Jim’s practice focuses on government contracts. He has extensive experience including working with supply, services, international, major systems, and construction contracts. He has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, sureties, architects, engineers and all parties in the contracting process. His local and national reputation is such that both the government and contractors have used him as a consultant, expert witness or arbitrator/mediator. Prior to joining the firm, he served as chief of the Logistics and Contract Law Branch of the Department of the Army staff. He also served as a trial team chief in the Army’s Contract Appeals Division.

Presentations

• Jim is a frequent lecturer on federal government contracts and construction law.  He teaches a four and one-half day course on Government Contract Law for Educational Services Institute on behalf of George Washington University and has taught Government Contracts for the University of Washington and Seattle University.
• "Federal Contracts: The Year in Review: A Review of Major Statutory, Regulatory, Case Law and Other Developments in Federal Contracts in the Past Twelve Months," OMRB Alaska Construction Law and Government Contracting Seminar (2012)
• Speaker, Basics of Federal Contracting Seminar - Northern California Chapter NECA (October 11, 2011)

Publications

Books:

• Co-author: “Federal Government Contracts Cases and Materials,” Third Edition, Foundation Press, New York (2007) 
• Co-author: Nash, Cibinic, Nagle, “Administration of Government Contracts, Fourth Edition (2006)
• “How to Review a Federal Contract and Research Federal Contract Law,” Second Edition, ABA Press (2000)
• “History of Government Contracting,” Second Edition, by George Washington University Press (1999)
• "1948: The Crossroads Year" BookSurge (1998)
• Co-author and co-editor: “Washington Building Contracts and Construction Law,” Butterworth Legal Publishers (1994)
• “Federal Construction Contracting,” Wiley Law Publications (1992)
• “Federal Procurement Regulations: Policy, Practices and Procedures” (his doctoral dissertation), ABA Press (1987)

Articles:

• Jim has written over 80 articles in nationally distributed publications.  A complete list of publications is available upon request.

Professional and Civic Involvement

American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, Forum on the Construction Industry
Washington State Bar Association, Construction Law Section
King County Bar Association
American College of Construction Lawyers
Department of Energy Contractors Attorneys Association

Courts

Washington State Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District, Washington
District of Columbia Courts
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

S.J.D., George Washington University, 1986
LL.M., George Washington University, 1981
J.D., Rutgers University, 1973
B.S.F.S, Georgetown University, 1970

Representative Projects

• LMITCO v. LMAES and LMC, U.S. District Court, Idaho, Case No. CIV 98-0316-E-BLW
• Western Alaska, ASBCA 45033, 95-1 BCA 27392
• E&S Diversified, ASBCA 46898, 97-1 BCA 28896, 96-2 BCA 28513
• Bristol Electronics, ASBCA 24792, 87-2 BCA 19912, 19697
• A.C. Ball, ASBCA 27677, 86-2 BCA 18744
• Gulf and Western, ASBCA 21090, 87-2 BCA 19881