Lawyers work with Help Build Hope to provide housing for a family in need
Attorneys from the South Florida office of Smith Currie & Hancock LLP took time off from their firm retreat to participate in the firm sponsored community project with Help Build Hope. The organization works with businesses, churches, schools and other groups to build the frame for a home that is then donated to a partnering organization who helps complete it for a family in need.
Smith Currie, a national law firm with a focus on construction law, has offices throughout the country. The collaboration with Help Build Hope was the perfect combination of giving back to the community and working in construction, the very industry where the firm has its concentration. The lawyers worked in partnership with Help Build Hope to frame the house, which was earmarked for a family with a child who has special needs. Nailing the frame took diligence and hard work, but the cooperation among the participants resulted in a strong framework for the house, and fulfilled the firm’s new tagline, “From the Ground Up.”
“This was an ideal adjunct to our firm retreat as it was a way to build bonds among the attorneys, and also help the community,” said Brian Wolf, a partner in the firm’s South Florida office, who brought his family to share in the experience. “Besides doing something very meaningful, we gained greater insight about the power of working together and the importance of hands-on hard work.”
About Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP
Founded by Maynard Smith, Overton Currie, and Reg Hancock more than 50 years ago, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP is a construction and government contract law firm. With six offices nationwide, the firm focuses its collective efforts on providing timely, common sense solutions to the legal and business problems that confront members of the specific industries served, including project counsel, contract compliance, claims avoidance, lien protection and environmental law, among others. For more information, visit www.smithcurrie.com.
