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Honors & Recognition
NEW ATTORNEYS
Our national construction law and government contracts practice continues to grow, and we are pleased to have added six new permanent attorneys to the firm’s construction law and government contracts practice group in the last several months. Their names, office location, and the date of initial admission to the applicable state bar are as follows:
Atlanta:
Timothy W. Johnson: Georgia 1977
Stephen J. Kelleher: Georgia 2008
Goran Musinovic: Georgia 2009
J. Daniel Puckett: Georgia 2009
District of Columbia:
Dirk D. Haire: District of Columbia 1998
Fort Lauderdale:
Lisa Colon Heron: Florida 1999
INDUSTRY AND BAR ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
Smith, Currie attorneys continue to be active in construction industry trade associations as well as professional bar association activities, as reflected by the following recent appointments:
Industry Associations:
- Charles W. Surasky of our Atlanta office was named the National Utility Contractors Association's (NUCA) 2009 Associate Member of the Year. Charles is counsel for the Georgia Utility Contractors Association and an active member of the National Utility Contractors Association. He has served as a member of GUCA's board of directors and was GUCA's 2003-2004 Associate Member of the Year.
- Philip E. Beck from our Atlanta office is the Vice Chariman of the AGC of America's Contract Documents Committee, the immediate past Chairman of the AGC of America's Service and Supply Council, and a member of AGC's Board of Directors.
- Robert J. Greene of our Charlotte office has been selected to serve on the NC Bar Association and CAGC Joint Committee for the Carolinas AGC. Bob Greene is the first Smith Currie attorney selected to serve on a standing committee for the CAGC.
- Thomas J. Kelleher, Jr. of our Atlanta office has been selected to serve on the Risk Management Committee of the AGC of America.
- Brian A. Wolf of our Fort Lauderdale office has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Associated Builders and Contractors Institute.
National/State Bar Associations:
- Hubert J. Bell, Jr., has been appointed by the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors to represent it on the American Arbitration Association’s National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee.
- Hubert J. Bell, Jr. and Eugene J. Heady were elected to become Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.
- Brian A. Wolf has been appointed to be Vice Chair of the Construction Law Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! SCH Supports Toys For Tots
Smith, Currie & Hancock is committed to being involved in the community and in construction industry organizations. Every year the firm has been one of the biggest contributors to the Georgia Branch, Associated General Contractors Young Leadership Program’s Toys for Tots campaign. The Toys for Tots program collects new toys during October, November, and December each year and distributes those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community. This past November Smith Currie’s attorneys and staff held their first bake sale to raise money for Toys for Tots. The money raised was spent by volunteers from the firm on toys given to the campaign. 2009 was Smith Currie’s most successful year ever raising money for Toys for Tots.
