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→ Education and Educational Achievements:

•  South Kent School, South Kent, Connecticut, 1944 
•  Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 
B.A., cum laude, 1949
•  University of Virginia Law School, LL.B., 1954
•  Virginia Law Review, 1952-54; Articles Editor, 1953-54

→ Professional Activities:

•  Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan,1954-2001:
Construction Practice Group Leader
Dispute Prevention and Resolution Group Leader
Education Group Leader

•  Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force (DART)
Co-founder and Chair, 1990-1994
Chair Emeritus

•  International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR):
Co-Chair of Construction Committee and principal author: "Preventing and Resolving
Construction Disputes"
Member, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals for Construction Disputes
Advisory Committee on ADR Policy Statement for Law Firms
Advisory Committee on Arbitration of Major Disputes
Advisory Committee on Arbitration of Construction Disputes
Drafting Committee for Rules and Commentary for Non-Administered Arbitration,
1988-1989

•  American Arbitration Association:
Member, National Board of Directors, 1990-2002
Member, National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee, 2001 to present
Member, Commercial, Large Complex Case and Construction Industry Arbitration and
Mediation Panels, 1970 to present
Member, International Centre for Dispute Resolution Arbitration Panel

•  Chartered Institute of Arbitrators: Fellow

•  College of Commercial Arbitrators: Fellow

•  National Academy of Construction
Executive Committee 2004 to present

•  American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry:
Speaker and organizer of annual meeting programs and seminars
Author of Construction Lawyer articles on dispute resolution

•  American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee

•  American Bar Association Section of Public Contracts:
Annual meeting speaker

•  American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section:
Chair, Construction Committee 2003-2005 and annual meeting speaker

•  Georgia State Bar:
Co-Chair, Construction Law Committee, 1997-1999

•  Georgia Arbitrators' Forum:
Vice President and President-Elect, 2009-2010

•  Atlanta Bar Association:
Chairman, Construction Law Section, 1992-1994

•  American College of Construction Lawyers:
Charter Fellow, 1989
Member, Board of Governors, 1993-2002
President, 2000-2001

•  Construction Industry Institute:
Speaker, Annual Conferences, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005
Member, CII Dispute Prevention and Resolution Research Team, 1991-1994

→  Awards:

•  Whitney North Seymour, Sr. Arbitration Medal, American Arbitration Association, 1983
(for "outstanding contributions to the responsible use of arbitration")
•  Honorary Membership in the American Institute of Architects, 1985 (for service "as a
true problem solver for the entire construction industry")
•  Engineering News-Record Medal of Excellence, 1992 (for "assuming a leadership role in
the fight to reduce construction litigation")
•  Center for Public Resources Awards for Innovation in Dispute Resolution:
•  Significant Practical Achievement, 1988 (co-recipient with participants in First Texas-
PULSE arbitration)
•  Outstanding Practical Achievement, 1994 (co-recipient with members of CII Dispute
Prevention and Resolution Research Team)

Elected to National Academy of Construction, 2002 (for "Leadership in developing
Alternate Dispute Resolution Techniques for the Construction Industry")

→  Community Activities and Public Service:

•  U.S. Marine Corps, 1946-1948, 1950-1952 (Captain)
•  Institute for International Education, Chair, Atlanta Advisory Board, 1965-1970
•  Atlanta Council for International Visitors, Director, 1968-1979
•  Trustee, South Kent School, 1973-1977
•  Northwest Georgia Girl Scouts Council, Director and Treasurer, 1973-1979
•  Trustee, National Association of Women in Construction Education Foundation,
1993-1996
•  Advisory Board, The Foundation for Prevention and Early Resolution of Conflict (PERC),
1994-1999

→  Court Admissions:

•  District of Columbia, 1954
•  State of Georgia, 1955
•  U.S. Courts of Appeal (District of Columbia, 5th and 11th Circuits)
•  U.S. Supreme Court, 1964

→  Articles and Publications:

•  Author of over 200 articles on construction and dispute prevention and resolution
subjects for professional publications and textbooks

→  Lectures, Seminars and Panel Discussions:

•  American Arbitration Association
•  ABA Forum on the Construction Industry
•  ABA Sections on Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Public Contracts
•  American Association of Cost Engineers
•  American Institute of Architects
•  American Society of Civil Engineers
•  American Subcontractors Association
•  Associated General Contractors
•  Business Roundtable
•  Center for Public Resources
•  CONEXPO 1999
•  Construction Business Review
•  Construction Industry Institute
•  Construction Specifications Institute
•  Construction Superconferences
•  Engineering News-Record
•  Engineering and/or Architecture Schools of Clemson University, Georgia Institute of
Technology, University of Colorado, University of Kentucky, University of Texas and
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
•  Federal Bar Association
•  General Services Administration
•  Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education
•  International Association for Contract and Commercial Management
•  Law Schools of Emory University, Georgia State University, Mercer University and
University of Kentucky
•  Lexis/Nexis Beijing, China
•  National Academy of Construction
•  Project Management Institute
•  Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education
•  Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland)

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