Practice Areas
Real Estate Litigation
Quiet Title Actions (Plaintiff or Defense)
Partition Actions
Special Master (Real Property Special Master)
Co-Tenant representation
Boundary Disputes
Condemnation Defense or Suits for Value
Suits Defending or Claiming Security Deeds (Trust Deeds, Mortgages, and Liens) and Promissory Notes – affecting Real Property.
Easement issues.
Tax Deeds.Suits over Tax Deed enforcement and redemption. Excess Proceeds.
Suits over Warranty Deeds and Security Deeds – validity in stated owners or enforcement.Lack of Enforcement over Security Deed (7 year lapse statute barring enforcement by lender).
Hugh C. Wood, Esq.
Fiduciary Litigation
Georgia
Florida
Suits overs Wills and Trusts. Enforcement and Defense of Wills and Trusts.
Caveat Litigation (10 days to file a Caveat may be extended to 25 days).
Suits over Descent and Distribution.
Year’s Support (Georgia)
Suits for or against Administrators of Estates.
Suits for or against Trustee management of Estates.
Defense or Removal of Executor or Trustees for mismanagement.
Filing of Probate or Defense of Actions concerning same.
Suits overs Wills and Trusts. Enforcement and Defense of Wills and Trusts.
Caveat Litigation
Suits over Descent and Distribution.
Suits for or against Administrators of Estates.
Suits for or against Trustee management of Estates.
Defense or Removal of Executor or Trustees for mismanagement.
Filing of Probate or Defense of Actions concerning same.
Florida actions are filed and defended via: Merolla and Gold, LLP
Hugh C. Wood, Esq., of counsel.
Merolla & Gold, LLP
75 14th St NW,
Suite 2130,
Atlanta, GA 30309
They are located in the Fours Seasons Building in downtown Atlanta, GA
Email: hcw@merollagold.com
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hughwood/
Teaching Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Teaching Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Abusive Litigation Seminar. 20 years of topics concerning
OCGA § 9-15-14 Attorney Fee Awards for
Frivolous Litigation
OCGA § 9-11-68 Offer of Settlement Statute
OCGA § 13-6-11 Bad Faith Attorney’s Fees Awards
Rule 11. Sanctions in Federal Court
Wood & Meredith, LLP
3756 LaVista Road
Suite 250
Atlanta (Tucker), GA 30084
Phone: 404-633-4100
Fax: 404-633-0068
Email: hwood@woodandmeredith.com
OCGA § 9-15-14 Prosecution & Defense