Admitted
1981, District of Columbia; 1983, Louisiana
Law School
Georgetown University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Georgetown University, A.B., 1978
Memberships
Louisiana State and American (Member, Construction Law Committee; Co-Chair, Damages Subcomittee, 1997-1999; Chair, State Law Survey Subcommittee, 1999—; Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 3 Steering Committee) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Recent Publications: Clause for Concern: Common Construction Contact Provisions, ASHRAE Journal, Feb. 2002; Contract Law Principles, ASHRAE Journal, Jan. 2002; Co-author, Defending Against Owner Claims, Chapter 20 in Construction Litigation: Representing the Contractor, 3d Ed., Aspen, 2001; Co-author, Construction Industry Expert Testimony In the Aftermath of Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael And Under Amended Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, 2001; Contributing author and editor, Fifty State Monograph on the Enforceability of No Damages for Delay Clauses, American Bar Association, 1998; Commissioning and Indoor Air Quality, Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Building Commissioning, 1997. Recent Speeches and Seminars: Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering, Department of Engineering Professional Development, 1994—. Oh No! Did I Agree To That? Everything The ASHRAE Member Ever Wanted to Know About Contracts, 2001 ASHRAE Annual Meeting; Cross Examination of Experts: Practical Techniques, 2001 Joint Meeting of the ABA Litigation Section Construction Litigation Committee and Forum on the Construction Industry; Overview of Claims Against ASHRAE Member, 2001 ASHRAE Midwinter Meeting; Indoor Air Quality: Liability and Legal Issues, Hospital Design and Operations Conference, ASHRAE Triangle Chapter (2000); Experts in the Courtroom, 2000 ASHRAE Annual Meeting; The Owner Sues: A Simulates Arbitration, 1999 ASHRAE Midwinter Meeting; Life After the New AIA Forms: Will Litigation Ever Be the Same?, ABA National Institute on Construction Litigation (1998). Member: American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (Member and Program Co-Chair, Task Group 1, General Legal Education; Consultant, Guideline Committee GPC1-1996R).