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Claimed Lawyer ProfileLII Gold
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law
- J.D.
- American Jurisprudence Awards, Constitutional Law & Evidence; Listed in Who's Who American Colleges and Universities
- Honors: Cum laude
- Activities: Member, Law Review; Student Director, Legal Aid Clinic
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- Allegheny College
- B.A.
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Professional Experience
- Attorney
- DFL Legal
- Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Arbitration Under Pennsylvania and Federal Law
- Allegheny County Bar Association Conference
- How to Select the Most Effective Local Counsel In India
- Corporate Legal Times
- Owner Strategies For Dealing with the Financially Troubled Contractor
- Aspen Publishers
- Recovering Construction Contract Damages Using the Total Cost Method, or the Abandonment of Contract / Cardinal Change Doctrines
- Construction SuperConference
- Update on Indian Arbitration: Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Ordinance
- Mealey’s International Arbitration Report
Speaking Engagements
- Protect This House: Contractual Risk Allocation, Halliburton/KBR Global Law Department Conference, Dallas, TX
- 2006
- Overview of Arbitration in Latin America, Topical Issues in International Arbitration, London, England
- 2006
- The Big Dig, Fluor LawCon, San Diego, CA
- October 2008
- International Arbitration: Managing Risk in High Growth / High Risk Markets, Seminar, New York, NY
- KBR Business Development Oversight (BDO) Group
- September 2008
- Contractual Risk Mitigation Strategies, Houston, TX
- KBR Business Development Oversight (BDO) Group
- 2008
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
- Best Lawyers
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
- Martindale Hubbell
- Super Lawyer
- Pennsylvania Super lawyers
- Best Lawyers in Pittsburgh
- Best Lawyers
- The International Who's Who of Construction & Business Lawyers
- International Who's Who
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania State Bar
- Member
- Current
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- International Bar Association, London (Arbitration & International Construction Projects Committees)
- Member
- Current
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- American Bar Association (International, Construction, Litigation & Energy Sections)
- Member
- Current
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- Pennsylvania State Bar Association (Litigation & Construction Sections)
- Member
- Current
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- Allegheny County Bar Association, Construction Law Section
- Member
- Current
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- NATIONAL PANEL OF ARBITRATORS OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION
- Member
- Current
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- Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR, International Division of the American Arbitration Association)
- Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Pennsylvania
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- 2nd Circuit
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- 3rd Circuit
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- 5th Circuit
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- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
Languages
- English
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