Duke Realty to Develop State-of-the-Art Law Office for Gary Martin Hays & Associates; New Building in Breckenridge to Be Home of Leading Georgia Personal Injury Attorney

Business Wire, Nov 4, 2004

DULUTH, Ga. -- The prominent personal injury law firm of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C. has chosen Duke Realty Corporation and Duke Construction to develop its new law offices. The 19,000 S.F., single-story office building will be located on approximately 4.5 acres on Breckenridge Blvd. near its intersection with Old Norcross Road in Duluth.

"We are pleased that Gary has chosen Duke Realty and Duke Construction to develop his new law offices," said Kerry Armstrong, Senior Vice President of Duke Realty's Atlanta Office Group. "This state-of-the-art legal facility will incorporate the latest in technology and design and will be a model for law office buildings across the country."

"Because of its location and design, our new office in Gwinnett County will allow us to better serve our clients across the state," said Gary Martin Hays. "In addition to accommodating our firm's plans for growth, this new facility will also allow us to better serve the community by providing a place for charitable groups to organize and carry out fundraising activities."

The law office of Gary Martin Hays and Associates at Breckenridge will feature a realistic mock courtroom to prepare clients for the trial experience and for staging shadow juries. The building is also specially designed to assist fundraising activities for non-profit organizations.

Gary Martin Hays is a very active in fundraising for various charities and organizations. These included Shepard's Spinal Center, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, The U.S. Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" Campaign, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and many others. The firm has also given away 14 college scholarships, 500 bicycle helmets, and sponsored numerous youth sports teams.

Bob Tardy represented Duke Realty in the transaction with the law firm.

About Gary Martin Hays & Associates

Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C. is a law firm dedicated solely to the practice of personal injury law. The firm exclusively represents injured victims, and does not represent insurance companies. The firm specializes in auto accidents, wrongful death, Worker's Compensation, drug recall, and nursing home abuse/neglect. The firm was founded in 1993 and has five lawyers and 25 employees. In 2004, Gary Martin Hays was selected out of a pool of 24,000 attorneys in the state of Georgia as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the area of workers compensation. This honor was awarded by attorneys who had personally observed Gary Martin Hays represent his clients in a court of law. For more information, visit www.garymartinhays.com.

About Duke Realty Corporation

In the greater Atlanta area, the Duke Realty portfolio includes approximately 15 million square feet of office, industrial and retail commercial real estate. The Company controls approximately 900 acres of undeveloped land for future development and employs more than 125 real estate professionals in the greater Atlanta market.

Duke Realty Corporation is the largest publicly traded office and industrial real estate company in the United States. Duke Realty is a full-service commercial real estate company that owns, manages or has under development more than 114 million square feet of industrial, office and retail properties in 14 major U.S. cities. Duke Realty, which controls 4,600 acres of undeveloped land that can support approximately 69 million square feet of future development, also provides nationwide real estate solutions through its national development and construction division. For more information, please visit Duke Realty Corporation on the web at www.dukerealty.com.

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