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Maria (Mia) Hughes
Griffin

Position
Associate
Office
Houston

Mia Griffin is an associate on the Construction Team.


Mia represents a broad range of clients within the construction industry, including owners, general contractors, design-build contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. Her practice focuses on the arbitration and litigation of large construction and infrastructure project disputes related to a variety of issues including breach of contract, delay, lost productivity and disruption, and construction defect matters. Mia has a wealth of experience in many aspects of discovery and trial preparation, including performing legal research, conducting briefing and motions practice, and preparing documents for mediation, depositions, and presentation at trial. Mia also offers her clients practical advice during contract performance to help avoid claims in the first instance.

While earning her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law, Mia served as a judicial extern to Justice Charles J. Bethel of the Supreme Court of Georgia, as an extern at the US Trustee Program, and as an extern at the Capital Assistance Project.

Publications

  • "Going Green: Preparing Federal Contractors for Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosure Under Proposed FAR Rule," ConsensusDocs, February 9, 2024
  • "Arbitration," Construction Law Update, Wolters Kluwer, 2023
  • "Construction Claims Against Federal Agencies: Turning Square Corners and Connecting the Dots," American Bar Association, February 4, 2022
  • "'License and Registration, Please.' The Big Risk of Getting Busted for Working without a Proper Contractor's License." American Bar Association, July 7, 2021

Memberships

  • American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law
  • State Bar of Georgia
Houston
Suite 2900
811 Main St
Houston, TX 77002
D: 713.437.1836
F: 713.437.1942
Emailmgriffin@joneswalker.com
Atlanta
Suite 1400
3455 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
D: 404.870.7500
F: 404.870.7501

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law
    JD, cum laude, 2022
    Georgia Journal of Intellectual Property Law; Hispanic Law Students Association
  • Auburn University
    BA, Political Science with a minor in Business, magna cum laude, 2018

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia
  • Texas

Related Practices

  • Litigation
  • Construction

Related Industries

  • Construction Industry
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