Garrett Miller

Representative Matters Size Appeal of Technology Associates, Inc., SBA No. SIZ-5814 (2017) Size Appeal of Ceres Environmental Services, Inc., SBA No. SIZ-5342 (2012) Experience Highlights Garrett was a member of a team responsible for setting up the scholarship foundation for the Construction Management Association of America South Atlantic Chapter. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on defraying the cost of education for students pursuing undergraduate and trade school degrees in architecture, engineering, or construction management. He regards this effort to be in keeping with Smith Curries commitment to helping the AEC industry improve and expand its labor pool and combat the worker shortage that has hindered the industry in recent years. Experience Building Collapse at Kentucky Cardboard Processing Plant Environmental Remediation Project HUBZone Size Protest Water Treatment Plant in Corinth, Mississippi High School in North Alabama Department Store near Jackson, Mississippi Sewer Treatment System Refurbishment at Army Ammunition Plant, Hancock County, Mississippi Hospital Addition and Renovation, Jacksonville, Florida Naval Air Station Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Oxford, Connecticut Multi-Modal Transportation Facility in West Virginia Roadway Fatalities in North Carolina Honors and Awards AV - Peer Rated (Preeminent) Martindale-Hubbell The Best Lawyers in America , Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, 2014 - 2026 Georgia Super Lawyers - Construction Litigation, 2017 - 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers / Rising Stars - Government Contracts, 2014 Articles & Publications The Resurrection of Rice? The Evolution (and De-evolution) of the Ability of Contractors to Recover Delay Damages of Federal Government Construction Contracts, ABA Public Contract Law Journal, Winter 2010 (Co-author). The Increasing Importance of Federal Government Past Performance Evaluations and Contractor Options Following a Bad One, Industry Insight Newsletter, National Association of Surety Bond Producers, November/ December 2011 (Co-author). Smith Curries Common Sense Contract Law What Does the Contract Say About Disputes?, (June 19, 2013)Time Is Of The Essence In A Subcontract Unless..., (December 21, 2012)Differing Site Condition Elements Applied, (March 15, 2012)Eligibility for Small Business Set-Asides, (March 15, 2012)Challenging Past Performance Evaluations, (March 5, 2012) Presentations Emerging Legal Issues for the CM Industry - March 21, 2017 - Atlanta, GAClasses & Seminars Taught Fundamentals of Construction Contracts in Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia (Speaker, May 2014) Design Professional Liability Risks, Construction Contract Workshop, Half Moon Seminars, Atlanta, Georgia (Speaker, July 2015) Managing False Claims Exposure in Federal Government Construction Contracting, Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board Continuing Education Program, Birmingham, Alabama (Speaker, August 2015) Third Party Design Professional Liability and the Risks of Shop Drawing Review, 2nd Annual Construction Defect & Dispute Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah (Speaker, February 2016) Small Business Joint Ventures and Teaming Agreements for Federal Government Construction Contracting, CMAA Capital Projects Symposium, Austin, Texas (Speaker, May 2016) Delay Claims (How to Prove Them), Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board Continuing Education Program, Birmingham, Alabama (Speaker, August 2016) Bond Claims Deconstructed, Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board Continuing Education Program, Atlanta, Georgia (Speaker, August 2016) Managing Risk Through Project Documentation, Georgia Utility Contractors Association, Atlanta, Georgia (Speaker, November 2016) Challenging Utility Facility Damage Claims, Georgia Utility Contractors Association Winter Management Conference, Steamboat Springs, Colorado (Speaker, February 2017) You Said What? The Risks of (Improper) Use of Technology to Your Claim, Smith, Currie & Hancocks 50th Annual Update Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia (Speaker, March 2020) Professional Affiliations Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Member Associated General Contractors of Georgia Board of Directors (2021-2022) Construction Management Association of America, South Atlantic Chapter - Board Member / Legislative Liaison (2016-2022) CMAA South Atlantic Chapter Scholarship Foundation - Legal Counsel Construction Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association - Board Member (2017-2021) Georgia Utility Contractors Association, Member ABA Public Contract Law Section - Vice Chair of the Construction Division (2017-2018) Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia Future Leaders Program (2009-2010) Community/Civic Involvement Leadership DeKalb, Class of 2017 Fernbank Museum, Corporate Leadership Council (Present)