Hunter R. Hughes III Rogers & Hardin LLP 229 Peachtree St. NE 2700 International Tower Atlanta, GA 30303 Tel: (404) 420-4622 Fax: (404) 525-2224 Email: hhughes@rh-law.com www.rh-law.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Civil/Commercial) Early Neutral Evaluation Med-Arb Mini Trial Judge Special Master

Serving the following Judicial Districts & Circuits: 2nd - Southern Georgia 5th - Atlanta 10th - Augusta [ Click for Map of Georgia's Districts & Circuits ]

ADA Disability Appellate Civil Rights Commercial/Business

Contract Disputes EEOC Employment Entertainment Sector

Labor/Unions Libel & Slander Professional Negligence Sports

Biographical Notes:

Hunter R. Hughes is a Partner in the Atlanta firm of Rogers & Hardin, LLP practicing primarily in the area of employment law. Mr. Hughes has successfully served as lead trial counsel in numerous employment and other cases, including nationwide class actions and mass employment litigation. He has been lead counsel in arbitrations as well as numerous proceedings before state and federal agencies. The National Law Journal has recognized him as "Among the Nation's Best Litigators in Employment [Law]."

Mr. Hughes has successfully served as the mediator in many employment class actions, including the Publix class action, Home Depot, and The Coca-Cola Company class actions, as well as the Burlington Northern genetic testing litigation. He also served as the mediator in the recent class and collective actions involving Boeing Aircraft Company, Abercrombie & Fitch, Xerox Corporation, and Cracker Barrel.

He also has been a speaker throughout the country at scores of employment seminars on numerous topics, including trial practice, alternate dispute resolution, settlement strategies, damages, and a wide range of substantive employment matters.

Mr. Hughes has handled litigation throughout the nation and is admitted to practice in the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia, the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Since 2000, Hunter has mediated or arbitrated in excess of 200 cases.

Education:

• University of Virginia (J.D., with honors, 1970)
• University of Virginia (B.A., 1965)

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Fellow in the American College of Civil Trial Mediators
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who Legal
• Georgia Arbitrators Forum
• American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel
• Woodward/White's "Best Lawyers in America"
• Chambers USA "America's Leading Lawyers for Business"
• Atlanta Magazine's Top 10 "Georgia Super Lawyers"
• Georgia Trend "Legal Elite"

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