Charles Hooker focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, including cases involving trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, and Internet disputes. Mr. Hooker also devotes a substantial amount of time to pro bono litigation matters, including work with the Southern Center for Human Rights, and is actively involved in the community and the Atlanta Bar. He is a Board member of the Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers and the Intown Academy, a charter school in Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. Mr. Hooker also serves on the Atlanta Bar Association's Reputation and Public Trust Committee, and he recently received the Kerry Harike Joedecke Atlanta Young Lawyer of the Year Award.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hooker served as a law clerk to Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. During law school, Mr. Hooker was the Editor-in-Chief of the Emory International Law Review and Executive Director of Student Legal Services.

Before law school, Mr. Hooker worked for Habitat for Humanity through a one-year Americorps grant, earned a master's degree in Religion from the University of Chicago and conducted research at the Peter Drucker School of Management in Claremont, California, on issues of leadership and optimal performance in the areas of business, science, journalism, and athletics.