Attorneys

S. Gregory JoyPartner

S. GREGORY JOY is a partner with Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1981 where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of The Raven academic honor society.  He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1984.  Mr. Joy served as a law clerk at the Army Judge Advocate General School in Charlottesville, Virginia focusing on  government contracts and federal procurement.

Mr. Joy joined Smith, Currie & Hancock in June 1984.  He has divided his time between public and private contracting.  Mr. Joy has represented owners, prime contractors, subcontractors and suppliers throughout the United States, as well as the Caribbean, South America, Saudi Arabia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  He has representeed clients on projects including public transit systems, hospitals, courthouses, schools, university buildings, office buildings, churches, casinos, steel mill, public park, public flood control, U.S. Navy wharf, federal and state military training facilities, federal air traffic control facility, water and wastewater treatment facilities, water and sewer utilities, warehouses, condominiums and apartment projects, maintenance contracts, food services contracts, and other matters.

Mr. Joy also has had extensive experience with mechanics' lien and public bond matters throughout the  United States and he has assisted in writing portions of the Georgia mechanics' and materialmen's lien and public works bond statutes.  He has also represented numerous owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in lien and bond matters.

Mr. Joy was born and raised in Virginia .   He has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer in Construction Law by the publishers of Law & Politics and Atlanta magazine. He has spoken at over 100 seminars on topics including construction law, government contract law, international contracting and environmental law, and has authored numerous publications and articles on various legal issues.  He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Carrie Steele-Pitts Children's Home in Atlanta .

Articles & Publications

• Author, "Application of Selected American Laws to United States Companies Transacting Business in Kuwait: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Antiboycott Legislation", Mercer Law Review, vol. 43, 1992.
• Co-Author, Liens on Real Property, Georgia Jurisprudence, Property 22, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1995.
• Co-Author, Georgia Jurisprudence 2nd, Mechanic's and Materialmen's Liens; Other Liens on Real Property, Property 21B and 22, Thomson West, 2008.
• Co-Author, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th editions, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997, 2001, 2005, 2008.
• Editor and Author or Co-Author of several chapters of Alternative Clauses To Standard Construction Contracts, Aspen Publishers, Supplements to 2nd Edition 2003 - 2008; 3rd Edition 2009.
• Co-Author, "Georgia Construction Lien and Claim of Lien Requirements" and "Public Contract Bonds, Georgia Construction Lien and Contract Bond Law", Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1995, 1997 - 2006.
• Co-Author, Georgia Construction Law: From Bidding to Final Payment, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1998, 1999 - 2006.
• Co-Author, Government Construction Contract Law: Federal and State Perspectives, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004.
• Co-Author, Public Works Construction: Legal Dynamics in Public Contracting, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2005.
• Co-Author, Construction Claims in Georgia, Lorman Business Centers, Inc., 2000, 2001.
• Co-Author, Construction Issues in Georgia, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2001. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
• Author, "Changes Under The AIA A201," Construction Law Through The Lens Of The AIA Standard Form Contracts, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2004.
• Author, "Changes Under The AIA A201," AIA Contracts: Analysis and Interpretation of AIA Standard Contract Forms, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2005, 2006.
• Author, "AIA vs. ConsensusDOCS: Party Roles and Responsibilities", "Payment Terms Under the AIA and ConsensusDOCS", "RFI's, Change Directives And Change Orders Under the AIA and ConsensusDOCS", "Dispute Resolution Under the AIA and ConsensusDOCS", Comparing AIA and ConsensusDOCS, Lorman Education Services, 2008, 2009.
• Co-Author, What To Do When Construction Projects Go Bad, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2006, 2007, 2008.
• Author, "Emerging Industry Approaches," Immigration Enforcement: New Threat To The Construction Industry, Lorman Business Centers, Inc., 2007.
• Co-Author, Construction Law From Contract to Closeout in Georgia, Lorman Business Center, Inc., 2006.

Classes & Seminars Taught

• Lecturer, Various Construction Law, Government Contract Law Issues Including Owner-Contractor, Contractor-Subcontractor, Suretyship & Bidding; Federal, State & Local Public Contracting, Mechanics' Liens, Bond Claims, International Law & Environmental Law