Practice Areas
Construction Law and Litigation
General Civil Litigation including Complex Commercial Litigation
Education
The Pennsylvania State University, B.S. Finance, high honors, 1995
Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, J.D., cum laude, 1998
Bar Admissions
Indiana Supreme Court, 1999
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2003
United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, 1999
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1998
Additional Experience
Law Clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thygne,
District of Delaware, 1998-1999
Memberships
Indianapolis Bar Association
Indiana State Bar Association
- Construction and Surety Law Section
American Bar Association
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Section of Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee, Co-Chair of Committee on Insurance (2007-2008)
Design Build Institute of America, Great Lakes Chapter
- Programs Committee Member
Appointments and Awards:
Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Leadership Series III
-Steering Committee 2006-2008
National Center for Construction Education and Research,
Certified Management Instructor
Community Activities
Big Brothers, 2000-2007
Heritage Place , 2002-present
-Board of Directors, President, 2006-2008
-Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2005-2007
Homeless Shelter Pro Bono Project, Volunteer 2005-present
Presentations and Publications
Co-Author, “Rewriting Builder’s Risk Policy? – The Intersection of a Builder’s Risk Policy and Construction Project Contracts”, Indiana Civil Litigation Review, Fall 2005
Co-Author, “Mutual Responsibility and the Allocation of Risk Among Parallel Prime Contractors," Construct! magazine of the ABA Section of Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee, Spring 2006
Representative Cases and Experience
Represented a large public university on a multi-prime project relating to delay and impacts alleged to be caused by failure to coordinate the work
Represented contractor in claim against the surety on Federal construction project through trial
Represented general contractor and surety on public works bond claims through appeal