CHICAGO, November 9, 2006 - Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Charles B. Lewis, formerly a partner at Jenkens & Gilchrist, as a partner in its Chicago office. Charlie joins the firm's Construction, Government Contracts and Surety Law Practice Group. Joining Charlie will be senior associate Jeffrey L. Hamera and paralegal Judy Coniglio.
Charlie has extensive experience in construction litigation and represents general contractors, construction managers, owners, architects, engineers, design builders, subcontractors and material suppliers in a wide array of business matters. He counsels clients on construction contracts, including claims for breach of contract, extras, delay, disruption, loss of productivity, excessive change orders, out-of-scope work and mechanic's liens. In addition, he is an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and a mediator for the Court Annexed Major Case Civil Mediation Program for Circuit Court of Cook County. Charlie is an active member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, a fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and a member of the Design/Build Task Force of the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association. He has written articles for the Constructor Executive, President & CEO Magazine, Chicago Building Congress, Edifice, Chicago Bar Journal, Construction Law News and Illinois Law Journal.
He earned his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1976 and his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1972.
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