Design Firms and Consultants
Institutional Buildings
Boarding school: Represented an architecture firm engaged to design the buildings for a new boarding school in connection with a fee dispute. The dispute involved both calculation of the base fee and compensation for prototype buildings.
Waste Management and Environmental Projects
Wastewater treatment plant: Defended a claim against an engineering firm joined in a suit by an owner to recover the cost of replacing defective pumps in a wastewater plant upgrade. The case was settled through multi-party mediation.
Industrial Projects
Off-shore engineering firm: Represented off-shore engineering firm furnishing engineering services to North American clients and projects by human engineering assets located in India and China; coordinated negotiations and preparation of contracts for the furnishing of architectural and engineering services for domestic projects from Asia.
Licensing and Registration
Engineer licensing: Assisted individual engineers accused of misconduct by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Architect licensing: Assisted architect accused of misconduct by the NC Board of Architecture.
Licensure of out-of-state firms: Represented several out-of-state engineering firms and construction contractors in their efforts to comply with North Carolina licensing and registration laws.
Corporate
Corporate reorganization: Assisted the principals in a roofing consulting firm with corporate planning, reorganization and business continuation.