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Mr. Nudelman has represented members of the construction industry across a broad spectrum of matters for over 25 years. He works with owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals to prepare and negotiate contract documents for construction in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area. Mr. Nudelman drafts, modifies and negotiates customized contracts, as well as contracts based on standard industry forms from groups such as the American Institute of Architects, Consensus Docs and Design Build Institute of America. His construction contracting work helps his clients manage the risk inherent in construction projects so they may adequately protect their interests now to avoid claims and disputes in the future. When claims and disputes are unavoidable, Mr. Nudelman draws upon his wide-ranging experience in construction litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, as well as in local and international mediations and arbitrations.

Mr. Spitz earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kansas and a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from Rutgers University, and he is a graduate of the United States Naval War College. He is a registered architect in five states and specializes in providing forensic architecture and building diagnostic services as well as providing building code consulting services. Mr. Spitz is a former member and past president of the New Jersey State Board of Architects and has served on building code committees for AIA, NCARB, BOCA, ICC, AIA/New Jersey and several other national organizations. He is the chairman of the ICC Building Code Interpretations Committee, former member of the Board of Directors of the Building Seismic Safety Council and former member of the Board of Directors of the Consultative Council of the National Institute of Building Science. 

Ms. Avalos is a nationally renowned leader in providing accessibility-related services and is a sought-after speaker with a knack for using an upbeat approach to help others understand the complexities of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). With over 40 years of experience, she provides expert witnessing on ADA, 504, Federal Housing Administration, and Air Carrier Access Act legal cases. In 1990 she founded Accessology Too, LLC which is a national leader in providing accessibility consulting services and is one of the largest U.S. firms dedicated solely to accessibility and access issues. Since its founding, Accessology has worked closely with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Access Board to remain knowledgeable and adept with the constant changes that occur regarding ADA guidelines. Accessology has worked on numerous multi-million dollar projects to impact accessibility compliance during all stages, from schematics to construction and final inspections. Since 2005 Accessology has specialized in the development, execution, and monitoring of the required ADA Transition Plans for Title II entities to help them avoid access-related litigation since so much litigation is tied to not having a Transition Plan on file. Ms. Avalos and her team at Accessology are committed to removing structural and attitudinal barriers that adversely impact people with disabilities.

Mr. Banks is the principal attorney at Banks & Associates, PLLC, a Houston-based law firm focused on meeting the needs of government and construction contractors throughout Texas. He is a trusted advisor for licensed professionals, CEOs and managers in construction firms, and government contractors. Mr. Banks was licensed as a CPA in 2003 and has more than 20 years of experience as a lead accountant and CFO for successful government contractors. He earned his B.B.A. degree with a double major in Accounting and Finance from the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, and secured his J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law. Mr. Banks is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Mr. Banks is a member of the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.

Attorney at Cokinos Young
Ms. Hubbard is an attorney in the Houston office of Cokinos Young where she focuses on intellectual property, contract, and business litigation. Ms. Hubbard has experience representing large business entities, start-up companies, and individuals in complex business disputes, intellectual property, and construction matters in both state and federal courts. She also has extensive experience successfully prosecuting trademarks with the USPTO and registering copyrights with the United States Copyright Office. Ms. Hubbard has also represented architects, general contractors, and developers in copyright infringement cases and contract negotiations involving claims to and use of architectural plans.

Partner/Attorney at Diamond McCarthy LLP
After practicing complex commercial and environmental litigation for ten years, Ms. Valastro recently become a Business Law Professor at Louisiana State University – Shreveport and a consultant for a prominent litigation funder.  Her research agenda includes greenwashing and legal ethics issues.  Ms. Valastro graduated first in her college class from Texas Tech University, summa cum laude with honors, with a B.A. degree in Spanish and Political Science and received her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Attorney at Ziegler Gardner Bell, PLLC
Mr. Ziegler is a construction lawyer and founding member of the downtown Dallas law firm Ziegler Gardner Bell, PLLC. He has over 25 years of experience representing architects and engineers in all aspects of their businesses, including contract drafting and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, professional and employer liability, litigation, as well as regulatory and board licensure and compliance challenges. Mr. Ziegler is a trial and appellate lawyer who has defended ENR Top 100 design firms in high-profile, catastrophic damages cases in federal and state courts across the country, before regulatory boards, and in international arbitrations.

Partner in the Atlanta office of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.
Mr. Dinardo’s practice focuses mainly on construction disputes, lien prosecution and defense, contracts, commercial litigation, labor law, and collections. He currently serves on the Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia’s (ABC) Management Education Committee and is involved with the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).

Partner in Smith Currie’s Fort Lauderdale office and a Board Certified Construction Attorney by the Florida Bar.
Mr. Horton represents construction, design, and engineering clients in state and federal courts, litigation, arbitration, and mediation throughout the State of Florida. He is experienced in the preparation and negotiation of design and construction contracts. Mr. Horton advises clients regarding public and private procurement, alternative project delivery, construction licensing, and administrative matters.

Associate in the Fort Lauderdale office of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.
Mr. Jolley concentrates his practice in the areas of construction law and litigation, including representation of construction project owners, contractors, construction managers, major trade contractors, sureties, architects, and engineers. His transactional work includes representation of construction project owners, general contractors, architects and engineers in the preparation and negotiation of design agreements and construction contracts utilizing traditional and non-traditional delivery systems (such as design-build, stipulated sum and cost of the work with a guaranteed maximum price.

Associate in the Atlanta office of Smith Currie.
Ms. Kellough concentrates her practice in the areas of construction law, litigation, and government contracts. Her practice includes the representation of general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, material suppliers, design professionals, sureties, and owners.

Partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP and a Board Certified Construction Attorney by the Florida Bar.
Ms. Luken specializes in representing contractors, suppliers, owners, design professionals and sureties in public and private construction disputes, including bid protests, prosecuting and defending contractor claims, drafting and negotiating contracts, construction lien and bond claims, and contractor and professional licensing.

Partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP.
Mr. Polyak specializes in drafting and negotiating design and construction contracts on behalf of owners, general contractors, subcontractors, architects/engineers, and consultants. He provides advice during ongoing construction projects, and serves as counsel in the development, prosecution, and defense of construction-related claims. His extensive litigation experience includes mortgage repurchase litigation, commercial foreclosures, business torts, landlord-tenant disputes, employment disputes, and antitrust.

Partner in the Atlanta office of Smith Currie.
Mr. Reams concentrates his practice on construction law and commercial litigation. He represents owners, developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in state and federal court and in alternative dispute resolution processes throughout the United States. His practice includes drafting and negotiating construction and design contracts and advising parties during projects. He has counseled clients on numerous projects involving retail malls, professional sports stadiums, public housing, hotels, condominiums, medical facilities, government contracts, schools and Native American tribal lands. Mr. Reams has extensive knowledge of alternative project delivery methods such as design-build, P-3, and multi-party agreements.

Richard Dean Holzheimer, Jr. is a partner at McGuireWoods Consulting. He has experience in business litigation matters, eminent domain, government contracting, intellectual property, products liability, healthcare, and land use. He has litigated cases throughout the United States with experience in the state and federal courts of Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Mr. Holzheimer has represented clients in all aspects of the construction industry including owners, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals. He has represented various energy clients on their litigation matters. Mr. Holzheimer also completed a secondment as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 energy company where he handled condemnation, litigation, and real estate matters.

Mr. Kelly joined Jackson & Campbell, P.C. from the Department of Justice in 1988. He became a Director in 1992 and a Shareholder in 1993, and is a member of the Firm’s General Litigation and Trial Practice Group. He has been appointed a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, is rated AV-Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell, and has received the coveted Super Lawyer designation for Washington, D.C. in the fields of professional liability, general litigation, and insurance coverage annually beginning in 2012. He is included on the Roster of Neutrals of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for construction disputes, and serves as an arbitrator and mediator in disputes brought to the AAA for resolution.

He serves as a volunteer arbitrator with the D.C. Bar’s Attorney/Client Arbitration Board, is a Steering Committee member of the Litigation Community of the District of Columbia Bar, and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Construction Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association. In 2015 he was elected a Fellow of the American College of Coverage and Extra-Contractual Counsel. Mr. Kelly’s practice has concentrated on the counseling and defense of clients in litigation arising out of construction defect and delay claims, professional liability claims (particularly those brought against architects, engineers and social services providers), environmental and toxic tort disputes (including asbestos, gasoline spills, and interior mold claims), pharmaceutical product liability claims and serious bodily injury and wrongful death claims. He also assists insurance companies in resolving coverage questions arising under general liability and professional liability policies in those and other areas of the law, and represents insurers in coverage litigation.

Like any litigator, he has had occasion to take on cases in other areas as far afield as those involving employment discrimination, public charity tax issues, and tort suits against adoption agencies. A member of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Florida bars, Mr. Kelly’s practice is centered in the regional D.C., Maryland, and Virginia state and federal courts, but he has been admitted pro hac vice to the courts of virtually all other east coast states, and in a good number of western states including Arizona, Montana, Texas, and Wyoming. In addition to his trial work, Bob has represented clients in appeals in several states, including briefing appeals to the Supreme Courts of Delaware, South Carolina, and Texas, and briefing and arguing appeals to the Supreme Courts of Virginia and West Virginia, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, and the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits. Before coming to Jackson & Campbell, Mr. Kelly was a Senior Trial Attorney with DOJ’s Civil Division (Torts Branch) defending environmental and toxic tort (asbestos) claims brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

He also maintained a significant admiralty and maritime tort caseload. In 1987, he joined the Adjunct Faculty of the Washington College of Law at The American University, where he taught legal writing for seven years. He received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in civil engineering from Princeton University in 1974 and a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1977. Mr. Kelly speaks and publishes frequently on litigation and insurance coverage topics, and currently is most active in the Construction Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, and the Litigation Section of the District of Columbia Bar. He is a past Vice Chair of the Insurance Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS).

He authors and provides annual updates to the chapters on District of Columbia law in two highly regarded treatises, the “Tort Law Desk Reference” and the “Product Liability Desk Reference.” He wrote the chapter on Post-Evidentiary Actions and Relief from Judgments and Orders for inclusion in the D.C. Bar Association’s most recent (2014) update to its “Civil Trial Practice Manual,” as well as the post-trial (appellate) chapter in the recent reissuance of “Appleman’s on Insurance,” a nationally recognized treatise on insurance coverage law. He also has been principally responsible for updating the DC Bar’s Litigation Section’s chapter on Superior Court Civil Practice in “The District of Columbia Practice Manual.”

Ms. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a certified floodplain surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book entitled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.

Mr. Longmore is a member of the firm whose practice areas include complex civil litigation, zoning/land use and related real estate matters, and government contracts. His litigation practice focuses primarily on business and partnership disputes, construction-related contract disputes, and other real estate-related matters, including boundary disputes, adverse possession claims and quiet title actions. He routinely appears before the local county planning commissions and boards of appeal to assist clients in zoning and land use matters, including critical area variances, conditional uses, administrative appeals, and other development related issues. Mr. Longmore has led the development of the firm’s government contracting practice, which focuses on serving the wide array of legal needs of medium and small-size government contracting firms, primarily those with ties to the Patuxent Naval Air Station and Webster Field Annex. He also represents clients in all aspects of personal injury matters, including negotiation of fair settlements with insurance companies and representation in court, and he leads the firm’s collections practice.

Randall M. Lutz is of counsel to Pessin Katz Law, P.A, where he brings more than three decades of extensive experience in environmental law. He focuses his practice in brownfield redevelopments; environmental permitting and compliance, including counseling clients on regulatory issues with state and federal environmental agencies; litigation of environmental claims; and environmental enforcement defense. He has substantial experience in land use and the energy industry. Prior to reentering private practice, Mr. Lutz served in various public positions, including working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Maryland’s Attorney General’s Office. He has been listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Environmental Litigation consecutively since 1995. He has been environmental counsel on many of Maryland’s biggest development projects.

John D. Wilburn is a partner at McGuireWoods Consulting, where he concentrates his practice in construction, land use, and eminent domain litigation around the country. He regularly litigates complex and challenging land use and development issues for a variety of clients, including private developers, lenders, and several municipalities and government entities. He has litigated hundreds of eminent domain matters for utility companies, municipalities, and landowners in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, Mr. Wilburn represents all major constituencies in building-related projects and litigates a variety of construction matters. He also has substantial experience in a wide range of complex business litigation matters and has served as lead counsel to defend several high-stakes commercial claims for business and financial service clients.

Attorney, President and Co-Founder of Neighborhood Preservation, Inc.
Neighborhood Preservation, Inc, is a Memphis-based policy advocacy nonprofit that clears the path for neighborhood revitalization by addressing the root causes of blighted properties. Mr. Barlow has been involved in community organizing, legislative advocacy and community development efforts in Memphis since 1995 and frequently consults with local, statewide, and national leaders to develop legislative and practical resolutions to the challenges brought on by vacancy and abandonment of real estate.

Attorney and Member at Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC
Mr. Conway defends property owners in actions in which governmental authorities exercise the power of eminent domain. He is the current Tennessee-affiliate member of the Owners’ Counsel of America, a national association of lawyers dedicated to protecting the rights of property owners faced with an eminent domain action. Mr. Conway has presented at national seminars on eminent domain and land valuation litigation.

Attorney and Partner at Butler Snow
Mr. Knight practices in Butler Snow’s Toxic Torts and Environmental Litigation Group. He has represented a wide variety of environmental clients including construction companies, financial institutions, manufacturing facilities, electric utility systems, real estate developers and energy companies. His experience ranges from state enforcement actions to the defense of federal citizen suits to matters of regulatory compliance and environmental remediation and brownfield projects. Throughout his practice, he has focused on issues involving the Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, ESA, TSCA (PCBs), FTC greenwashing and water allocation matters.

Vic L. McConnell is a Partner with Smith Cashion & Orr, PLC in Nashville, TN. Mr. McConnell represents owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals and concentrates his practice in the areas of construction litigation and design professional defense. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and a Master of Science degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mr. McConnell also received a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from Samford University and a J.D. degree from Samford’s Cumberland School of Law. Prior to obtaining his law degree, Mr. McConnell worked in the construction industry as a design engineer/project manager with several engineering-consulting firms in the southeast. Mr. McConnell is a registered professional engineer and a LEED® AP. Furthermore, he is a member of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers Nashville Chapter, is a Board Member of AGC of Tennessee, and has served as board member and president of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel. Mr. McConnell has co-authored several publications related to construction law including the Tennessee chapter of State-by-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims (Aspen Publishers). Mr. McConnell also teaches Construction Law and Contracts as an adjunct professor for Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering. 

Prior to his service at TVA, Mr. Savage was in private survey practice for 10 years specializing in dispute resolution and expert witness services. He has surveyed several disputed state boundaries to resolve jurisdictional conflicts. Mr. Savage is an adjunct professor at Cleveland State Community College where he teaches courses in boundary law, geodesy, GIS, and surveying fundamentals. He has researched and retraced the historical surveys of Henry David Thoreau and has published several articles on the subject. Mr. Savage teaches exam review and continuing education seminars at various state and local conferences across the country.

Staff Attorney at Neighborhood Preservation, Inc., Memphis, TN
In this position, Mr. Sawyer conducts legal research and analysis, assembles and files case materials with the courts and drafts legal agreements, motions and memoranda. He also assists with drafting and implementation strategies for local ordinances and state law. As co-chair of Memphis’s Blight Elimination Steering Team’s (BEST) Code Committee, Mr. Sawyer focuses on code enforcement and anti-blight interventions and coordinates public and private-sector neighborhood maintenance and community development efforts. His work deploys compatible blight fighting tools, strategies, and initiatives across different departments and agencies and in concert with nonprofit, civic and business partners.

Member at Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC
For over 40 years, Mr. Walsh has represented hundreds of property owners in cases involving the taking of property by governmental authorities exercising the power of eminent domain. In addition to his work with property owners, he also has significant experience representing governmental authorities in eminent domain proceedings. He is the Tennessee member of Owners’ Counsel of America, a national association of leading eminent domain attorneys across the United States. Mr. Walsh frequently shares his experience with others by lecturing on eminent domain issues.

Mr. Bowles began working in the field of land surveying in 1978 and is certified as a registered professional land surveyor in the State of Texas. He has given seminars to lawyers, real estate professionals and other land surveyors on land surveying principles, practice and codified standards. Mr. Bowles has been an expert witness in a number of legal actions centering around boundary disputes and land surveyor negligence claims. He has given expert testimony regarding boundary resolution, minimum standards and minimum content regarding land surveys. Mr. Bowles is a member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and a former member of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

Micah King Senior Associate at Husch Blackwell
Mr. King’s practice focuses on land use and real estate development, as well as governmental affairs. He is passionate about the built environment and physical
world, and enjoys having a connection to growing the community. He regularly represents clients before city councils, boards, planning and zoning commissions,
and other governmental bodies. As a former Assistant City Attorney for the City of Austin, Mr. King has built relationships and gained valuable experience dealing with
politically sensitive issues.

Attorney & Partner at Husch Blackwell
Ms. Meade represents clients in all aspects of local government and real estate with an emphasis in land use and real estate development, public-private partnerships, procurement, and governmental affairs. Her work includes zoning, permitting, land use planning, development application processing and representation before local city councils. She also works on business development, relationship management, and with economic development, zoning boards of adjustment, planning commissions, local governing bodies and state and local agencies. Ms. Meade helps clients navigate real estate development projects through governmental approvals. She also has vast experience in commercial transactions including purchases and sales, leases, public financing and general contracts. Ms. Meade received her J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law where she was an Endowed Presidential Scholar.

Alecia Mosadomi Associate at Husch Blackwell
Ms. Mosadomi’s practice focuses on land use, real estate development and governmental affairs. As a former Assistant City Attorney in Austin, Hutto and Georgetown, Texas, she understands how development plans evolve from ideation through approvals and into reality for developers and investors. Adept at uniting developers, builders, architects, engineers and the community along the way, she is valued for her ability to streamline complex land use issues. Ms. Mosadomi is skilled in guiding real estate developments through the maze of ever-changing egulation with precision. She attributes this skill to developing and maintaining working relationships
with key stakeholders throughout the development process.

Ms. Smith’s practice focuses on a wide variety of agricultural issues, especially those involving cattle. She additionally spends a significant portion of her time on oil and gas title examination, farm and ranch transactions, and real estate litigation. Ms. Smith also assists clients with estate planning, probates, and business planning needs. She is a graduate of El Campo High School. Ms. Smith received her bachelor of science degree in Agricultural Science from Texas A&M University in 2009, and received her doctor of jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law in 2014. She was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2014 and is also admitted to the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Smith is a member of the Wharton County Bar Association, formerly serving as president, and she is a member of the Texas Bar College. 

Mr. Stuckey practices primarily in corporate, real estate, and environmental law, including transactional work and litigation. He has a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and J.D. and L.L.M. degrees from the University of Houston Law Center. Mr. Stuckey is admitted to the practice of law in all Texas courts, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Claims Court. He is also licensed in Texas as a professional engineer and a registered public land surveyor.