Background
Smith, Kent P. was born on June 8, 1941 in Alva, Oklahoma, United States.
Smith, Kent P. was born on June 8, 1941 in Alva, Oklahoma, United States.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). Washburn University of Topeka (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1966).
Worked at Smith & Fleming (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Government, Surety and Construction Contract Law including Arbitration and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Kansas. 1968, Georgia.
Alumni Fellow, Washburn University, 1992.
Member, Editorial Board, Washburn Law Journal, 1965-1966.
Author: "Contractor Default: How to Recognize lieutenant, What to Do About lieutenant, and How to Finish the Project," The Florida Bar (5th Annual Construction Contract Litigation Seminar), 1981. Company-Author: "Differing Site [Changed] Conditions," Federal Publications, Briefing Papers, 71-5.
"Changed Conditions in Dredging Contracts," World Dredging & Marine Construction, Volume 14, Number. 4, 1978; "Claims and the Construction Prime," Federal Publications.
Adjunct Professor, Legal Aspects of Architecture, Engineering and the Construction Process, 1978, Construction Finance, 1979, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Law Clerk to Honorary Delmas C. Hill, United States. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1966-1967. Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Oak Ridge Operations, Atomic Energy Commission, 1967-1968.
Approved Arbitrator for Construction Contract Disputes, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Atlanta, Kansas and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.
Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.
Smith & Fleming specializes in commercial litigation and contract law, with special emphasis on representing clients in the construction industry.
Clients include contractors, architects and engineers, sureties and other insurance companies and public and private owners. The firm consists of seven lawyers, with a combined 75 + years of experience in construction contract law.
Author: "Contractor Default: How to Recognize It, What to Do About It, and How to Finish the Project," The Florida Bar (5th Annual Construction Contract Litigation Seminar), 1981. Co-Author: "Differing Site [Changed] Conditions," Federal Publications, Briefing Papers, 71-5. "Changed Conditions in Dredging Contracts," World Dredging & Marine Construction, Volume 14, No.
4, 1978
"Claims and the Construction Prime," Federal Publications. Adjunct Professor, Legal Aspects of Architecture, Engineering and the Construction Process, 1978, Construction Finance, 1979, Georgia Institute of Technology. Law Clerk to Honorary Delmas C. Hill, United States.
Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1966-1967. Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Oak Ridge Operations, Atomic Energy Commission, 1967-1968. Approved Arbitrator for Construction Contract Disputes, American Arbitration Association.
Member, Editorial Board, Washburn Law Journal, 1965-1966.