245 Peachtree Center Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30303-1227
TEL: (404) 582-8021
FAX: (404) 688-0671
Areas of Practice
- Surety Law
Education
- University of Tennessee (B.S., Business Administration, concentration in Accounting, 2002)
- University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 2006)
- Managing Editor, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law 2005-06
- Materials Editor, Tennessee Law Review 2005-06
Bar and Court Admissions
- Georgia, 2006
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2007
Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia, Member
- Young Lawyer's Division, Litigation Committee, State Bar of Georgia
- American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
- Cobb County Bar Association
Other Experience
- Attorney, Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP 2006-2008
- United States Marine Corps, 1994-1999
Attorneys
C. Damon GunnelsAssociate
C. DAMON GUNNELS is an associate in the Atlanta office of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP. Damon was born in Key West, Florida. Prior to attending college, Damon served five years on active duty with the United States Marine Corps. He received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Tennessee and his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law.
While in law school, Damon was a Student Materials Editor for the Tennessee Law Review and Managing Editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. He was also active in the Legal Advocacy Clinic at UT, providing free legal assistance to the underprivileged. Damon was admitted to the Georgia State Bar in 2006, and is a member of the Georgia Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Damon has represented general contractors and subcontractors in a variety of disputes, including arbitrations, mediations, and materialman’s lien enforcement. Since joining Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP, Damon has been active in the firm’s construction, government contracts, and surety practice areas.
Articles & Publications
- Partnership Tax Case Commentary, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law, Vol.6 (2004).