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Erin E. Gomez

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Erin Gomez focuses her practice on construction matters.

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  • Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2016, with honors
    • Emory International Law Review
  • Maryville College, B.A., 2012, cum laude
  • Tennessee, 2016
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2017
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2017
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2017
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2017
  • Spanish

A member of the Firm's Construction Group, Ms. Gomez represents and counsels owners, contractors, suppliers, and design professionals throughout the United States. From drafting project contracts to litigating defect and delay claims, she provides her clients with tailored and thoughtful advice, action, and solutions.

Ms. Gomez has particular knowledge and experience related to construction defect and delay claims; the proper handling of project retainage; contractor and design professional licensing requirements; and the preservation, filing, and defense of materialmen's liens. She advises clients on all types of commercial, public, and residential projects, including hotels, multifamily developments, single-family homes, commercial tenant improvements, wind farms, battery energy storage systems, manufacturing facilities, military barracks, public highways, prisons, and rocket launch towers. Ms. Gomez represents project owners, developers, design professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers on these projects, and deeply understands the unique roles and responsibilities of each of these players on any respective project. She is also able to communicate with clients and witnesses in Spanish when necessary.

In addition to her construction practice, Ms. Gomez has represented clients in business litigation matters involving telecommunications, utility, and railroad entities in litigation, tax, and regulatory matters across the country. She also litigates cases involving malpractice, professional liability, intellectual property, and contract disputes.

A graduate of Emory University School of Law, Ms. Gomez was a student member of the Emory International Humanitarian Law Clinic and served as president of the Emory Immigration Law Practice Society. She interned with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, and The Coca-Cola Company.

Ms. Gomez is proficient in Spanish.

  • Represented a hospitality developer in multiyear litigation involving a $30 million construction defect and delay claim against a general contractor.

  • Represented a general contractor in multiyear litigation involving a multimillion-dollar construction defect and delay claim against a subcontractor on a multifamily development project.

  • Served as second-chair defense attorney in a five-day construction arbitration on behalf of the structural engineer of record.

  • Obtained summary judgment in a multi-million-dollar malpractice case.

  • Secured grants on motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, and motions to compel in various Tennessee cases.

  • Drafts and negotiates design and construction contracts for hospitality, medical, residential, commercial, and industrial projects on behalf of project owners, contractors, suppliers, and design professionals.

  • Counseled clients and helped draft contracts for projects located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Canada, many of which are valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

  • Has significant experience working for and representing international clients, including clients based in Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

  • Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Litigation – Labor and Employment (2021 – 2026); Professional Malpractice Law (2021 – 2026); and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2022 – 2026)
  • Former Board Member – Southeast Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women (2017 – 2022)
  • Recipient – President's Award, Federal Bar Association, Chattanooga Chapter (2020)

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