Faculty Profile: Darwin Hindman III

Darwin A. Hindman III, shareholder in the Nashville and Washington, D.C. offices, practices in the areas of government contracts and litigation. He is the head of the Firm's Government Contracts practice and also has a wide range of bench, jury trial and bid protest experience. He practices regularly in courts throughout the Southeast and before administrative agencies and procurement offices in Washington. He has represented small businesses and Fortune 100 companies involved in state and federal contracts, diverse business issues and contractor disputes. 

Mr. Hindman's concentration is public contract law including bid protests, bid preparation, contract management and contract compliance. He has obtained award reversals and re-bids on behalf of disappointed bidders, defended awards made to prevailing parties, and has successfully assisted government contractors with certified claims, Requests for Equitable Adjustments, ethical considerations, small and disadvantaged business issues, False Claims Act allegations, and the negotiation and enforcement of subcontractor, joint venture and teaming agreements. Mr. Hindman has advised clients competing for and performing contracts with the United States Department of Defense; the Department of Energy, NASA, the Tennessee Valley Authority; the Small Business Administration; the Department of Education; the Social Security Administration; the Food & Drug Administration; the Army Corps of Engineers; FEMA; the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the General Services Administration (Federal Supply Schedule). In recent government contract matters, Mr. Hindman has represented clients located in Alaska, California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, as well as international clients in India, Iraq, Jordan, Afghanistan, Dubai, Great Britain and South America. 

Mr. Hindman teaches the course "Government Contracts" as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School.