Joe Huff focuses his practice on civil litigation law. He has had significant involvement in a broad range of business and commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts. Much of Mr. Huff’s litigation experience has come in the context of counseling and representing hospital systems, physicians and physician groups in litigation and operational matters. His experience includes representing hospitals and physicians in: commercial litigation arising from business transactions in healthcare, to include the purchase and sale of hospitals; internal investigations arising from regulatory inquiries (Stark and False Claims Act); self-disclosure of hospital billing and physician contract practices deemed subject to regulatory scrutiny; medical malpractice matters; prosecution of physician privilege revocation proceedings on behalf of hospital clients; defense of qui tam actions against hospitals; EMTALA litigation; and HIPAA matters. In addition to his complex business litigation practice, Mr. Huff has also been involved in a number of substantial plaintiff’s personal injury matters and continues to work within the firm’s Catastrophic Injury team.
Mr. Huff was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in 2012. He was named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the area of Business Litigation in 2012 by SuperLawyers magazine. Mr. Huff is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional & Community Activities
Augusta Ronald McDonald House, Former President of the Board of Directors
Augusta Symphony, President-Elect, Executive Board, Vice President of Personnel, Counsel
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Elder
Leadership Augusta, Class of 1996