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		DAN BAWDEN

Daniel D. Bawden, CGR GMB CAPS CGP JD
Residential Construction Expert

Education:

Company Credentials

President & CEO of Legal Eagle Contractors, Co., an award-winning design build residential construction company
Forty-plus years of experience in construction, and 20 in expert witness work
Knowledge in both new construction and remodeling, residential and light commercial.
Familiar with Industry Performance Standards and Standards of Care, for mid-range, high end, and high-rise residential remodeling
Cost of repair and cost of completion analysis
Project Management analysis.

Professional Credentials

Served as the 2017 National Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodeling Division (“NAHB Remodelers”); active as 2019 Chairman of the Leadership Development Committee
Only residential builder sitting on the Board of Directors for the Greater Houston Better Business Bureau (14th consecutive year)
Co-authored the “Residential Construction Performance Guidelines for Professional Builders and Remodelers” (a widely used NAHB publication); currently on the committee updating that publication.
Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR), since 1995
Graduate Master Builder (GMB) since 1996
Certified Green Building Professional since 1998
Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), since 2002 (Inaugural class of graduates).
Member in good standing, State Bar of Texas (since 1981)
Member in good standing Houston Bar Association
Past Faculty Member, Houston Bar Association for Continuing Legal Education
CDRS (Construction Dispute Resolution Services) Certified Construction Arbitrator and Mediator

Professional Construction Affiliations:

Past President of GHBA, responsible for construction industry in Harris County and seven surrounding counties, 1999-2000
GHBA Board of Directors 1994-2001
President of the GHBA Remodelers Council, twice
Active in, and frequent speaker at, the GHBA Remodelers Council and Custom Builder Council events through 2020

Achieved Lifetime NAHB Director status
Current Member, Board of Directors
Past National Chairman, Board of Governors for the Certified Aging in Place Specialists (NAHB - AARP) Program
Current paid writer and content provider, writing and updating NAHB builder courses

NAHB Board of Directors (since 1995)
National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council Board of Trustees (Since 1996-2019)

Recent Awards and Honors:

2021 Master Design Awards from Qualified Remodeler Magazine, for Universal Design and Specialty Project
February 2020, voted by NAHB peers into the NAHB Remodeling Hall of Fame, for making a lasting impact on the construction industry on a nation-wide scale
September 2020 Earned Designation as a Graduate master Remodeler, the highest-level certification offered by the National Association of Home Builders
September 2020 Winner of the Greater Houston BBB’s “Award of Distinction”
August 2020 Won Silver Award in the Master Design Awards competition, Universal Design project
July, 2020 Won Better Business Bureau “Award of Excellence” for the 9th time
February 2019, Won: Best Design-Builder in Bellaire - 13th Consecutive Year

Publications ~ Articles published by, about, or quoting Mr. Bawden, have appeared in the following:

The Houston Chronicle, as recently as Sunday, April 15th 2023 and many times before that
The Wall Street Journal
Money Magazine
Forbes Magazine
Kiplinger Letter
Professional Remodeler Magazine (most recent article I wrote was published February 2019)
HGTV
Smart Money Magazine
Better Homes and Gardens
HousingZone.com
Remodeling Magazine
Wall Street Journal online
Qualified Remodeler Magazine
Consumer Reports Article
New York Times and NYT online
USA Today
AARP Bulletin & Publications
The New York Times
BBB’s “Better Business” magazine.
AP wire stories
Newspapers across the country
Appearances on “Today’s Homeowner” on HGTV
Business Week Magazine
Houston Builder Magazine
Professional Remodeler
This Old House Magazine
Electrical Contractor Magazine
More on Google

Professional and Civic Memberships:

President of GHBA (1999-2000) and Director for 8 years
The first remodeling specialist ever to serve as President of GHBA
Speaker at Remodelers Council, Custom-Builder Council, and Associates Council industry meetings

Member, Wills, Probate, and Trust Section
A 23-year veteran of Night Court Musical Comedy, singing, dancing and playing first trumpet with the city’s most talented attorneys, raising money for local charities
Has served on HBA Faculty for Houston Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Member, Texas Bar Association since 1981

Community Service:

2019 and 2018 Participant in Charity Remodeling projects done under the auspices of the Greater Houston Builders Association Remodelers Council; 2019 helped renovate Casa de Esperanza, (home for battered women).
Recognized by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Awarded the “DFPS Commissioner's Award of Excellence Winner” for a fully funding and completing charity remodeling project for an elderly man in East Houston

Often Guest Co-Hosted the “Home Improvement Hotline” call-in radio show on AM 950 Radio Mojo, Houston’s largest Talk-Radio station.
Home Show Speaker in Houston
Speaks to Stroke survivor, Lou Gehrig’s Disease and other medical support groups about accessible design ideas and construction
Past Civic Club Officer, Deed Restrictions Committee Member, Active in Marilyn Estates Civic Club