Hendrick Phillips Salzman & Flatt
Our Attorneys - Bart W. Reed
Bart W. Reed
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Email:bwr@hpsf-law.com
Law School: Mercer University School of Law 2000
Graduate/Undergraduate: University of Georgia 1996
Practice Areas: Construction Law and Litigation; Government Contracts; Surety Law; Collections; Appellate practice
Admitted to Practice: 1996
Assistant: Dianne Kulow
Assistant's Email: dlk@hpsf-law.com
With extensive experience and direct involvement in complex and sophisticated construction law and multi-state litigation, Bart focuses his practice on handling a wide-range of construction-related disputes, representing contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, and sureties in diverse construction disputes on both private and government projects.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Bart devotes the predominate portion of his practice to the areas of construction law and litigation, including the representation of contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, design professionals and sureties in the context of both public and private construction projects. He has successfully prosecuted and defended a wide range of construction related matters in both state and federal courts in many different states, as well as in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forums, such as arbitration and mediation.
In addition, Mr. Reed is particularly experienced in the area of Georgia Mechanics and Materialmen's Lien Law and has authored for use at seminars and by clients a "Quick Reference Guide to Georgia Materialmen's Lien Law." He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from the University of Georgia in 1996 and received his Juris Doctor Degree from Mercer University School of Law in 2000. While attending the University of Georgia, Mr. Reed studied English Literature at Oxford University in Oxford, England for which he received high honors and induction into an international honor society.
Articles
"Georgia Mechanics and Materialmen's Liens: Using the Sword and Shield Effectively---Traps for the Unwary in Filing Lien Claims."
Professional Achievement/Affiliations
Admitted to Georgia Bar, 2000; State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Section (2003-present); Cobb County Bar Association (2000-2003); Cobb County Bar, Young Lawyers Section (2000-2003); Cobb Justice Foundation (2000-2003); Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section (2003-present); Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Georgia Chapter, Young Leaders Program; Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Representative Construction Projects
Wyeth Pharmaceutical Distribution Center (Vonore, Tennessee); Elliott County Medium Correctional Facility (Sandy Hook, Kentucky); Westlake Petrochemical Plant (Sulfur, Louisiana); Gwinnett County Correctional Complex (Lawrenceville, Georgia); Fulton County Correctional Facility (Atlanta, Georgia); Georgia World Congress Center Expansion (Atlanta, Georgia); Villa Lago at Renaissance Commons Condominiums (Boynton Beach, Florida); Muvico Coconut Pointe Theatre (Bonito Springs, Florida); Alta Sienna Condominiums (Jacksonville, Florida); Microtel Hotel Project (Atlanta, Georgia); Comfort Inn & Suites Project (Blue Ridge, Georgia); Automated Meter Reading (AMR) utility projects in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada; Delano II Prison Expansion (Delano, California); Federal Correctional Institution Projects (Herlong and Victorvile, California); Federal Courthouse project (Laredo, Texas).
Report Cases
Hipes & Norton, P.C. v. Pye Automobile Sales of Chattanooga, Inc., 254 Ga. App. 360 (2002); ESI Companies v. Fulton County, 271 Ga. App. 181 (2004); Dalton Paving & Const., Inc. v. South Green Construction of Georgia, Inc., 284 Ga. App. 506 (2007).
