Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce that Nicholas S. Papleacos, a shareholder in the firm’s Construction Practice, was recently honored with the Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award by Kennesaw State University (KSU) for 2016. This is the second year he has received the award. Papleacos teaches courses in construction law and dispute resolution in KSU’s College of Architecture and Construction Management. Dr. Houston Davis, president of KSU, presented the award on August 13. Although the Kennesaw State University Foundation awards faculty and staff members annually, this was only its second year honoring part-time faculty. He has been teaching in the Construction Department for 12 years.

Papleacos has more than 35 years of experience in construction law and litigation. He maintains a national construction law practice, representing general contractors and specialty trade contractors involved in coatings, mechanical and electrical work. Papleacos has represented clients in disputes throughout the country in state and federal court trials and in arbitration proceedings. Also, he has advised contractors on federal and state construction projects and litigated issues arising out of federal contracts and regulations.

Papleacos earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a diversified business law firm with offices in Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia and San Antonio. The firm represents both public and private companies as well as individuals and family-owned businesses across the nation. In addition to tax planning and tax controversy, the firm offers corporate, securities and finance, employment law and employee benefits, energy law, estate planning and administration, intellectual property, international and immigration law, commercial and business litigation, real estate and construction law.