Attorney Profile

Thomas Richelo

of Counsel
Email: tr@swtlaw.com
Phone: 404-688-6800


Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1983
• U.S. District Court of Georgia, 1983

• Duke University of Law, J.D., 1981; Law Review
• Duke University, B.A., 1978; Magna Cum Laude with Distinction

• Construction Law
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Government Construction Contracts

• Using a Mechanic's Lien to Get Your Money, National Business Institute (2006)
• Construction Contracting and Lien Enforcement in Georgia, National Business Institute (2006)
• Construction Payment Remedies in Georgia, National Business Institute (2001)
• Mechanic's Lien Laws and Strategies in Georgia, National Business Institute (2000)
• Georgia Law Construction: What Do You Do When...?, National Business Institute (1996, 1997 and 1998)
• Application of Design/Build to This AGe of Technological Advancement, in Design-Build Contracting Handbook, Wiley Law Publications (1992, and revised edition, 2001)

• Hull v. Norcom, Ind., Cite: 750 F.2d 1547 Court (11th, Cir. 1985)
• Akers Group International, Inc. v. Bank of Brewton Cite: 66 F.3d 341 (11th Cir. 1995)
• Bank of Brewton, Inc. v. Int'l Fidelity Ins. Co., 827 So.2d 747, Alabama Supreme Court (2002)
• Astra Group, Inc. v. City of Lilburn, No. A07A1308, Georgia Court of Appeals (2007)

• Construction Site Safety Issues, Half Moon Seminars, 2005
• The Great Design and Construction Contracting Game, International Conference and Exhibition on Health Care Facility Planning, Design and Construction, 1995
• Legal Implications of Design-Build Method in High Technology Projects, American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Washington, D.C., 1990

• Boy Scout and Cub Scout Leader; 1996 - 2001
• Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Mission Works Group; 2003 - 2008

• Honduas Outreach, Inc., Mission Group Leader (2004 - 2007)
• Druid Hills Civic Association, Director (2000 - 2003)