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I'm an experienced mediator and attorney. I've been practicing construction law in Charlotte for over 25 years, including:

Successful representation of owners, contractors, subcontractors, sureties,and design professionals:

- in mediating, arbitrating, and litigating construction claims;

- in evaluating construction claims; and

- in negotiating and drafting construction contracts.

North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Mediator - Superior Court, Estates and Guardianship.

Successful representation of owners, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, and sureties in mediation, arbitration, litigation and resolution of multiple party and multi-million dollar construction claims and disputes involving office buildings, high rise towers, schools, hotels, laboratories, waste treatment facilities, shopping centers, health care, and multi-family residential projects.

As a volunteer attorney for the Council for Children's Rights, I've served as a guardian ad litem for children in contested custody cases. As a NCDRC certified mediator for estates and guardianship matters, I'm familiar with issues involving care for the elderly.

Title	Publisher	Published
Alternative Clauses to Standard Construction Contracts, "Contractors' Amending AGC Document No. 650-1998"	Aspen Publishers, 3rd Ed.	2009
AIA Contract Documents	Lorman Education Services	2006
Speeches, Seminar Talks and Other Presentations
Contruction Claims in North Carolina	Lorman Education Services	2005
Speeches, Seminar Talks and Other Presentations
Contruction Law Update Seminar - University of North Carolina at Charlotte		2004
Design Build for Every Size Contractor	Carolinas AGC	2004
Speeches, Seminar Talks and Other Presentations
North Carolina Law for Design Professionals, 7th Ed.	Lorman Educational Services, Inc.	2003
Contributing Author
"Hidden Contract Pitfalls, Part 1: Implied Contractural Obligations"	CFMA Building Profits Magazine	2002
"NC Legislation Brings New Flexibility"	Construction Magazine	December, 2002
Co-author
"OASIS LegalXML Court Document 1.1 Proposed Specification"	Oasis LegalXML Court Filing Technical Committee	2002
Co-author
"Standards for Electronic Filing Processes (Technical and Business Approaches)"	Electronic Filing Standards Subcommittee of the National consortium for State Court Automation Standards	2002
Contributor
Handbook of North Carolina Construction Law	Carolinas AGC	1999
Contributing Author