Topic of Presentation: Raising the Ethical Bar in Construction Contracting – Is it a Dream?

We welcome a local attorney, A. Holt Gwyn, who will speak on the subject. 

A. Holt Gwyn is a principal at the law firm Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC.

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC is a law firm concentrating on construction law and the construction industry. Their practice includes construction contract law, contract dispute litigation and arbitration, surety and construction bond litigation, occupational licensing, health and environmental regulatory compliance, and alternative dispute resolution.

Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC represent clients from all sectors of the construction industry. Their primary work is for contractors and owners, but they also represent design professionals, suppliers and sureties. They are dedicated students of the construction industry, and use their understanding of the industry to provide effective advice and service to thier clients.

A. Holt Gwyn is a native North Carolinian living in Greensboro. He has been practicing law since 1976, as a trial lawyer. He began as a federal prosecutor in the Office of the United States Attorney, Middle District of North Carolina. For four years he prosecuted white-collar fraud, securities and environmental violations, and condemned land for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. His practice today is concentrated in construction, environmental, and employment disputes, and business activities for private industry clients. Mr. Gwyn has co-authored half-dozen books and is the author of more than twenty-five articles on construction and environmental topics. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the semiannual Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers, and he lectures frequently to bar and industry groups.

Mr. Gwyn has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures. Beginning in 1992, he has successfully mediated cases and disputes in the NC Superior Courts and various US District Courts in the Southeast. He is a Founding Member of the North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators. Since 1988, Mr. Gwyn has also regularly been asked to serve as an arbitrator of business disputes. He is a Fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators, a member of the American Arbitration Association's Large, Complex Case Panel (LCCP) of Arbitrators and Neutrals, and the Association's national Construction Master Panel of Arbitrators.

11:15 Check-in Begins
11:45 Lunch is Served
12:00 Presentation
  1:15 Meeting Adjourned