Attorneys
Dwight T. Feemster
Dwight Feemster is a founding member of Duffy & Feemster. Currently, he practices law in the following specialized areas:
- Eminent Domain
- Criminal Law
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Business and Insurance Litigations
He has successfully represented clients in the following case types:
- Personal injury cases, including traumatic brain injury
- Litigation involving defective products causing serious injuries to clients
- Claims against construction contractors
- Representation involving serious automobile accidents
- Eminent domain disputes with the government
- Claims against insurance companies, including homeowner claims
- Uninsured motorist claims
- Disability claims
- Claims against trucking companies
He has also worked on various other civil and criminal cases.
Mr. Feemster graduated in 1977 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with honors in Economics (BA) and Accounting (BS). Prior to law school, he was employed with the Big Eight accounting firm, Arthur Andersen and Co., and received his CPA certificate from the State of North Carolina in 1979. While attending the University of Georgia Law School, Mr. Feemster clerked for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. He graduated cum laude from law school in 1982 and became a partner in the firm of Duffy & Feemster. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Savannah Bar Association and as the Treasurer and Secretary of the Savannah Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Feemster is also a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He is currently serving as a Municipal Court Judge, Pro-tem, in the city of Port Wentworth, Georgia. Mr. Feemster is married to Barbara Feemster and has two children. He enjoys golf, basketball, and participates in Kairos, an ecumenical prison ministry. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club. He serves on the board of directors for the Old Savannah City Mission and the Coastal Georgia Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Matthew M. Bush
Matthew Bush received his BA from the University of Georgia magna cum laude in 1992. While in school, he was inducted into various academic honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1995. In law school, his activities included membership on the Mock Trial Board and charter membership in The Georgia League, an organization formed to address concerns in rural Georgia. Matthew is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the Savannah Bar Association, and the State Bar of Georgia. He is a member of the Savannah branch of Civitans International and has served as treasurer of that organization for several years.
Matthew's practice concentration includes negotiation and litigation of commercial and business disputes, contract disputes, commercial and residential construction, and personal injury. In addition to litigation, his practice also includes a concentration in the drafting and interpretation of contracts for individuals and businesses relating to business matters, construction, and real estate.
Jack Strother
Jack is a third generation Georgia lawyer. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond in 1992 and his Law Degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1995. In law school, he served on the editorial board of the Journal of International Comparative Law. Jack has practiced with the principal members of Duffy & Feemster since 1995. He is a former representative of the Younger Lawyer's Division to the Savannah State Bar Association.
Jack's practice concentration includes domestic relations, criminal law, and immigration. Jack has tried cases before judges and juries throughout Georgia, primarily in the Coastal Empire. He is certified as a Guardian Ad Litem. He is a member of the Savannah Trial Lawyer's Association, and he is a member of the first group of Collaborative Law Attorneys in Chatham County.
William L. Norse
An associate with the firm, Bill was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. He received his BBA from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia with a major in Management Information Technology. Bill graduated cum laude from the Walter F. Georgia School of Law in Macon, Georgia. While in law school, Bill clerked for the Honorable C. Ashley Royal with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Bill also worked with the Office of the Secretary of the State of Georgia, the Licensing Boards division.
After graduation from law school, Bill returned home to Savannah and has been an associate with Duffy & Feemster since that time. His primary areas of practice are domestic relations, personal injury, criminal law, probate law, and general civil litigation.
Bill is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia and is also a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the Savannah Trial Lawyers Association, the Georgia Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, and the Savannah Young Lawyers Association.
Bill has been nominated to Who's Who of American Professionals. He, along with Patrick T. O'Connor, co-authored the publication, Police Pursuits: A Comprehensive Look at Police Pursuit Liability and Law.
STANLEY E. HARRIS, JR. – Attorney Of Counsel
Stanley Harris practices transactions, documents and litigation in the following areas: Real estate, business, commercial, construction law, wills and estates, adoptions, social security, municipal and zoning law, legal malpractice (plaintiff and defendant). Stanley Harris attended Emory Law School at Emory University L.L.B., Emory Law School, Emory University, 1961. He attended the University of Georgia School of Law 1958-1959 and
A.B., Harvard University, 1958. He was admitted in the State of Georgia, 1960; Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and the Northern District of Georgia; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, United States Supreme Court.
Professional Activities and Writings:
American Bar Association (Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Section on Taxation), State Bar of Georgia (Real Property Section, Taxation Section). Savannah Bar Association (Secretary, 1969 - 1970). He is a part of the Federal Bar Association (President, Savannah Chapter, 1968 - 1969) Estate Planning Council of Savannah. Scribes [national organization of legal writers]. Panelist and contributor: "Georgia Construction Law", NBI, 1987 and Institute of Continuing Legal Education panels in Georgia. "Cross Examination - Legal and Practical Aspects", The Law of Georgia, 1982 (Harrison Company); A Georgia Handbook on Cross-Examination@, 1991 (The Harrison Company). "Litigation - Use of Videotape", Georgia State Bar Journal, October, 1976. "Zoning Amendments - Vested Rights and Retroactivity" Georgia Tate Bar Journal, August, 1979. Restrictive Covenants: A Need for Reappraisal of the Limitation Period" Georgia State Bar Journal, February, 1981. A What Do You Do When The Plans and Specifications are Deficient@, GEORGIA CONSTRUCTION LAW: What Do You Do When....; National Business Institute (1987) presented 6/19/87. Panelist AWorking with Restrictive Covenants (2007), Half Moon Seminars, Atlanta. Sole practitioner from 1961-1979; Sparkman, Harris & Moore from 1980 to 1988; Karsman, Brooks & Callaway, P.C. 1988 to 2001; Callaway, Braun, Riddle & Hughes, P.C. 2001- U.S. Army - Corps. Of Engineers, Office of Counsel, 1964-1965 Assistant City Attorney, City of Savannah (1970 - 1991 in addition to private practice). He is panel member of National Arbitration Forum.
Practice area details:Mr. Harris has represented clients in business, commercial, real estate and construction matters generally in the Chatham County area. Also, during his tenure as Assistant City Attorney for Savannah he has worked extensively in the zoning, workers compensation, contracts, and substantial business litigation areas. His construction law practice has been oriented towards representation of contractors, sub-contractors and home owners. Mr. Harris' real estate practice has encompassed residential, commercial and condominium projects and foreclosures for lenders. His experience with the Corps Of Engineers was oriented towards government contracts. Mr. Harris has pursued matters in Small Business Set-aside Programs. His business practice includes the formation of corporations, limited liability companies and other entities with attendant transactional and litigation activities including contracts, terminations, and other matters. The challenge of a unique or first impression issue has been rewarding. He is or has been an agent for Ticor Title Insurance Company of California and Atlantic Title Insurance Company, United Title Insurance Company and an approved attorney for Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, Commonwealth Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title Insurance Company.
Prior Professional Affiliations:
Callaway, Braun, Riddle & Hughes, P.C., Savannah, Georgia 1998-2008
Sparkman, Harris & Moore 1980-1988
Practiced with Charles Sparkman and Anton Solms 1972-1980
Practiced with Charles Sparkman and Frank Cheatham, Jr. 1961-1972
Asst. City Attorney (Savannah) 1970-1990 part time
Asst. Dist. Counsel U. S. Army Corps Engineers, Savannah Division 1964-1965
Robert Joseph Duffy, October 2, 1922 – May 14, 2005
Robert "Bob" Joseph Duffy, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 2, 1922. He died May 14, 2005 it the age of 82 in Savannah, Georgia. With the eruption of World War II, Bob enlisted in the Army Air Corps in September of 1942. Based in Hethel, England, the home of the 389th Bomb Group, 566th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force, Bob piloted a total of 14 bombing missions over Europe. On his l4th mission, Bob was shot down over Hamburg, Germany and became a prisoner of war. He was later liberated by the Russian Red Army on May 9, 1945. 2nd Lieutenant, Robert Duffy, was honorably discharged on November 15, 1945. Bob received the following medals and honors; Purple Heart, POW, Good Conduct, American Theatre, European, Victory, Expert Marksman, the Presidential Citation, The Caterpillar Club Award ( given only to pilots whose lives were saved by utilizing a parachute), and four Battle Stars.
In his later years, Bob enjoyed many days volunteering at the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, bringing alive to all who would listen many tales of the Greatest Generation. Upon returning home to the United States, Bob married the late Mary Crosby on July 14, 1945 and took up residence in Savannah, Georgia. He studied law locally under the tutelage of Gilbert Johnson and was sworn into the Georgia Bar February 6, 1951. Bob, who "never met a stranger”, practiced law for 52 years, handling more than 20,000 cases with his law firm of Duffy and Feemster. He was President of the Savannah Bar Association 1971-1972 and was deeply honored to be voted the Best Bar President in the State of Georgia. Former Chairman of the Federal Grand Jury, Bob served for 16 months, the longest appointment in the Southern Districts History. He was also past President of the Pro Bono Association, representing indigent clients.
Additional achievements include: Former District Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, member of the Clinton Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rites, and Alee Temple Shrine Unit in Savannah, Georgia, where he was the first President of the Greeter's Unit and was currently active with the Clowns as "Bingo," 1st President of The Landings Association, former member of the Board of Education where he was Chairman of the Athletic Committee, and former President of the Historic Sites and Monuments Committee. He was also a founding member of The Judges Judicial Invitational and was an avid golfer. Bob was a published author, having written many articles and his recent book, Every Step of the Way. This is a story of his lifelong adventures but more importantly, a realization that God was with him in every step of his life. While all of the above were important in Bob's life, his love of "The Good Maker", family, and friends were what sustained him. He loved to laugh, and His love for life was an inspiration to all who knew him and especially to his family, who will miss him greatly. He often told them, "Never worry" and "No one cry over me, for I have had a wonderful life."