About Michael D.
Michael D. Hurtt trained for law after a steady run through Georgia's public colleges. He earned a J.D. from Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (1977). Before that he took a B.S. in Political Science at the State University of West Georgia (1971) and an A.A. from Dalton State College (1970). The sequence shows a sustained investment in higher education across the late 1960s and 1970s.
His career spans state and federal courts. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he holds admission in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. Those credentials mark significant work in appellate litigation and federal filings. He has developed a practice that matches the procedural demands of higher courts.
Colleagues describe him as steady in court. He moves deliberately through briefs and oral argument. That steadiness comes from years of practice and repeated exposure to appellate standards. He has argued and filed matters in courts that set precedent and refine legal rules. The record of admissions suggests frequent engagement with multi-jurisdictional issues and complex procedural questions.
Hurtt has worked in private practice for much of his career. His office affiliation is Hurtt & Johnson, LLC. There he has shared office responsibility, client handling and the preparation of appellate materials. His work requires juggling district court records, circuit-level briefing, and the unique demands of Supreme Court filings. The practice environment is one where attention to precedent, timing and precedent citation is constant.
Clients and other lawyers often note his command of appellate procedures. He favors careful preparation over theatrical presentation. That approach serves in environments where a single brief can determine the next stage of a case. He remains active in litigation processes that bridge trial work and higher-court review.
Now in practice at Hurtt & Johnson, LLC, he focuses on appeals in federal and state courts and the litigation that leads to them.
