Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, ColumbusMr. Buzby is a trial attorney with more than 40 years of experience representing clients in court, arbitration, and mediation on a wide range of business disputes. His trial practice emphasizes construction, representing project owners, contractors, and design and engineering professionals on construction projects. Mr. Buzby counsels clients in the areas of real estate, energy, and general business counseling and litigation. He has experience throughout the construction industry in the negotiation and preparation of construction contracts, project performance and the resolution of construction claims and disputes.

Director, Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter, LPAMr. Doran is a director of the firm. He assists individuals, small businesses and industry clients in managing federal, state and local environmental issues, facility siting and natural resource utilization. This experience provides a strong foundation for offering effective short-term and long-term strategic advice and perspective. He has assisted clients with the resolution of federal and state environmental enforcement actions, governmental and private-party cost recovery actions, toxic tort claims and citizen suits. Mr. Doran has facilitated state and federal permitting associated with industrial, commercial and residential site development, oil and gas production and transmission, and natural resource mitigation banking. He is active in a number of industry associations.

Partner, Lane AltonMr. Hutson has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He is the past chair of the Construction Law Committee of the Columbus Bar Association and a member of its ADR Committee. He serves by assignment as a referee in the Ohio Court of Claims. Mr. Hutson is a member of the American Bar Association and its Forum Committee on the Construction Industry. He is a member of the Commercial and Construction panels of the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Hutson has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer in Construction Law by Law & Politics Media Inc. (current) and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in personal injury litigation.

Partner, Calfee Halter & Griswold LLPMr. Mendoza is an experienced business litigation attorney anda partner in the firm’s litigation group. His practice is focused in the areas of construction law, insurance coverage, productsliability, toxic tort litigation, and general business litigation.He has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, and herepresents clients regularly in state and federal courts, as well asin negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations. In addition to hisdispute resolution work, Mr. Mendoza also counsels clients inconnection with matters and transactions involving constructionand/or insurance-coverage issues. He also speaks regularly atseminars and other public forums concerning construction,insurance, and product liability issues. Mr. Mendoza is a 2016 Super Lawyer and he has previously been listed among the Top 50 Cleveland Attorneys and Top 100 Ohio Attorneys by SuperLawyers.

Mr. Sherman is a partner in Porter Wright’s litigation department and co-chairs the firm’s construction practice group. He concentrates his practice on complex commercial disputes, with a particular focus on construction matters. Mr. Sherman regularly represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and architects/engineers in contract matters, disputes, and litigation. He has been recognized by Chambers USA as a “Leader in the Field” for general commercial litigation, which described him as “one of the next generation of leading Ohio litigators.” Mr. Sherman has also been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2009. He received a B.A. degree from The Ohio State University and a J.D. degree from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law. Mr. Sherman is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law, the Columbus Bar Association’s Construction Law Committee, and the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio.

Partner, Brickler & Eckler, LLPMr. Shevelow is a partner practicing in the firm’s Construction group and the Energy, Public Utilities & Environmental group. His practice focuses on litigation and transactional law pertaining to heavy/highway and other construction issues for owners and contractors such as differing site conditions, implied warranty of plans and specifications and underground utility protection and bid disputes. He has prepared and negotiated numerous design/bid/build and design/build construction contracts for contractors and public and private owners for projects ranging from $400,000 skate park construction to $28 million wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation.