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GENERAL OVERVIEW
Michael Simpson’s involvement with the construction industry consists of
extensive construction and contract litigation experience representing
contractors, design professionals, owners and sureties. The bulk of his
construction litigation work involved commercial projects and large-scale
residential projects, including condominiums and apartment buildings. This
includes experience in areas such as warranty claims, surety, indemnity,
comprehensive general liability and property insurance coverage, mechanics’
liens, prompt payment and construction trust statutes, copyright law, and design
professional liability. Mr. Simpson also has extensive knowledge of the AIA
standard-form contracts and surety bonds.
PERTINENT LEGAL TRAINING:
Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediation (May 2007), Jim Stovall/The Mediation
Institute
Issues and Trends in Mediation (May 2007), Forrest “Woody” Mosten/OAMA
Arbitration in the Construction Industry (November 2004), American Arbitration
Association
Evidence, State and Federal (August 2000), U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm/MICPEL
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Oklahoma
Maryland
District of Columbia (inactive)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
United States District Court for Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
EDUCATION
University of Maryland School of Law, Juris Doctor with Honors, 1998, Maryland
Law Review
American University, Bachelor of Arts in Justice, 1995 (Magna Cum Laude; Phi
Beta Kappa)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution (Construction
Subcommittee), Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittees for the Forum
Committee on the Construction Industry and Tort Trial & Insurance Practice
Section
Oklahoma Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Association for Conflict Resolution
Oklahoma Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators
