Practice FocusTrial and appellate practice with a concentration in construction law. Representative clients include subcontractors, suppliers, architects, owners, contractors and others in the construction industry. Arbitrator & MediatorDon has been actively involved as a third party neutral in ADR procedures on complex construction projects, including mediation and arbitration. He is a neutral for Construction Dispute Resolution Services, the National Arbitration Forum and a mediator and arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. He has trained arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association and is on the Advisory Panel for both the National Arbitration Forum and the American Arbitration Association. He currently serves as an arbitrator on the "Blue Ribbon Panel" of the AAA for Complex Construction Disputes. Career HighlightsRecognized in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for expertise in construction law.Chosen by his peers as one of Columbus' Top Lawyers in Business First's the Verdict. Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®. Recognized as one of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers USA. Recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics magazine. Drafted Ohio's first Prompt Payment Act, which became a model for other states. Project counsel on Ohio's largest arena, stadium, school and highway construction projects. Summitted mountains in North and South America, including Chimborazo, Cirque of the Towers, Devil's Tower, Gannett Peak, Grand Teton and Rainier. Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities
Publications and PresentationsADR in the New AIA & ConsensusDOCS, American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, Seattle, Washington, presented April 4, 2008 Contract Clauses That Can Kill You, National Association of Elevator Contractors, Orlando, Florida, presented September 13, 2006 Retainage Reform, American Bar Association Construction Forum, San Francisco, California, presented April 18, 2002 Contract Clauses, Ceilings & Interior Systems Association, Tampa, Florida, presented April 21, 2001 Risk Transfer, American Subcontractors Association, Chicago, Illinois, presented March 13, 2001 Issues in Construction Law, Ohio Supreme Court Judicial College, Columbus, Ohio, presented February 22, 2001 Contract Clauses That Can Kill You, Association of the Wall & Ceilings Industries International, Las Vegas, Nevada, presented May 1, 2000 Covering the Design Waterfront, American Bar Association Construction Forum, San Francisco, California, presented January 27, 2000 Bar Admissions
EducationJuris Doctorate (1982) Bachelor of Arts, History (1979) |
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