Practice Profile
Represents owners, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals in construction disputes in state and federal courts, arbitration and mediation.

Professional Experience
Partner, Shapiro Fussell (1970 to Present)

Education
Emory University, B.A. 1964, J.D. 1967
(Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa)
Associate Editor, Journal of Public Law, 1966-1967
United States Naval Justice School - 1968

Professional Associations
President, Emory Law School Alumni Association, 1978-1979
President, Emory Law School Council, 1999-2001
American Bar Associations (Member, Section on Public Contract Law)
State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta Bar Association (Board of Directors, Construction Law Section)

Admissions
Georgia Bar, admitted 1966
U.S. Supreme Court, 1972
District of Columbia, 1978 United States Court of Federal Claims, 1979

Publications

• "Using Mediation and Arbitration to Resolve Construction Disputes," Business Credit, The Official Publication of the National Association of Credit Management, November/December 2002
• "Georgia's Lien Laws," Business Credit, The Official Publication of the National Association of Credit Management, October, 2001
• "Disputes Among Contractors, Subcontractors and Suppliers," ADR: A Practical Guide to Resolve Construction Disputes) (1994) published by the American Arbitration Association
• "Management's Right to Lockout Extended," Georgia State Bar Journal, November 1965
• "The Contract Disputes Act of 1978," Georgia State Bar Journal, February, 1979

Industry Leadership
Past President, Associated Builders & Contractors of Georgia (1985) Board of Directors, Precision Standard, Inc. (NASDAQ) (1995-2000), a publicly traded company in the aviation industry.

Civic Leadership
Board of Trustees, Emory University, 1990-1996
Board of Trustees, Hillside Hospital, 2001 to present
President, The Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, 1996-1997
Chairman, City of Atlanta Task Force on Accounts Payable in City Government
Past member of Board of Trustees, The Temple
President, Howell Mill Plantation Condominium Association (1995)

Personal Leadership
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1967-1975