Frank G. Lumpkin IV
Biography
Frank G. Lumpkin IV is an associate in our Columbus and Atlanta, Georgia, offices licensed in both Georgia and Alabama. His practice focuses on complex trial and appellate litigation, fiduciary disputes, and government liability, as well as on a range of government relations matters.
Before joining HBS, Frank worked on the advice team at MagMutual Insurance Company. He also has experience advocating for public policy through nonprofit work and has negotiated and authored multiple legislative documents, one of which became federal law (Pub Law 177-58) in a deal between Senators Raphael Warnock and Ted Cruz. Frank interned with the Honorable Clay D. Land at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and the U.S. Congress.
Frank earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia where he served two consecutive terms as class president and president of the Blue Key Honor Society. While there, he received the Hart Family Scholarship, Richard B. Russell Student Leadership Scholarship, and the Georgia Municipal Association Municipal Corporations Award & Scholarship. Additionally, he holds a Finance degree with an Entrepreneurship certificate from the University of Georgia.
He is a Captain and Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve. From 2024 to 2025, he served on active duty as Chief of National Security Law for Operation Spartan Shield, with assignments in Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. An avid traveler and outdoorsman, Frank has visited 69 countries and 39 U.S. states. He speaks intermediate Spanish and holds certifications as a private pilot, navigation master, and rescue diver.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- Georgia
- Supreme Court
- Alabama
U.S. District Courts:
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals:
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Article I Courts:
- U.S. Army Courts-Martial
Education
- J.D., University of Georgia
- B.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Georgia
Memberships
- Emerging Leaders United, United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley
- Fellow, Blackstone Legal Fellowship
Recognition
- Municipal Corporations Award, Georgia Municipal Association, 2023
- Excellence for the Future Award in State and Local Government, CALI, 2022
- President’s Award, National Blue Key Honor Society, 2022
- Richard B. Russell Student Leadership Award, 2021
- Pillar Award for Alumni Engagement, University of Georgia Student Alumni Council, 2019
- Good Citizen’s Award, Marine Corps League, 2017
Presentations
- Bridging Doctrine and Reality: Five Principles of International Humanitarian Law
Jordanian Armed Forces – United States Army Operations Law Legal Symposium, June 2025 - The Laws of Targeting and the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
‘Law, Ethics, and Armed Conflict’ International Legal Symposium, May 2025 - Interstate 14: The Forts to Ports Highway
Military Officer’s Association of America, January 2024 - Maritime Law & the Antarctic Treaty
Viking Cruises, November 2023 - Student Commencement Speech
University of Georgia School of Law Commencement, May 2023 - My Trail Beyond Eagle
Chattahoochee Valley Boy Scouts of America, May 2023
- Interstate 14: From Grassroots to Unlikely Allies
Kiwanis Club of Columbus, March 2023 - Individual Rights from Georgia’s Constitution
Columbus, Georgia Inn of Court, February 2023 - In re Grand Jury: Who is in the Know?
Clarke Carley Inn of Court, November 2022 - Interstate 14: Georgia’s Interstate
Washington County Chamber of Commerce, November 2021 - What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Columbus, Georgia Inn of Court, November 2021 - Interstate 14: Georgia’s Interstate – Milledgeville
Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues”, October 2019 - Interstate 14: The Chattahoochee Valley’s Interstate
Kiwanis Club of Columbus, April 2018 - Interstate 14: The Chattahoochee Valley’s Interstate
Columbus Downtown Rotary Club, April 2018
Publications
- More Counties, More Problems?
Georgia Political Review; June 4, 2023 - Why Atlanta Should Pull for Interstate 14 to be Built
Urbanize; April 13, 2023 - Billing Patients Administrative Fees
American Health Law Association; December 8, 2022