Chris Gohagan
Partner
Downtown Office
My practice is focused on our commercial, institutional and banking clients. Much of my work is devoted to protecting these clients in complex litigation, including debtor-creditor disputes, construction disputes, and land use litigation. My remaining efforts are focused on helping these clients grow through strategic organization, intellectual property protection, tax incentives, and public funding options for major projects.
Resume & Background
Representative Clients
Representative Clients
- AgSouth Farm Credit
- Bank of Newington
- Bulloch First
- Black Creek Construction
- Chandler Roofing
- Complete Sitework Services
- CORE Credit Union
- Durden Bank
- Hendley Properties
- Horizon Home Builders
- Howard Lumber & Hardware
- Mulherin Lumber
- South Georgia Bank
- The Citizens Bank of Swainsboro
- Whitfield Sign Company
Professional Associations & Memberships
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia
- Past President of the Bulloch County Bar Association
- Special Master for the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit
Civic/Pro Bono Activities
Civic/Pro Bono Activities
- Past Chair of the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority Board of Directors
- Past Chair of the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Past Chair of the Statesboro Family YMCA Board of Directors
Fraternities
Fraternities
- Pi Kappa Phi
Litigation
Litigation
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Education
Education
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D., 2008
- Honors : Cum Laude
- Editor-in-Chief of the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal, Order of the Wig and Robe, John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
- Vermont Law School
- Master of Studies in Environmental Law (M.S.E.L.), 2008
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Clemson University
- B.S., 2005
- Honors: Cum Laude & Campbell Scholar
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 2011
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, 2012
- South Carolina, 2008
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2008
- 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
- Complex Litigation
- Bankruptcy
- Environmental Law
- Tax Incentive Programs
- Construction Law
- Land Use, Planning and Zoning
- Tenant Disputes
- Public Funding Programs
- Debtor/Creditor Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Economic Development & Tax Incentives
- State, Local & Municipal Regulatory Programs
- Trademarking & Intellectual Property
Honors & Awards
Honors & Awards
- Lawyer’s Foundation of Georgia, Life Fellow
- Georgia Trend Legal Elite
- Georgia Super Lawyers
- Statesboro Herald 20 Under 40 class of 2018
- Statesboro Jaycees Business Partner of the Year