Partner at Williams Mullen in RichmondMr. Burnett focuses his practice on construction law and litigation. He serves a broad spectrum of clients involved in the construction industry including banks, owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. He actively participates in clients’ construction projects by drafting or revising contracts, advising clients of their rights throughout a project, and regularly litigating and arbitrating on behalf of clients on contract claims, mechanic’s liens, payment bonds and performance bond claims.

38th ED, LLC, RichmondMs. Dulin has over 25 years’ experience in the practice of law and engineering. She is a registered professional engineer (civil) and is licensed to practice law in Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio.Ms. Dulin has a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from WVU and Virginia Tech, respectively, and her law degree is from Washington & Lee University. She has worked throughout her career in the engineering design and construction context as a design professional, project manager, planner, and attorney. Ms. Dulin is experienced in negotiation and drafting of contract documents, including specifications, and she has experience in both civil and criminal litigation. She also has significant experience working with public sector clients on contracting, regulatory, construction, legislative, and public communications matters. Ms. Dulin is a former dean of the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University and is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Society of American Military Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Construction Specifications Institute. She owns her own small business, where she specializes in planning, project management, technical writing, public engagement, and meeting facilitation. Ms. Dulin is an adjunct faculty member with Virginia Tech, offering graduate courses that cover construction, contracts, environmental issues, and related topics.
 

McGuire Woods, Richmond
Mr. La Fratta has more than 35 years’ experience supporting clients on the development and construction of energy and industrial projects such as LNG facilities, power plants and food processing facilities, as well as large commercial construction, such as office towers. He has represented the owners, lenders and customers of most types of power generation projects, including hydro, biomass, coal, lignite, pet coke, nuclear, natural gas, waste-fired, landfill gas, wind and solar (PV and CSP). A recognized authority in his field, Mr. La Fratta has written on construction, energy and utility-related topics for a number of organizations, including for the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (Drafting and Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Design Build Projects). He has taught classes at a number of industry venues and conferences including the Association of Corporate Counsel and the American Institute of Architects. Mr. La Fratta has been selected as a fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America and was named Energy Regulation Lawyer of the Year for Virginia by Best Lawyers for 2018.

Coates & Davenport P.C., RichmondMr. Watson is a 25-year member of the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia State Bar. His practice is focused on serving clients in the areas of both public and private procurement and construction. In addition to having tried numerous construction cases before federal and state courts, arbitration panels, and federal boards of contract appeals, he is a frequent speaker before professional and construction industry groups. Mr. Watson recently spoke on design-build issues at the 2016 regional conference of SASHTO. His comprehensive knowledge of the construction process is enhanced by being certified for six years as a project management professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute. In addition, Mr. Watson worked for over two years with project managers in construction administration with one of the nation’s largest multi-disciplinary engineering firms. There, on a daily basis he worked with engineers to resolve complex construction issues involving all major engineering disciplines. Although not an engineer, Mr. Watson twice served as chair of the Richmond Joint Engineers’ Council. He has served on the board of directors of the Richmond Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute and was certified by the national CSI as a MasterFormat-2004® instructor.