Lee Mann focuses his practice almost exclusively on construction and government contracting law, including mechanics' liens, bond claims, and the False Claims Act.

Lee has mediated, arbitrated and litigated a wide variety of construction disputes for owners, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers on public and private projects throughout the United States, including road and bridge projects, large dams, hydroelectric facilities, gas pipelines, drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, commercial projects, condominiums, schools, casinos, military installations and convention centers.

For instance, Lee has represented:

  • The contractor in recovering $40 million from the Corps of Engineers on the Seven Oaks Dam project in Southern California
  • The construction manager in successfully defending over $50 million in claims on the Phase IV Expansion of the Georgia World Congress Center
  • The owner in defeating over $40 million in claims on the $3.5 billion Boston Harbor Project
  • The contractor in the defense of five lawsuits seeking over $40 million in damages arising from hospital projects in Florida, Georgia and Texas
  • A hydroelectric supplier in litigation in Arkansas, Connecticut and Texas
  • The contractor in litigation arising from large pipeline projects in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas
  • Highway contractors in litigation against the Georgia Department of Transportation and Caltrans

Lee is especially familiar with mechanic's lien law and bond law, having prosecuted or defended more than 100 mechanic's lien and payment bond claims. He is also very familiar with the False Claims Act and was a member of the defense team that obtained summary judgment for the contractor on more than $200 million in claims brought by a qui tam plaintiff. Lee is recognized in the 2010 Legal 500 US and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies

Professional & Community Activities

Georgia Law Review, Managing Editor

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. (1995)
    magna cum laude, Managing Editor of Georgia Law Review, Order of the Coif, Woodruff Scholar
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (1985)
    with highest honors

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1995)
  • Florida (1996)

Court Admissions

  • Georgia Supreme Court (1995)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1995)
  • Florida Supreme Court (1996)
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1997)
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (1997)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (2008)
  • U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Arkansas (2009)

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6502
f +1 404.541.3291

R. Lee Mann III

Experience Highlights

Construction litigation claims for large supplier of hydroelectric equipment
Represent one of the world's largest suppliers of hydroelectric equipment and are presently defending and asserting claims involving a hydroelectric more
Construction dispute representation for a U.S.- based construction company
Represented a Florida construction company in claims against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding The Seven Oaks Dam more
Construction litigation for transportation company
Represent the public owner on the largest construction project undertaken in the United States. We have been working with the owner’s team, including more
Construction dispute for a specialty contractor
Represented a pipeline contractor in a Texas state court in the defense of $40 million in claims asserted by a pipeline owner and the assertion of a more