LAWYER PROFILE

James F Butler, III

USA 2026

Smith Currie Oles LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Construction

Georgia

24 years ranked

Construction: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Georgia

4 years ranked

About

Provided by Smith Currie Oles LLP

Practice Areas

Construction dispute resolution; international construction projects: contentious and non-contentious; international arbitration; EPC projects; government contracts; environmental law.

Career

Consistently recognized as leading construction lawyer by Chambers USA, International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers-Construction, and Georgia Super Lawyers.

Professional Memberships

Past Chair, International Construction Division, ABA Forum on Construction Law; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, IBA, International Construction Projects Subcommittee; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Dispute Resolution Board Foundation. Admitted: New York, Florida, Texas, Washington, North Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgia.

Personal

University of Kentucky College of Law, JD; Duke University, AB; Harvard University, Advanced Mediation Program.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Construction - Georgia

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

James Butler handles contentious and noncontentious construction matters on behalf of contractors, owners and design professionals, among others. Butler regularly mediates complex construction disputes.

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