Mr. Hayes is a Partner at Hudson Lambert Parrott, LLC, one of the Top 50 Construction Law Firms in the country as rated by Construction Executive magazine. Mr. Hayes’s practice focuses on construction transactions and litigation with an emphasis on design and construction contract drafting/negotiation and general construction project counseling and administration. Mr. Hayes represents owners, developers, architects, and general contractors in public and private construction transactions and disputes across the United States. He is routinely called upon to provide training and day-to-day operations counsel and advice on the full range of legal issues faced by all construction industry stakeholders, including design and construction contract terms and negotiation, contract administration and best practices, mechanic’s liens and filing requirements, and construction dispute resolution, management, and avoidance. With his deep knowledge of the construction industry and experience as a construction litigator, Mr. Hayes works hard to understand his client’s specific interests on every construction project and provide them with timely and practical advice focuses on achieving those interests and avoiding costly disputes.
Mr. Hayes is experienced in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating all forms of design and construction agreements, including all AIA and ConsensusDocs form contracts, design-build contracts, and EPC agreements. Mr. Hayes’s transactional experience includes review, negotiation, and drafting of complex design and construction contracts for multi-million-dollar construction projects across the country and a wide variety of market sectors, including retail office, commercial, industrial, multi-family, mixed-use, condominiums, hotels, and solar power generation facilities.
Mr. Hayes also represents owners, developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in arbitration and litigation in state and federal courts in Georgia. His litigation experience includes the successful prosecution and defense of complex, multi-million-dollar construction disputes involving claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, delay, disruption, acceleration, negligent design and/or construction, design and construction defect, violation of the prompt pay act, lien and bond claims, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and fraudulent or preferential transfers.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell® (2023-2024)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Atlanta, Construction Law (2024)
- Super Lawyers, Georgia Rising Stars (2024)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section
- American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law, Division 2 – Contract Documents
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia
PUBLICATIONS/REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $1 Billion Mall Redevelopment Project in Phoenix Arizona
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $100 Million Mall Redevelopment Project in Charlotte, NC
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $75+ Million Design-Build Rail-Served Industrial Warehouse and Infrastructure Development in Savannah, GA
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $50+ Million Rail-Served Design-Build Industrial Warehouse and Infrastructure Development in Baytown, TX
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a Major Design-Build Cross-Dock Industrial and Infrastructure Development in Charleston, SC
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $250 Million Mixed-Use Development in Jacksonville, FL
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $68 Million Multifamily Development in Indian Lands, SC
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $65 Million Multifamily Development in Tampa, FL
- Lead Contract Counsel for Owner/Developer on a $40 Million Assisted Living Facility in Fredericksburg, VA
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Institute for City and County Attorneys, September 2022, “Protecting Local Governments in Construction Contract
- Atlanta Bar Association - Construction Law Section, October 2022, “Price Escalation Clauses”
- ABA Forum on Construction Law Regional Conference, Foundations on Construction Law, November 2023, “Indemnity, Insurance, and Bonds”
