KEVIN EPPS is a trial attorney who has spent his entire career as a lawyer in Athens Georgia.  Kevin was previously a partner at the Athens law firm of Fortson, Bentley and Griffin before starting the litigation and estate planning firm of Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier.  Kevin’s practice focuses on business disputes, criminal law, estate litigation, torts and adoptions. Kevin has significant experience handling a wide variety of litigation matters on behalf of the firm’s clients. Additionally, Kevin has extensive trial and appellate experience both in criminal and civil matters. He frequently presents at continuing legal education conferences on a variety of topics.

Kevin earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was involved in the Mock Trial Program and won a National Mock Trial Championship in 2008. Prior to law school, he earned his B.A. from Davidson College, where he was president of his class and active in the Davidson Community. After Davidson College, Kevin worked in Washington, D.C. with the law firm of Latham and Watkins, LLP.

Kevin is admitted to practice before all state trial and appellate courts in Georgia, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia and is a member of the Western Circuit Bar Association. He is also a past president of the Athens Young Lawyer’s Division and a graduate of the LEAD Athens Program.

Kevin grew up in Athens, Georgia where he attended Clarke Central High School and served as student body president and won the National High School Mock Trial Competition in 1999. He remains active in the Athens Community, including the Athens-Clarke County Mentor Program and serving as a community graduation liaison for Clarke Central High School. He is a member of the Athens First United Methodist Church and the Tuck Bible Study Class. He served as the State Chair of the Georgia High School Mock Trial Association from 2013-2014 and remains active with the program as an advisor.