Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Garrick Hamilton is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for The Koman Group, a commercial real estate development and investment firm specializing in Class A office, multi-family, retail and mixed-use projects throughout the Midwest.
Garrick has been a member of Koman’s executive team since joining the firm in 2006 and is responsible for the coordination of all legal aspects of Koman’s projects and investments. His professional duties include structuring significant commercial development and redevelopment projects involving complex economic financing packages, including tax increment financing, State and Federal Historic and New Market tax credits, Community Improvement and Transportation Development Districts, tax abatement and infrastructure development tax credits.
Garrick previously served as the President of the Missouri Growth Association, a commercial real estate political advocacy group, from 2013 to 2016, and currently acts as General Counsel to Pedal the Cause, a nonprofit initiative founded by the Bill and Amy Koman Foundation to raise funds and awareness for cancer research and patient care in St. Louis and San Diego. Garrick also serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Institute for the Deaf and the Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District.
Prior to joining Koman, Garrick practiced law at Husch & Eppenberger, LLC, in its’ St. Louis office.
Education:
J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Woolsack, Saint Louis University
B.S. in Political Science, cum laude, Truman State University
Professional Affiliations:
Treasurer, Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District
Assistant Treasurer and Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee, Central Institute for the Deaf