Dean B. Thomson

Construction, Mediation
800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 1900
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402


Construction

Admitted

1982, Minnesota

Law School

University of Minnesota, J.D., cum laude, 1982

Law School Graduation Year

1982

College

Carleton College, B.A., 1978

Memberships

Minnesota State Bar Association (Member: Construction Law Section and Chairman, 1992-1993; Governing Council, 1990—); American Bar Association (Member: Forum on the Construction Industry; Steering Committee, Division on Dispute Resolution, 1995—); Minnesota Associated General Contractors (Member, Board of Directors; Legislative and Subcontract Committees); American Arbitration Association (Member, National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee; National Panel of Arbitrators); American College of Construction Lawyers.

Biographical

Author: Arbitration Theory and Practice: A Survey of AAA Construction Arbitrators, 23:1 Hofstra L. Rev. 137, 1994; AIA A201 Dispute Resolution Provisions 16 Construction Lawyer no.3 p.319, 1996; Dysfunctional ADR: Tips to Avoid the Pain 16 Construction Lawyer no.4 p.26, 1996. Co-author: Chapter 8 Documenting and Presenting Construction Claims in 2 Stein, Construction Law, (Matthew Bender, 1994); Best Value Procurement in State Construction Contracting, 19 Construction Lawyer no.2 p.31, 1999; Minnesota, Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law (Aspen, 1999).

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