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Eric L. Nelson

  • Partner
  • Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
  • 245 Peachtree Center Ave. NE
    2700 Marquis One Tower
  • Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Education

  • Undergraduate: BA California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo 1989
  • Law School: JD Washington & Lee University 1992

Career History

Varner Stephens Humphries & White (f/k/a, Varner  Stephens Wingfield & Humphries): 1992 to 1998

Smith Currie & Hancock: 1998 to present

Professional Activities

American Bar Association, Public Contract Section, 1999 – 2001, Vice Chair – Construction Division (Subcontracting Sub-Committee)

American Bar Association, Public Contract Section, 2001 – 2006, Co-Chair – Construction Division (Bonding and Insurance Sub-Committee)

American Bar Association, Public Contract Section, 2011 – 2014, Co-Chair Construction Division

American College of Construction Lawyers

Representative Articles, Publications, Speeches and Seminars

Nelson and Stuart, “Should Government Contractors Be Concerned About Fluor Intercontinental? ABA Procurement Lawyer, Winter 2013

Federal Government Contractor Ethics and Compliance Programs, AGC of American, 2012.

Spittler and Nelson, “Where is Project Delivery Headed?” AACE International, 2011

Kelleher, Nelson, and Miller, “The Resurrection of Rice? The Evolution (and De-Evolution) Of The Ability Of Contractors To Recover Delay Damages On Federal Government Construction Contracts,” Public Contract Law Journal, American Bar Association, Winter 2010.

Klanac and Nelson, “Trends in Construction Lost Productivity Claims,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, July 2004.

Douglas, McCarthy, and Nelson, “Delay Claims Against the Surety,” ABA Journal for the Forum on the Construction Industry, July 1997.

Court Admissions

Georgia Bar: 1992

Texas Bar: 2022

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1992

U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1999

U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1992

U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2011

U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2007

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2012

U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2015



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