Tedra Cannella Hobson
TEDRA CANNELLA HOBSON. B.A., 2000, Emory University; M.P.P., 2004, Georgetown Public Policy Institute; J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 2007, University of Georgia School of Law; Order of the Coif; Order of Barristers. Executive Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review, 2006-07. Moot Court Board, 2005-07. Best Team, Best Brief, Best Oralist, Intrastate Moot Court Competition, 2006. Member, National Moot Court Team, 2007. Pupil, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court. Recipient, University of Georgia Law School Alumni Scholarship, 2004-07. Recipient, Ronald L. Carlson Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence. Law Clerk to the Honorable Hugh Lawson, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 2007-08. Author, Bankruptcy Abuse Creation Act: Curing the Unintended Consequences of Bankruptcy Reform, 40 Ga. L. Rev. 1245 (2006). Member, State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; and Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Admitted to practice in Georgia.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Business Torts
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Breach of Trust
- Wrongful Death
- Vehicle Accidents
- Negligence/Tort
- Premises Liability
- Trucking Cases
- Products Liability
- Nursing Home
- Tire Defects
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
- J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2007
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Order of Barristers
- Honors: Best Team, Best Brief, Best Oralist, Intrastate Moot Court Competition, '06
- Honors: Member, National Moot Court Team, 2007
- Honors: Pupil, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court
- Honors: Recipient, University of Georgia Law School Alumni Scholarship, 2004-2007
- Honors: Recipient, Ronald L. Carlson Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence
- Honors: Moot Court Board, 2005-2007
- Law Review: Georgia Law Review, Executive Notes Editor, 2006 - 2007
- Georgetown Public Policy Institute
- M.P.P. - 2004
- Emory University
- B.A. - 2000
Published Works
- Bankruptcy Abuse Creation Act: Curing the Unintended Consequences of Bankruptcy Reform, 40 Ga. L. Rev. 1245, 2006
- Trial Practice and Procedure, 64 Mercer L. Rev. 305, 2012
- Trial Practice and Procedure (Co-Author), 61 Mercer L. Rev. 363, 2009
- Attorney’s Fees in Clear Liability Cases, The Verdict, Spring, 2010
- Handling Claims for Injuries Suffered During Pregnancy, The Verdict, Summer, 2010
- Obtaining Insurance Information from Uncooperative Insurers, The Verdict, Fall, 2010
- Is Defendant Driver History Admissible, The Verdict, Summer, 2011
- Trial Practice and Procedure (Co-Author), 63 Mercer L. Rev. 359 , 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Georgia, Member, 2007 - Present
- Atlanta Bar Association, 2009 - Present
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2009 - Present
- Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, Membership Committee
- Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, Amicus Committee
- Lumpkin Inn of Court, Barrister, 2011 - 2013
- American Constitution Society, Executive Board Member, 2009 - Present
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, 2009 - Present
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Mentoring Committee, Chairperson
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Judicial Applications Review Committee
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Communications Committee
Past Employment Positions
- Hon. Hugh Lawson, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Law Clerk, 2007 - 2008
