Mediator Resume

Bear Creek Site Utilities & Construction, Ltd. - Executive Vice President & General Counsel Cooper ADR Solutions, PLLC - Arbitrator & Mediator

Attorney, Construction Executive

Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Bear Creek Site Utilities & Construction, Ltd., 2019 - Present; Arbitrator/Mediator, Cooper ADR Solutions, PLLC, 2019 - Present; Founding Member/Attorney, Stuber Cooper Voge PLLC, 2007 - 2019; Attorney/Shareholder, Canterbury, Stuber, Elder, Gooch & Surratt, P.C., 1999 - 2007.

Entire legal career has been in construction litigation including contract negotiation and drafting, lien and bond claims, counsel on business and legal issues arising from projects, and dispute resolution. Represent clients in state and federal court, administrative hearing, arbitration and mediation involving issues such as construction defects, deficient design, payment disputes, delay claims, failure to perform, wrongful termination, differing site conditions, and lien/bond claims. Typical clients included general contractors, owners, subcontractors, specialty contractors and sureties engaged primarily in commercial, industrial and highway construction. Prior to entering the legal profession, worked for a petroleum pipeline company and highway contractor.

Served as mediator of claims ranging from $50,000 to $100,000.

Mediated claims include pertinent issues such as construction defects, payment disputes, delay claims, failure to perform, wrongful termination, and lien/bond claims.

Mediation is a process that provides the parties an opportunity to control the outcome of their dispute. Like any process, its effectiveness is directly related to the quality of the effort put forth by all of the participants. I encourage pre-mediation conferences and commit to developing a working knowledge of the dispute before the mediation session begins. Ultimately, my goal is to establish trust from all participants; identify areas of common ground; overcome barriers to settlement; develop potential settlement scenarios; and eliminate the uncertainty of litigation by providing a resolution supported by all parties.

University of Colorado - Boulder (JD-1999); Texas A&M University (BS, Civil Engineering-1996).

Admitted to the Bar: Texas, 1999; U.S District Court: District of Texas.

American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas County Bar Association - Construction Law Section; Collin County Bar Association.

"Scheduling and Related Damages", The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law "Indemnity & Insurance", BOMA Forum and Houston Construction Education Forum "Change Orders in Texas", Lorman.

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: $2,800.00 Study Rate: $350.00/hr Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: 1 Days Comment: $1,500/Half Day

English

United States of America

Irving, Texas