Mr. Croessmann is a senior partner at Croessmann & Westberg, P.C. He has more than 30 years of experience in private practice, representing architects, engineers, contractors and owners in all aspects of their business. He has been involved in every stage of risk management, from drafting and negotiating contracts, setting-up record keeping procedures, project accounting, FAR compliance, scheduling and mapping out overall strategies for claim management. He has also advised many A/E firms and contractors on their business including ownership transition, M&A, and business strategies.
Mr. Croessmann serves as Outside General Counsel for several companies including MWH Constructors, an international company with over $500M in revenues, where he is a member of the C-Suite. He advises business on how to manage their growth from the $100M range to over $500M. His areas of knowledge include corporate governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
Previously, Mr. Croessmann served as a lobbyist and deputy general counsel for the American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC.
Representative Cases:
1. Negotiated a Construction Management at Risk contract with a public agency for construction of a 100 million dollar Water Treatment Plant in Florida.
2. Prepared and assisted in negotiating several claims and change orders under a design build contract on an 87 million dollar modernization of a waste water treatment plant in Tacoma Washington.
3. Drafted and pursued a delay and inefficiency claim against the Maryland State Transportation Authority.
4. Defended an architect in a claim involving the observation tower on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Washington D.C.
5. Defended a structural engineer in a claim by the Argentine Navy for settlement damage caused by sheeting and shoring system in Washington D.C.
6. Successfully defended a Securities Fraud case in U.S. District Court and the subsequent appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeal.
- Syracuse University College of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- University of Oregon
- B. Arch | Architecture
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- Senior Partner
- Croessmann & Westberg
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- Expert Witnesses: Construction Cases, 2009 ed.
- Thompson West
- "Design Build", Construction Joint Ventures
- Wiley Law Publications
- "Ownership Transition", Design Professional's Handbook of Business and Law
- Wiley Law Publications
- "Partnering", Construction Joint Ventures
- Wiley Law Publications
- Construction Litigation Formbook
- Co-Author, Wiley Law Publications
- How Design Documents can Prevent or Cause Construction Claims in Virginia, Lorman Educational Services
- Profit by Design – Mergers and Acquisitions as a Strategy for Growth, Los Angeles
- AIA
- Profit by Design – Mergers and Acquisitions as a Strategy for Growth, National Conference
- SMPS/PSMA
- Building Codes in Virginia, Lorman Educational Services
- Managing the Risks of Design and Construction Defects, National Convention
- CMAA
- Virginia Class A Contractor’s License
- Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation - Board for Contractors
- Distinguished Leadership Award
- AIA No. Va. Chapter
- Recognition of Service to the Chapter
- AIA No. Va. Chapter
- Washington State Bar # 16896
- Member
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- District of Columbia
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- New York
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
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- Washington
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- Environmental Law
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Insurance Bad Faith
- English: Spoken, Written