Admitted
1976, Virginia, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1983, Maryland and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1985, U.S. Court of
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Duke University, A.B., 1970
Memberships
Orange County, Maryland State and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1982; Sections on: Litigation; Public Contract Law; Dispute Resolution; Public Utility Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar.
Biographical
Law Clerk, Trial Division, U.S. Court of Claims, 1976-1977. Lecturer: Protecting the Owner's Interest Before Construction Begins, Construction Education Management Corporation, Engineering News Record Seminar, October 1986; Construction Claims on the Project Financed Job, Forbes Conference on Project Financing, 1992; Partnering and Dispute Avoidance in the Construction of Powerplants, Florida Business Roundtable, 1992; OSHA Enforcement and the Power Industry, Southeastern Electric Exchange, 1992; Legislative Updates, Edison Electric Exchange, 1994; Construction Law and Claims, AISE, 1995; Contracting in the Power Industry, EXNET, 1996; Bid and Contract Disputes, Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officials, 1997; Construction Contracting Philosophies, Florida Business Roundtable, 1997; The Business of School Construction, Florida Educational Facilities Planning Association, 1997; Revisions to AIA-A201, Florida Business Roundtable, 1998; Construction Management in School Construction, Roebuck Associates, 1999; Construction Management at Risk, Florida Educational Facilities Planning Association, 1999; Safety Trends in Construction Management, Florida Business Roundtable, 2000; Contracting for the Next Generation of Coal Fired Power Plants, Coal-Gen, 2001; E.P.C. Contracting in a Seller's Market, Power-Gen, 2001; E.P.C. Contracts in a Changing Market - Still the Project Delivery of Choice? Forbes International Energy Conference, London, 2002; Managing Construction Risks in an Uncertain World, Power-Gen, 2002; Lessons Learned in Energy Construction, Electric Power Conference, 2003; Energy, Politics and Risk, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies Annual Meeting, 2003. Author: Chapter 12 The Role of the Takeover Contractor, The Troubled Construction Loan, Wiley Law Publications, October 1991; Improved Construction Contracting for the 1990's, Power Engineering, June 1991; Your Lawyer as a Project Team Member, Partnering in Design and Construction, 1996; Control
Military
Lt., U.S. Navy, 1970-1973