Practice Areas ■ Construction ■ Commercial Litigation ■ Arbitration ■ Mediation ■ Surety Claims ■ Bidding Disputes ■ Insurance Coverage ■ Design Professional Liability ■ Non-Compete and Trade Secret Claims ■ Patent Infringement Representative Cases Obtained verdicts or awards of $8.8 million, $8.5 million, $7.5 million, $3.5 million, $1.4 million, $1.2 million and $807,000; settled cases for $29 million, $24 million, $16 million and $6 million Experienced in construction litigation, commercial litigation and patent litigation Publications Co-Lecturer, “Construction Law from A to Z,” American Subcontractors Association of Minnesota Author, “Liquidated Damages,” Construction Business Handbook Author/Lecturer, “Learn to Draft a Workable Arbitration Agreement,” Arbitration of Commercial, Construction, Employment, Securities and Labor Disputes, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Arbitration Law,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Mechanics Lien Law and Strategies in Minnesota,” National Business Institute Co-Author, “Claims Against Construction Managers, Design Professionals, General Contractors, and Design- Builders,” Proving and Pricing Construction Claims “Fiduciary Duties in Cost-Plus Contracting,” 1 Construction Law and Business, No. 4, p.13 Co-Author, “Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions,” Construction Law Handbook Author/Lecturer, “The Industry Reacts to A201,” American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, Las Vegas, Nevada Author/Lecturer, “Bad Faith Litigation,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Construction Law: New Developments,” Minnesota Law and Politics Author/Lecturer, “Remedies for Disappointed Bidders,” Public Construction Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Co-Author, “Midwest Region,” Wiley Construction Law Update Author/Lecturer, “Bid Protests,” Public Construction Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Protective Devices: The Unpaid Supplier Syndrome,” Mechanic’s Liens and Payment Bonds Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Bad Faith Surety Law,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Copyright of Plans and Specifications,” Construction Institute-1993 Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “CGL Policies-From “A” to “Z”,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Contributing Author, “Fifty State Construction Lien & Bond Law,” Wiley Law Publications Co-Author, “Recent Developments on Surety Law,” 1992 Wiley Construction Law Update Author/Lecturer, “Bonds, Liens & Insurance,” Federal Publications in San Diego, California; Orlando, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Seattle, Washington; and New Orleans, Louisiana Author/Lecturer, “Surety Bonds,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Arbitration of Construction Disputes,” Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “The Use of RICO in Construction Litigation,” Fifth Annual Construction Institute Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Inspection, Acceptance and Warranties,” Advanced Workshop Series in Highway Contracting, Minnesota Department of Transportation Author/Lecturer, “Specific Third-Party Claims,” Construction Litigation: The Claims of Third Parties Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Author/Lecturer, “Construction Issues,” Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Seminar, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Professional Organizations and Achievements Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Construction Law Section Member, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry Arbitrator Experience, Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association Editorial Advisory Board, Construction Law and Business Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers AV Preeminent (highest) rated by Martindale-Hubbell Band 1 (highest) rating in Construction by Chambers USA Leading attorney in the field of Construction Law by Who’s Who Selected for “Best Lawyers in America,” Construction (2010-2014) Selected as “Best Lawyer” in Minneapolis, Construction (2014) Minnesota “Super Lawyer,” Construction Law (1997-2015) Minnesota Top 100 “Super Lawyers” (2001-2015) Education ■ B.A., Colgate University, 1981 ■ J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1984 ■ Managing Editor, Case Western Law Review, 1983-1984 Admissions ■ United States Court of Federal Claims ■ United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit ■ United States District Court, District of Minnesota ■ Minnesota Supreme Court
