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GENERAL OVERVIEW
Richard J. Welch has over fifteen years experience as a mediator and arbitrator in construction industry disputes. Richard has extensive experience as an advocate in construction industry mediations, arbitrations and in litigating construction industry disputes. Richard is in charge of the civil litigation department at Moses Afonso Jackvony, Ltd. Richard is also a Registered Architect.
EXPERIENCE
MOSES
AFONSO JACKVONY LTD., PROVIDENCE – 1999 to Present
Private arbitrator and mediator covering all aspects of construction
industry disputes. Court annexed arbitrator for the Rhode Island Superior
Court. Represents clients in the mediation and arbitration of construction
industry disputes. Represents business clients in mediations and
arbitrations involving breach of contract actions, intellectual property
issues and business disputes.
Represents private and public owners, general contractors, design
professionals and subcontractors on a variety of construction disputes in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts courts through trial and appeal.
Advises clients on drafting and amending construction industry contracts,
land use, development and bidding and procurement issues on public sector
contracts. Drafts and advises clients on a variety of commercial contracts
and agreements.
TILLINGAST LICHT & SEMONOFF, PROVIDENCE- 1990 to1998
Represented clients in mediation and arbitration of construction and
commercial disputes. Advocated, as a part of team of attorneys and
construction industry professions, on behalf of the Rhode Island Department
of Transportation in the successful mediation of a multi million dollar
settlement with the contractor constructing a major bridge over a portion of
Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.
Represented private and public owners, general contractors, design
professionals and subcontractors on a variety of construction disputes in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts courts through trial and appeal.
Drafted and advised clients on construction industry contracts, bidding and
procurement issues on public sector contracts and advised clients on a
variety of commercial contracts.
Represented clients in commercial disputes involving breach of contract
actions, defamation disputes, intellectual property issues and the
confidentiality of health care information.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS- 1988 to 1990
Acting Hearing Examiner. Conducted Board of Contract Appeal administrative
hearings of construction contractor and designer disputes with the
Department. Drafted appeal decisions. Hearings and decisions drafted
included legal analysis of Department’s “Blue Book” standard specifications
and provisions, analysis of claims for changed conditions and requests for
additional time, change order claims on heavy horizontal construction
projects, bridge construction and bridge and highway maintenance projects.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS- 1987 to 1988
Attorney in Hearing Examiner’s office.
JUDGE SKELTON SMITH, INC., BOSTON, MA-1985 to 1987
Architect. Responsible for the design, preparation of construction
documents, construction observation and oversight of commercial and
residential renovations and new construction. Detailed experience analyzing
and documenting existing conditions in 19th and early 20th century buildings
and the sensitive design of renovations and additions for these buildings.
Extensive construction observation and oversight experience during
construction of both residential and commercial building renovations and new
construction.
RASMUSSEN, INGLE and ANDERSON, SAN FRANCISCO, CA-1984 to 1985
Graduate Architect. Responsible for the development of construction
documents, construction observation and oversight of the renovation and
expansion of a large suburban shopping complex north of San Francisco.
Detailed experience documenting existing conditions of the shopping complex
and extensive construction observation and oversight experience during
construction.
WRIGHT PIERCE, INC., BOSTON, MA-1982 to 1984
Draftsman and Graduate Architect. Responsible for development of
construction documents and construction observation of commercial,
educational and industrial projects. Experience documenting existing
conditions of historical schools in the Boston area and extensive experience
observing and overseeing construction of renovations and new construction.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar. Admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Districts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Member of the American Bar Association Section on Dispute Resolution, Forum on the Construction Industry, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee and the Section of Litigation. Member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations.
Registered Architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Presented seminars on Rhode Island law for design professionals, drafting and amending construction industry contracts, mechanics lien law, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the confidentiality of health care information.
Board member of AS220, a non-juried arts center in Providence. Assisted AS220 in the renovation of the historic Dreyfus Hotel in downtown Providence into affordable artist live/work spaces and the addition of a commercial restaurant on the first floor of the renovated building.
Building and Facilities Committee member, Meeting Street School, Providence.
EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame, 1982, Bachelor of Architecture. Suffolk University Law
School, 1987, Juris Doctor
