Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Daughdrill comes to the practice of law with an extensive background in real estate and more than fifteen years experience as a real estate broker and developer. He concentrates his practice on the issues faced by that industry and utilizes his own experiences in the business to help individuals and business owners alike handle the numerous aspects of real property and construction law. His real estate practice concentrates in three main areas: (1) Zoning and Permitting, including pursuing and defending against rezonings, variances and permitting requests; (2) Property Rights, including boundary disputes, trespass matters, nuisance, eminent domain, quiet title actions and dispossessories; and (3) Transactional work, including contract negotiation and review and commercial leases. His construction law practice includes contract negotiation and disputes, lien law practices and construction defect cases for both builders, subcontractors and homeowners.

In each practice area Mr. Daughdrill strives to balance the cost of protecting and advancing the rights of his clients within their business model, seeking cost-effective creative solutions to achieve his client's goals. He maintains long-term client relationships to gain intimate familiarity with his client's business strategies so that he can tailor his approach to specific matters to the individual client.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Property Rights
• Zoning/Variance/Permitting Practice
• Commercial Landlord/Tenant Issues
• Construction Law
• Small Business Counseling

Representative Clients

• Brock Built, LLC
• St. Paul Properties, Inc.
• B Kay Builders Corp.
• R & B Construction, Inc.

Representative Cases

• Brock Built City Neighborhoods, LLC v. Century Fire Protection, LLC, 295 Ga App. 205 (2008) (Court of Appeals 2008)
• Smith v. Morris Manning & Martin, LLP, 254 Ga. App 355 (2002) (Court of Appeals 2002)

West Practice Categories

Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Religious Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Information, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Wetlands & Wild Lands, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Logging & Timber, Minerals & Mining, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 2000
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Buckhead Business Association, 2007 - 2009 (Ambassador)
• Georgia Bar Association, 2000 - 2009 (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Zoning and Land Use Law, Lorman, 2003 - 2007

Pro Bono Activities

• Garden Hills Civic Association Zoning Committee, 2008 - 2009

Past Employment Positions

• Phears & Moldovan, P.C., Associate, 2003 - 2006
• Smith, Gambrell & Russel, Associate, 2002 - 2003

Education

• Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia, 2000
  J.D.
  Honors: Brainerd Currie Honor Society
  
  Law Review: Mercer Law School Law Review, 1998 - 2000
• Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, 1988
  B.F.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Journalism/Public Relations

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Ancillary Businesses

• Coastal Communities Developer Services, LLC (Real Estate Brokerage)

References

• Colliers Spectrum Cauble
• R&B Construction Company, Inc.
• Arbor-Nomics, Inc.
• Brock Built, LLC

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Georgia Forestry Practice and Procedure Tree Protection Ordinances: Sacrificing, Private Publication, 2000
• Private Timber Rights, 52 Mercer L. Rev. 705, 2001
• Poking Along In The Fast Lane On The Information Super Highway: Territorial-Based Jurisprudence In A Technological World, 52 Mercer L. Rev. 1217, 2001
• Personal Jurisdiction And The Internet: Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop On First Amendment Concerns, 51 Mercer L. Rev. 919, 2000

Address

15 Lenox Pointe N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30324-7415

Phones

(404) 477-3759
(404) 381-1115
(877) 288-8276

Faxes

(404) 477-3758

Emails

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Websites

http://www.rdlawgroup.com