William J. Keogh, III Appointed Chairperson and Vice Chairperson to Georgia State Bar Committees
William J. Keogh III, of Hull Barrett, PC, has been appointed to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Statewide Judicial Evaluation Committee.
Augusta, GA (Vocus) August 24, 2010
Hull Barrett, PC (http://hullbarrett. com/index. html) is pleased to announce that William J. Keogh, III (http://hullbarrett. com/attorneys/wkeogh. html) has been appointed by S. Lester Tate, III, President of the State Bar of Georgia, to serve as Chairperson for the Committee on the Judiciary and Vice Chairperson to the Statewide Judicial Evaluation Committee for the 2010-2011 term.
The Committee on the Judiciary, in which Bill will serve as Chairperson, is a special committee designed to protect the rule of law and the independence of the courts, through long-term strategic planning and recommendations regarding judicial selection and compensation. The committee consists of 35 attorneys from 17 different cities throughout Georgia. The Statewide Judicial Evaluation Committee, where Bill will serve as Vice Chairperson, is a standing committee that advises the State Bar President with regard to the qualifications of all candidates for appointment to the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia trial courts. The committee consists of 48 attorneys from 30 cities throughout Georgia.
The State Bar of Georgia has approximately 42,000+ attorneys who are authorized to practice law in Georgia. The State Bar exists to foster among the members of the Bar of this state the principles of duty and service to the public; to improve the administration of justice; and to advance the science of law. The Bar is governed by the Board of Governors, which controls and administers the organization. Since 2004, Bill has volunteered his time, efforts and legal profession to serve on the Board of Governors. Currently, 153 persons serve on the Board of Governors.
Bill graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1991. He has a general civil trial practice and advises clients on contract and business disputes, commercial litigation, construction litigation, and in cases involving property valuation such as eminent domain (condemnations) and tax appeals. He has represented clients from various industries on such matters in both federal and state court, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and special master proceedings. Representative clients include manufacturers, suppliers and vendors, general contractors and subcontractors, retailers, engineering firms, sureties, private property owners, government entities and condemning authorities, apartment complexes, and the buyers and sellers of large commercial enterprises. He has also been asked to act as both an arbitrator and as a mediator in construction and land valuation disputes and his appellate work includes the authorship of a petition for certiorari granted by the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as appearances in both the appellate courts of the State of Georgia and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Hull Barrett, PC is a full service law firm with 29 attorneys (http://hullbarrett. com/attorneys/index. html) firm wide. The firm is engaged in a general civil practice providing a broad range of legal services with an emphasis on general litigation, trials and appeals; securities and corporate law; mergers, acquisitions and public offerings; local government law and eminent domain actions; health care; computer and technology law; internet ventures; trademark and copyright law; taxation; public finance; commercial real estate; construction law and disputes; employment law; banking law; insurance law; trusts, estate planning and probate; First Amendment and media law and environmental matters. Hull Barrett represents a broad client base of major corporations, small businesses, professional entities, financial and lending institutions, local governments, public authorities, public utilities, railroad companies, insurance companies, health care institutions and individuals.
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