Georgia Department of Law – Atlanta, GA – 2/99 – 8/03
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
Mr. Hames represented the State of Georgia in federal and state trial and appellate courts
throughout Georgia.  He acted as lead counsel in numerous high profile and precedent
setting cases, including over 95 cases resulting in published opinions by the Georgia
Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.  Specialized in non-
death penalty murder appeals and habeas corpus petitions in state and federal court.

Private Practice
After leaving the Georgia Department of Law, Mr. Hames continued representing
governmental entities such as the Secretary of State, the Georgia Real Estate Commission,
the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board, Counties and other government authorities.  
For the Secretary of State, Mr. Hames investigated violations of Georgia's securities laws
and cemetery regulations.  Mr. Hames represented the Real Estate Commission and
Appraisers Board before the Office of State Administrative Hearings in cases involving the
revocation and denial of real estate licenses.

Mr. Hames has also represented several individuals accused of crimes from the time of
the initial investigation through trial.  In a representative case, Mr. Hames represented a
pharmacist through a two week federal criminal jury trial involving charges of conspiracy
and health care fraud.  At the close of the Government's case the court granted a
judgement of acquittal on the conspiracy count.  Mr. Hames has successfully represented
people in almost every type of criminal case including cases involving: fraud, sex crimes,
DUI, crimes of violence, and murder.

In addition to his work for governmental entities and individuals accused of crimes Mr.
Hames has gained valuable experience in many different areas of the law.  Mr. Hames has
drafted numerous wills and assisted small businesses in the formation of their business.  
He has successfully represented individuals and small businesses in all kinds of civil
litigation.

Education

Tulane School of Law – New Orleans, LA                
Cum laude, May 1998

Academic Honors          Awarded Certificate of Advance Study of
                                  Arbitration; Appointed to Dean’s Advisory
                                  Committee and ADR Academic Advisory
                                  Committee.

Activities                      Chief Administrator of the Honor Board
                                  Appellate Advocacy Clinic

Awards                        Gary Lawton Fretwell Award
                                  Award for outstanding graduate student leader
                                  chosen from all graduate students.

Universita Di Siena - Siena, Italy, 1997

Summer program that included courses in comparative constitutional law, comparative
civil procedure, and American Constitutional History taught
by former Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

The American University – Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Arts, Literature, May 1991

Institute for Shipboard Education
Program of comparative international study and travel sponsored by the
University of Pittsburgh.  Courses included comparative literature and theatre, religions of
the world, and comparative political structures.


Affiliations:
Chair, Appellate Practice Section of State Bar of Georgia
Barrister, Lamar Inn of Court
Chair, Georgia Appellate Practice Seminar 2002, 2003
Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice Institute, (ECAPI), Organizing Committee   
Lawyers Foundation of Georgia     
Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Co-Chair Membership Committee
American Bar Association
       White Collar Criminal Law Section
       Council of Appellate Lawyers
Coach, High School Mock Trial Team, The Paideia School
Alumni Advisory Committee, The Paideia School
Coach, Cheetahs 5-6 year old girls soccer team, PRUMC
Coach, Purple Panthers, 5-6 year old girls soccer team, PRUMC
Coach, Luck Clovers, 7-8 year old girls soccer team, PRUMC

Published Works:
Raising Claims of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel on Appeal in Georgia
   The Appellate Review, Vol. 4, Number 1 (November 2004).

Review of the Georgia Supreme Court’s Appellate Practice Decisions
for 2002 through 2003
   Article for ICLE’s Georgia Appellate Practice Seminar 2003.
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