Top best L Lawyers in Saint Simons Island | 50 available

Jason M. Tate is a former Assistant United States Attorney with considerable experience litigating an array of civil and criminal matters, including business disputes, partnership dissolutions, breach of contract actions, business torts, construction litigation, and employment matters with a specific focus on fraud, theft and embezzlement. Jason has been rated by his peers as "Preeminent",the highest legal rating available from the leading legal rating service, Martindale-Hubbell. In 2010, 2011, and 2013, Jason was also named a "Georgia Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine.  In 2013, Jason was also selected by Martindale-Hubbell as a "Top-Rated Lawyer" in the area of Construction Law.  Jason is admitted to practice law in Georgia state and superior courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Georgia Supreme Court, as well as before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.. Prior to forming Roberts Tate, Jason worked with the well respected firms of Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford, & Martin P.C. in Brunswick, Georgia and Balch & Bingham in Atlanta, Georgia. Jason also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, where he worked as a member of the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force ("OCDEFT") investigating and prosecuting drug trafficking organizations and firearms-related offenses.. Jason received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia and his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. As an undergraduate, he was a Presidential Scholar and was selected for membership in the Gridiron Society and the Order of the Greek Horsemen. In law school, Jason was a member of the Moot Court Team, a finalist in the Georgia Intrastate and Richard B. Russell Moot Court Competitions, and the coach of the winning team at the Hulsey-Kimbrell Competition. During his last year of law school, he worked in the Clarke County District Attorney's Office, investigating and prosecuting felony offenses.. In 2005, Jason co-authored the article, "Georgia's New Tort Reform: It's Not Just a Medical Malpractice Statute," which was published in the State Bar of Georgia Product Liability Newsletter.

I am a trial attorney. I help people navigate the courts through a very stressful time. I focus primarly on helping guide people through divorce and issues of child custody, visitation, and child support.. Originally from South Carolina, I received myBachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2002 from the University of South Carolina and my Juris Doctor degree in 2010 from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  During law school, I clerked for the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee and The Honorable Lisa A. Kinon, a family law judge in South Carolina.  I was a paralegal in a general litigation practice for several years prior to attending law school.. I served as President of the Glynn County Bar Association, previously serving as its Social Co-Director and Treasurer. For the past several years, I have served on the iCivics Commitee for the State Bar of Georgia, bring civics education to middle and high schools in Georgia. I am a past president for the Glynn County Young Lawyer’s Division, a 2014 Georgia State Bar Young Lawyer’s Division Leadership Academy graduate, and a previous Southern District Representative for the Georgia State Bar Young Lawyer’s Division Executive Council.. I also served as Website and Social Media Director for the Literary Guild of St. Simons Island and as Vice President of the Brunswick Junior Woman's Club.

Culhane Meadows, PLLC was founded in 2013 by a group a former "Big Law" graduates. The firm is a relationship-oriented law firm that is committed to providing its clients with personalized service of the highest quality, in the most responsive and efficient manner possible.. Mr. Lutz heads the litigation department at Culhane Meadows, and also plays an active part in its real estate practice group. Mr. Lutz’s practice focuses on representing individuals and businesses in contract-based disputes.. Mr. Lutz has significant experience working with and for construction companies.  Indeed, many of our clients are involved in the industry: real estate developers and owners, contractors and subcontractors, and design professionals alike.  Mr. Lutz represents these companies in contract negotiation, drafting, and myriad construction disputes including the following: bid protests, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, performance and payment bonds, design defect, workforce supplementation, delay and scheduling, project settlement cramdowns, real property tax assessments, design infringement, project change orders, and extra-contractual performance.. Mr. Lutz also represents small and large corporations involved in commercial and business disputes.  Mr. Lutz has taken a lead role in litigation involving the following claims: breach of contract, unfair business and/or trade practices, defamation, fraudulent transfers or conveyances, covenants not to compete or solicit, breach of fiduciary duty, partnership dissolution, and tortious interference with business and/or contractual relations.. Outside the law, Mr. Lutz is a 12-year veteran of both the U.S. Army and Georgia Army National Guard.  While on active duty, he served as a team leader and Non-Commissioned Officer with the 1st battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment where he was deployed throughout the United States, Central and South Americas, and Europe.  Among his many awards, Mr. Lutz received the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (Fourth), Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, and the coveted Ranger Tab.. Mr. Lutz resides in St. Simons Island with his wife and two sons.  He enjoys tennis, golf, hunting, hiking and all things outdoors.