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John deMoulpied

Senior Attorney

John deMoulpied concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, including professional liability claims against attorneys, accountants, directors and officers, and insurance brokers.

John has significant experience in the defense of intellectual property claims, franchise disputes, and class action suits involving multimillion-dollar corporations. He also offers his clients valuable insight and defense in partnership and LLC member disputes, bank regulatory and compliance matters, and employment and restrictive covenant matters. As a former Assistant Attorney General for Georgia in the Civil Rights Division, John successfully handled numerous federal jury trials and appeals.

A significant portion of John’s current practice involves defending CPA firms and lawyers against professional liability and other claims arising from plaintiffs’ investments in syndicated conservation easements and other tax shelters.

Prior to joining Clark Hill, John was a law clerk to Judge Philip Simon, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, where he received invaluable trial and appellate experience.

Practice Areas

Education

J.D., The University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 2003
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1997
B.A., cum laude, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989

Memberships

American Bar Association, Member

Atlanta Bar Association, Member

State Bar of Georgia, Member

State Bar Licenses

Georgia, Illinois

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
U.S. District Ct., M.D. of Georgia
U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Georgia
U.S. District Ct., S.D. of Georgia
U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Illinois

Representative Matters

  • Hoover, at al. v. Strategic Capital Partners, et al., No. 1:21-cv-01299 (N.D. Ga. Aug. 11, 2026)
    • John obtained a complete dismissal of his client, a national CPA firm, from a federal class action involving fraud-based federal and Georgia RICO claims arising from the class members’ investments in several syndicated conservation easement transactions.
  • Hamilton International, LLC v. Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP, et al., No. A25A2182 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 6, 2025), cert. denied (Ga. July 16, 2026)
    • John successfully defended the trial court’s order granting summary judgment on behalf of his client, an international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, against claims that the law firm had tortiously interfered with the business relationship between the plaintiff, a distributor of Chinese-manufactured polyester products, and a competing German industrial-yarn manufacturer.
  • Johnson v. Aprio, et al., 927 S.E. 2d 562 (Ga. Ct. App. Mar. 9, 2026)
    • John successfully defended a summary judgment finding in favor of his client, a national CPA firm, against RICO and other fraud-based claims arising from the plaintiff’s investment in a syndicated conservation easement transaction. The published appellate opinion involved issues of first impression in Georgia and created favorable law for CPA firms, lawyers, and other professional services providers facing similar claims.

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