Professional Affiliation & Honors

  • American College of Trial Lawyers.
  • American College of Construction Lawyers.
  • Legal Counsel to Documents Committee of the American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C.
  • Honorary Member, American Institute of Architects (1998).
  • Best Lawyers, Maryland – Construction and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
  • 2012 Top 100 Lawyers in the State of Maryland.
  • American Arbitration Association, National Dispute Resolution Committee.
  • Board of Governors, American College of Construction Lawyers.

Arbitration/Mediation

  • American Arbitration Association,
    Arbitrator – (1990-present)
  • American Arbitration Association,
    Mediator – (1997-present)

Publications

  • American Institute of Architects, Handbook of Professional Practice, “Dispute Resolution” (2008).
  • “2007 Revisions to AIA Contract Documents,” The Construction Lawyer, (Spring, 2008).
  • Chapter 23, Maryland, “State-By-State Guide to Architect, Engineer and Contractor Licensing,” Aspen Law and Business, 1998.
  • “Reporting and Scheduling Under AIA Documents A201 and B141,” 15 The Construction Lawyer 3 (1995).
  • “Exercising Rights in Good Faith Under Indemnity Agreements,” Defense Counsel Journal (January, 1989).
  • “Architects’ Potential Liability for Negligent Certification of Progress Payment Requisitions,” 9 Construction Litigation Reporter 78 (April 1988).
  • “Construction Certification: A Trap for Unwary Architect,” The Construction Lawyer (1987).
  • Chapter 25, “Changes and Extras,” Construction Business Handbook, (Second Edition), McGraw Hill (1985).
  • “Liability of Architects and Engineers for Construction Site Accidents in Maryland,” 39 Md. L. Rev. 475 (1980).
  • Chapter 25, “Changes and Extras,” Construction Business Handbook, (First Edition), McGraw Hill (1978).

Speeches

  • “The Newest of the New – AIA’s Integrated Practice Documents, ABA, Real Property Section, May 2008”.
  • “2007 Revisions to AIA Contract Documents,” Forum on the Construction Industry, New York And San Antonio (2008).
  • “2007 Revisions to AIA Contract Documents,” Georgia Construction Lawyers, Atlanta, GA 2008.
  • “A-201 History,” Forum on the Construction Industry,” San Juan, Puerto Rico (2007).
  • “Drafting Arbitration Clauses,” American Arbitration Association, Irving, Texas (2005).
  • “New AIA Design Build Documents,” American College of Construction Lawyers, Tuscon, Arizona 2005.
  • “New AIA Design Build Documents,” Invited Attorneys Meeting, San Antonio, Texas 2005.
  • “Ten Most Significant Changes to AIA Document A-201,” Invited Attorneys Meeting, New Orleans, La. 1998.
  • “Changes to AIA Document A-201,,” Va. Bar Association, Construction Law and Public Contracts Seminar, Charlottesville, Va. (1998).
  • “1997 Edition of A-201” – Mutual Waiver of Consequential Damages – American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry Atlanta, GA and San Diego, CA – 1997.
  • “Arbitration of Large Complex Cases,” American Institute of Architects, National Convention, Minneapolis, Minn. 1996.
  • “Proposed Changes in AIA Document A-201,” Invited Attorneys Meeting, Hilton Head, SC 1996.
  • “Using AIA A-201,” La. AIA, New Orleans, LA 1996.
  • “Construction Contracts and Disputes,” MICPEL, Baltimore, MD 1996.
  • “Quality in Construction,” American College of Construction Lawyers, Naples, Fla., 1994.
  • “Implementing the Design/Build Process Through Contract Documents,” American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, San Francisco, Calif., 1995.
  • “Defense of Professional Liability Claims,” Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Rockville and Baltimore, 1993.
  • “New Developments in A.I.A. Contracts,” Seattle and Oregon Chapters, American Institute of Architects.
  • “Development of and Philosophy Behind the AIA’s New Construction Management Contract Documents,” American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Seattle, WA, 1992.
  • “Punitive Damages in Maryland,” Maryland State Bar Association, 1992.
  • “Negotiation Techniques,” American Institute of Architects Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1992.
  • Moderator, Meeting of Invited Attorneys, Baltimore, MD, June, 1989.
  • “Determining and Proving Damages,” National Business Institute, Baltimore, 1989 Architects, 1989.
  • “Evaluating Settlement Proposals,” Mid-year Meeting Maryland, State Bar Association, 1989.
  • “Damages in Personal Injury Litigation,” National Business Institute, Baltimore, 1988.
  • “Construction Management Contracts,” Construction Education Management Corporation, Alexandria, VA, 1988.
  • “Defending Attorneys in Legal Malpractice Cases,” Mid-year Meeting, Maryland State Bar Association, 1988.
  • “Recent Developments in the Law regarding the Liability of Architects,” American Institute of Architects, Grassroots Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1986 and 1987.
  • “Liability of Architects for Construction Site Accidents,” Meeting of Invited Attorneys, Dallas, 1978.

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law - J.D. - 1971

    Order of the Coif

  • Western Maryland College - B.A. - 1968

    With Honors

Bar Associations

  • American Bar Association.
  • Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association.
  • Maryland State Bar Association.

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