Mediator Resume

After 42 years of practicing law, and receiving numerous awards for professional excellence, practice is focused solely on ADR.

Mediator, Arbitrator, Project Neutral

Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, 2025 - Present; Director and Chair of Construction Law Group, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter, 1987 - 2024; Associate, Crabbe Brown & Jones, 1985 - 1987; Associate, Robert D. Marotta Company, 1982 - 1985.

Private practice for 42 years devoted almost exclusively to construction law. Represented subcontractors, suppliers, contractors, owners, and architects in public and private construction. Former General Counsel to the American Subcontractors Association, Association of the Wall & Ceiling Industry, Steel Framing Industry Association, and National Ground Water Association. Types of projects included commercial buildings, highways, and public works -including Ohio's largest road project, largest bridge, largest stadium, largest school, and hospital. Projects range up to $4 billion. Now serving exclusively as an ADR neutral.

Hundreds of mediations to date.

Has handled hundreds of construction disputes as a mediator.

Evaluative approach. Parties will be challenged to reconsider their positions when appropriate.

Ohio State University (JD-1982); Miami University (BA-1979).

Admitted to the Bar: Ohio (1982), Wyoming (1999); U.S. District Court: Southern District of Ohio.

Construction Lawyers Society of America (Fellow); Litigation Counsel of America (Senior Fellow); Columbus Bar Association (Construction Law Committee).

"Problem or Problem Solver. The Need for Cost-Effective Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry," The Construction Lawyer "Retainage Reform," American Bar Association Construction Forum (San Francisco, CA) "ADR in the New AIA & ConsensusDocs," American Bar Association (Seattle, WA) "Ethical Challenges of Bid Shopping," The Construction Lawyer "The 2011 Comprehensive Update to ConsensusDocs," The Construction Lawyer.

Central Ohio Travel to or from Wyoming

Hourly Rate: $525.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $525.00/hr Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: Charges a maximum of three hours for pre-mediation study time and a minimum two-hour fee for a cancelled mediation.

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United States of America

Plain City, Ohio