The Hames Law Firm specializes in state and federal appeals.  
Appellate practice is increasingly recognized by lawyers and judges
as an area of law requiring an advanced level of expertise.  Mr.
Hames is a recognized appellate expert and is often quoted in legal
publications on issues of appellate procedure and practice.  

Mr. Hames has written over one hundred briefs to the Georgia
Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the
Eleventh Circuit. In the past few years Mr. Hames has had great
success in the Georgia Court of Appeals.  While he has primarily
defended the ruling of a trial court on appeal, Mr. Hames has
successfully persuaded appellate courts to overturn the trial court in
several high profile cases.

In law school, Mr. Hames was a part of the appellate advocacy clinic
at Tulane Law School.  In his work with the clinic Mr. Hames
helped draft a brief on the merits for an en banc argument of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Additionally,
Mr. Hames prepared a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United
States Supreme Court.

At the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, Mr. Hames was
privileged to work with and learn from some of the best appellate
lawyers in the state of Georgia.  During his time with that office Mr.
Hames was lead counsel in several  precedent setting cases.  

Mr. Hames is currently the immediate past chair of the appellate
practice section of the Georgia State Bar.  He has been a member of
the leadership of that section for the last four years.  Mr. Hames
chaired the State Appellate Practice Seminar for two years and was a
member of the organizing committee for the Eleventh Circuit
Appellate Practice Institute.  In 2008, Mr. Hames moderated a panel
that contained Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Senior Judge
Phyllis Kravitch of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and Raul
Cantero, former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.

Mr. Hames has consulted with other counsel on appellate strategies
at all stages of the trial court proceedings.  Whether he is working as
part of a team or as lead counsel Mr. Hames has the education,
experience, and expertise to handle your appeal.  
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