Edward P. Hudson is a Partner in the firm’s Residential and Commercial Real Estate Practices at the Atlanta and Columbus, GA offices. He represents a variety of lenders, developers, builders, investors, buyers, and sellers.

Edward is very involved in professional and community organizations. Previously, he served on the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and is a past Chair of the Section. He has served as a member of the Finance Committee and a member of the Bench and Bar Committee of the State Bar of Georgia. He is a former President and current Advisory Member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association (GRECAA). Furthermore, he is a member of the Section on Real Property and Probate Law of the American Bar Association and a Fellow of the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Brookstone School, and he is the Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Commission on Passenger Rail. He formerly served as a member of the Columbus-Phenix City Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens Advisory Committee, the Board of Trustees of the Muscogee County Library Foundation, the Board of Directors of Green Island Country Club, and the Board of Governors of The Big Eddy Club.

Edward has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards (AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5).

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia (admitted in 1984)
  • Past Chair of the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section
  • Past Member of the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section
  • Member of the Real Property Law Section
  • Past Member of the Finance Committee
  • Past Member of the Bench and Bar Committee
• State Bar of Alabama (admitted in 1984)
• American Bar Association
  • Section on Real Property and Probate Law
  • Section on Law Practice Management
• Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association (GRECAA)
  • Former Member of the Board of Directors
  • Advisory Member of the Board of Directors
  • Past President
• Fellow of the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia
• Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Columbus Mortgage Bankers Association

Community Involvement

• Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Commission on Passenger Rail
• Former Member of the Stakeholder Advisory Group of the Columbus Alternative Transportation Study
• Former Member of the Board of Trustees of the Muscogee County Library Foundation
• Former Member of the Columbus – Phenix City Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens Advisory Committee
• Member of Board of Trustees of Brookstone School
• Former Member of the Servant Leadership Advisory Panel for Brookstone School
• Former Member of the Board of Directors of Green Island Country Club
• Former Member of the Board of Governors of The Big Eddy Club
• Former Member of the Board of Directors of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society
• Former Member of the Board of Deacons of First Presbyterian Church

Presentations/Seminars

• May 2015 – ICLE | 36th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Legislative Update

• February 2015 – ICLE | Residential Real Estate
  • Strategies for Budding Your Practice and Improving Your Closing Operations

• September 2014 – ICLE | Title Standards
  • Descriptions – Chapter 5 and Deeds to Secure Debt – Chapter 14

• May 2014 – ICLE | 35th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Residential Real Estate Closing Procedures Handbook
  • Panelists: Edward P. Hudson, Triece G. Ziblut, and Monica K Gilroy

• March 2013 – ICLE | Georgia Law Update
  • Real Estate Update

• May 2012 – ICLE | 34th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Practice Tips and Marketing in a Slow Market

• May 2011 – ICLE | 33rd Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Different State Approaches to Residential Real Estate Closings
  • Moderator: Robert B. Brannen, Jr.
  • Panelists: David V. Houtsma, Edward P. Hudson, and Lanneau W. Lambert

• February 2011 – ICLE | Residential Real Estate Program
  • Keeping the Boat Afloat: Practical Practice Tips

• May 2009 – ICLE | 31st Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Practice Tips for the Recovery- How to Prepare Now
  • Panelists: Camille W. Brannon, Edward P. Hudson, and Natalie R Kelly

• May 2008 – ICLE | 30th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Welcome and Program Overview
  • Collected Funds/Good Funds
  • Annual meeting of the Real Property Law Section and the Election of Officers

• April 2008 – ICLE | Real Property Foreclosure
  • Real Property Law Section Update

• May 2007 – ICLE | 29th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Program Chair

• May 2006 – ICLE | 28th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Chair of Residential Real Estate Session

• November 2005 – ICLE | Fall 2005 Commercial Real Estate
  • Program Chair

• February 2005 – ICLE | Residential Real Estate
  • Program Chair

• October 2004 – Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Annual Seminar
  • 15 Ways to Improve Your Real Estate Procedures

• May 2004 – ICLE | 26th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • ”Affiliated Business Arrangements”- Today and Tomorrow

• February 2004 – ICLE | Residential Real Estate Practice and Procedure
  • Program Chair

• October 2003 – ICLE | Title Standards
  • Issues that can Trip You Up

• May 2003 – ICLE | 25th Annual Real Property Law Institute
  • Practice Pointers for the Residential Real Estate Practitioner