-house counsel teams. In this role, he advises clients as project counsel and negotiates all manner of construction related agreements.

Professional Memberships

• Atlanta Bar Association – Construction Law Section

• American Bar Association

• Construction Lawyers Society of America

• Defense Research Institute Construction Committee

• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

• Cooper Inn of Court

• Lawyers Club of Atlanta

Publications

• Lead counsel to Top ENR Design Build in successfully resolving multi-million-dollar dispute with Federal Government arising out of military installation in Hawaii.

• Lead counsel in successful resolution on behalf of top ENR general contractor of multi-million-dollar defect allegation with building operation system.

• Lead counsel in successful resolution on behalf of top ENR general contractor of various disputes ranging from OSHA to third party actions arising out of a crane collapse.

• Lead counsel in successful arbitration award on behalf of top ENR general contractor in multi-million-dollar defect allegation involving metal building envelope design.

• Co-Lead counsel in successful arbitration award on behalf of national senior living developer in a multi-million dollar in action related to termination of the general contractor for delays and improper project management.

• Lead counsel for top international engineering firm in successful resolution of nearly a billion-dollar claim involving structural steel design and delays and increased construction costs associated with project acceleration.

• Lead counsel for top-ENR general in successful resolution of bid dispute involving construction of the Chattanooga sewer treatment facility.

Practice Areas

Construction Law

Construction Litigation

Education

Expert in these Jurisdictions

• Georgia Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court of Georgia

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

• United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

• Tennessee State Bar

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

• United States Supreme Court