Steven P. Gilliam

Steve Gilliam is a respected trial attorney who represents commercial clients in complex litigation, corporate, banking and transactional law.

Mr. Gilliam’s list of clients includes regional and national businesses in banking, manufacturing, and the poultry industry. He has litigated cases not only in Georgia, but also in Alabama, Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, and South Carolina.

A significant portion of Mr. Gilliam’s practice involves real estate and eminent domain litigation. He is also experienced in commercial real estate development and management, including land acquisition, leasing, sales activities and zoning.

Voted Gainesville Rotary’s “Man of the Year” in 1996, a “Super Lawyer” by Atlanta Magazine since its inception in 2004, and Super Lawyer nationally in the Corporate Counsel Editions, Mr. Gilliam is a respected presenter of legal and business litigation seminars and workshops for attorneys throughout the Southeast. He is listed in Who’s Who in the American Law, Who’s Who in America, and is a member of Gridiron Secret Society.

He has served as Chair of numerous community service agency boards, including United Way of Hall County, Rehabilitation Industries, Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce, Elachee Nature Science Center, Hall County Needs Assessment Task Force, Gainesville State College Foundation, and Quality Growth Council.

He has been President of the Chattahoochee Country Club and served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Rabun Gap Nacoochee School.

Firm History:
Joined firm in 1974

Education:
BBA in Economics from University of Georgia
UGA School of Law, cum laude, 1974

Professional Admissions:
State of Georgia, including all US District Courts, all State Superior Courts, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 11th Circuit,
US Supreme Court

Professional Organizations:
American Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia:
   Chair, Professionalism Committee '96-'00
   General Practice and Trial Section Member
   Eminent Domain Section Member
Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association,
   Secretary-Treasurer 1976-1980
   President 1982-83
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Old Warhorse Lawyers Club
Appointed by Chief Justice Robert Benham to the Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts of Georgia
Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court, Master

Civic Involvement:
Young Life of Hall County, Advisory Council 1976-2000
Leadership Georgia 1988
   Board of Trustees 1989-1991
Gainesville Hall County Girls Club, Inc. 1976-1981
   Board Chair 1979
Gainesville Jaycees Young Man of the Year 1983
Chattahoochee Country Club
   Board of Governors 1987–1990
   President 1989
United Way of Hall County 1976-1985
   Campaign Chair 1983
   President 1984-85
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
   Chairman 1998-1999
Gainesville Rotary Club Man of the Year 1996
Community Hero Torchbearer 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
UGA Law School Alumni Council, 2000-08
President 2007-2008
Elachee Nature Science Center 1998-present
   Chair 2003-2004
Gainesville State College Foundation 1984-1987
   Chair 1987
   Honorary Life Trustee 1996
Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, 1999-2010
   Chair, 2006-2009
Chicopee Areas Woods Park Commission, 2011-Present