245 Peachtree Center Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
TEL: (404) 582-8062
FAX: (404) 688-0671
Areas of Practice
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Dispute Resolution
Education
- The Georgia Institute of Technology (B.C.E., Chi Epsilon,1985)
- Widener University School of Law (J.D., Deans Honors List, Law Review, 1996)
- Widener University Law Review, The Widener Law Symposium Journal (1994 - 1996), External Managing Editor and Editorial Board (1995 - 1996)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Georgia, 1997
- District of Columbia, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1997
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2007
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Member
- American Bar Association, Section on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Member
- Georgia Bar, Environmental Law Section, Member
- Air & Waste Management Association - Georgia Chapter, Member
Other Experience
- Law Engineering, Inc. and S&ME, Inc., Staff Engineer, Project Manager and Engineering Department Manager, 1985 - 1988
- White & Associates, Inc., Owner's Representative - Development, Construction and Environmental, 1988 - 1993
- Wilson Brock & Irby, LLC, Associate Attorney Commercial Civil Litigation, 1996 - 1999
- Williams Group International, Inc., Assistant General Counsel - Specialty Construction and Environmental Remediation Contractor, 1999 - 2005
Professional Activities
- Chi Epsilon
Attorneys
G. Scott WaltersPartner
G. SCOTT WALTERS is a partner in the Atlanta office of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Scott received a B.C.E. (Bachelor of Civil Engineering) degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, graduating in 1985. Before law school, Scott worked as a Project Engineer, Project Manager, and Owner’s Representative on numerous commercial construction and environmental remediation projects. Scott received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, graduating in 1996. While at Widener Law School, Scott achieved Dean’s Honors List and served on the Editorial Board and as External Managing Editor for the Widener Law Symposium Journal. Scott also served as a student attorney in the Widener Environmental Law Clinic and as a Summer Extern to the Hon. Maurice A. Hartnett, Jr., Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware.
In his legal career, Scott has represented contractors, subcontractors, owners, and developers in a variety of cases, including contracting claims and disputes involving bid protests, differing site conditions, constructive changes, delays, defective plans and specifications, construction defects, and regulatory compliance. Scott also has extensive experience in drafting complex construction documents for heavy industrial, general commercial, and environmental remediation projects throughout the country. At Smith, Currie & Hancock, Scott’s practice focuses on construction contracting, environmental issues, and dispute resolution. Scott is the co-editor of Smith, Currie & Hancock’s Common Sense Construction Law (4th ed. 2009).
Scott is a member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry; the ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources; the Georgia Bar’s Environmental Law Section; ABC of Georgia; and is a member of the Air & Waste Management Association-Georgia Chapter. He has also taught classes on Practical Construction Project Documentation, Construction Contracting Issues, and Safety Conscious Work Environment Training.
Scott and his wife, Faith, have been married since 1985. They have three children: Zach, Taylor and Abbie. Scott is an avid runner and is active in local community, civic and church organizations, and is an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
Classes & Seminars Taught
- Construction Contracting Issues
- Safety Conscious Work Environment Training
- Practical Construction Project Documentation