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KAREN V. MILLS, Esq., P.E. and Managing Member

Karen Mills, a native of Macon, Georgia, graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, with honors.  She obtained her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also attained the engineering profession’s highest designation by becoming a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina.

    Representative Experience
  • Counsel, local, state and federal government contracting companies in various industries, including aircraft maintenance, construction and consulting
  • Consultant, local county municipality
  • Designated Foreclosure Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Counsel, technology companies in various industries, including the payment card industry and the software industry
  • Counsel, national beverage company
  • Counsel, national medical research entity
  • Counsel, pharmaceutical companies in connection with divestitures and strategic alliances
  • Negotiated technology licenses, including patent licenses and software licenses
  • Represented various clients in all aspects of purchases and sales of various businesses including: negotiating purchase agreements, conducting due diligence, drafting purchase and sale documentation
  • Hearing Officer, local county municipality
  • Mediator, business, contract, construction and church disputes
 
    Recent Speaking,Teaching & Guest Engagements                       
  • Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law
  • Legal Consultant & Instructor, Fulton County Procurement Department
  • Instructor, Bronner Business Institute
  • Guest, From Idea to Invention Podcast 
  • Speaker, Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project 
  • Panelist, Atlanta Business League’s Super Tuesday Event
  • Instructor, National Association of Minority Contractors Association
  • Instructor, M.H. Miles Company (Outreach Contractor for the Georgia Department of Transportation)
  • Instructor, Clayton State College Continuing Education Program
 
     Professional Activities/Associations
  • State Bar of Georgia
    • Business Law Section
  • Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
  • Georgia Tech Bar Association
 
    Civic and Charitable Associations/Awards
  • Georgia PATENTS, Advisory Board (2018-2019)
  • YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Board Member & Chair of Board Engagement and Compliance Committee (2016 – 2018)
  • Georgia Tech Women Alumnae Network, Board Member & Past President (2013-2018)
  • Atlanta Girls' School, Board of Trustees (2006 – 2011)
  • Girls' Opportunity for Adventure and Leadership, Inc., Board of Directors (2002-2005)
  • Leadership Atlanta Class of 2010
  • Spelman Coca-Cola Mentoring Program, 2010-2014
  • Who's Who in Black Atlanta, 2009
  • "Georgia Rising Stars," Atlanta Magazine, 2005

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Direct Dial: 770.933.6275
Facsimile:   770.933.6223

Email: karen.mills@millslawllc.com

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
     Juris Doctor
Georgia Institute of Technology
     Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering,               with Honors

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES / REGISTRATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer, North Carolina and South Carolina
General Civil Mediator, Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution

BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS

Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
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