Focus Areas
- “Top Five Considerations for Construction Projects During the COVID-19 Outbreak,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- “Ohio Court Upholds Unenforceability of Public School Construction “Contract”,” Thompson Hine Construction Update, May 2016
- Contributing author, Baldwin’s Ohio Construction Law Manual, WEST/Thomson Reuters, February 2009
- Co-author, “Contractor Licensing Law,”The Architect’s Guide to Design-Build Services, American Institute of Architects 2003 ed.
- “Coverage Won’t Come Cheap, but It’s Essential,” Crain’s Cleveland Business, August 2002
- “Managing Design and Construction Risk in Modern Stadium and Arena Projects,” The Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities Conference, San Diego, CA, May 2019
- “Design-Build: Constructing Better Contracts,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, November 2015
- “Don’t Get Burned: Allocating Risk in Contracts,” Association of Corporate Counsel, July 16, 2015
- “Surety Bonds and Insurance Issues,” Masters Seminar sponsored by Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, November 2010
- “Update on Ohio Construction Reform,” Construction Owners Association of America, Cleveland, April 2010
- “Insurance and Risk Management Issues,” of AIA Contracts and Beyond, Lorman Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2009
- “Construction Lending from the Ground Up,” American Bar Association, Boston Program, October 2004
- “Insurance, Bonds and Indemnifications for Construction Projects,” Sterling Education Seminars, October 2004
- “Selected Construction Insurance,” 2003 ICSC Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana Symposium, June 2003
- “When Casualty Strikes Your Construction Project: Insurance and Workout Issues,” American Bar Association, Washington, DC, 2002
- “Key Clauses in Construction Contracts and Architectural Agreements,” Ohio State Bar Association, July 2001
- “Selected Issues in Construction Contracts,” Cleveland Bar Association, June 2000
- AV® Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2003 to 2024 for Construction Law and Real Estate Law; named the Best Lawyers® 2015 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland
- Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers list, 2004 to present
- Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Construction, Ohio, 2010 to present
- Listed in The Legal 500 in Construction, 2011, 2014 to 2023; Sport, 2021 to 2023
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Industry and Real Property Section
- Ohio State Bar Association, member of Real Property Section
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, member of Real Estate Section
Education
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1986
- College of Wooster, B.A., 1980
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Top Five Considerations for Construction Projects During the COVID-19 Outbreak,
COVID-19 Update
, March 20, 2020