A Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2024–2026), Carey Miller represents clients in complex business and constitutional litigation, regulatory disputes and government investigations, campaign and election matters, and government affairs.
Since joining the Robbins Firm and Robbins Government Relations in 2019, Carey has served as lead counsel for clients in local, state, and federal courts and administrative tribunals. He has litigated issues ranging from contractual disputes, common law torts, and environmental, land-use, or zoning matters, to novel claims arising under the United States and Georgia Constitutions, earning a reputation as a zealous advocate for his clients in the process. Carey’s experience and advocacy has been employed in oral arguments before trial and appellate courts alike, and in state and federal trials where he is often called upon to handle some of the most difficult and consequential cross-examinations.
Having developed substantial experience in governmental and regulatory litigation matters, Carey has represented an array of private individuals, businesses, state agencies, and elected officials in matters arising under complex statutory and regulatory schemes, including Georgia’s Administrative Procedure Act, Fair Business Practices Act, Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act, Water Quality Control Act, Open Records and Open Meetings Acts, Alcoholic Beverage Code, and ad valorem property taxation, exemption, and preferential assessment provisions. Likewise, he has successfully resolved investigations or civil enforcement proceedings brought against his clients by numerous local, state, and federal agencies—including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the Georgia Department of Revenue, the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources, the Consumer Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Law, the Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission, and numerous municipal and county governments—often before they ever reached litigation.
Raised in and around his family’s small business, Carey approaches every engagement with a practical understanding of what is at stake when a government investigation or business dispute threatens his clients. Combining this perspective with his experience in some of Georgia’s highest-stakes legal and political environments, Carey provides informed, accessible, and practical counsel to his clients. And supported by the firm’s litigation expertise, Carey employs creative litigation, negotiation, and advocacy strategies to obtain favorable results for his clients, whether in or out of the courtroom.
Prior to joining the firm, Carey served as Executive Counsel to Governor Nathan Deal, where he managed the legal affairs of Georgia’s executive branch, advised the Governor on legislative and policy matters, and served as the Governor’s chief liaison to the Judiciary. In that role, he assisted in defense of Georgia’s water rights before the United States Supreme Court and other federal courts, shepherded through the constitutional amendment establishing Georgia’s Statewide Business Court, developed and implemented the Governor’s criminal justice reform initiatives, and advised on gubernatorial appointments to all levels of Georgia’s Judiciary.
A “Double Dawg” graduate of the University of Georgia, Carey earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as President of the Student Bar Association, Senior Managing Editor of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, and as a member of the Moot Court Executive Board. Carey has remained active with the Blue Key Honor Society as both a student and alumnus, has participated in the Clarke-Carley Inn of Court as both a pupil and barrister, and is a graduate of the Leadership Georgia Class of 2019 (BCE, FNO).
Carey and his family reside in Hall County, where he and his wife were born and raised.