Swift Currie history

In 1970, Smith Currie conducted its first construction law update seminar to educate clients on recent developments and trends in the law for that industry.

Luther House took over the firm’s leadership in 1973 and, incredibly, served as the managing partner for the next 23 years.

Pictured above, from left to right, are Luther House, Overton Currie, Maynard Smith and Reg Hancock at our 10th Anniversary party in 1975.

The group outgrew its space again and moved in 1976 to 771 Spring Street.

Early in his long tenure, Smith Currie’s rapid growth required a move from the Fulton National Bank Building to the Harris Tower in Peachtree Center in 1977.

By 1985 the firm had grown to include 41 attorneys and 66 staff.

In 1987, the firm began publication of a quarterly newsletter, Common Sense Contracting.

In 1997, Tom Kelleher became our third managing partner and remained in that role for the next decade.

Another first came in 1999, when the firm opened an office in Charlotte, North Carolina — its first office outside of Atlanta.

The firm concluded 2001 with the publishing of the 2nd edition of Common Sense Construction Law.

In 2008, the firm published a second hardback publication, this one dedicated to government contracting, titled Federal Government Construction Contracts.

The year 2010 marked the 45th Anniversary of the inception of Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers.

The firm surpassed another milestone October 1, 2015, by opening its first office outside of Atlanta in Birmingham, Alabama.

On January 1, 2016, Dan McLennon and the McLennon Law Corporation joined Smith Currie’s San Francisco office.

In July 2019, the firm further strengthened its presence in the Carolinas and added its eighth office by joining forces with Matthew Cox in Columbia, South Carolina.