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GENERAL OVERVIEW Construction Law practice in Florida since 1973. Founder and first chairman of the Construction Law Committee of the Florida Bar Real Property Section (1976-1994). Member of inaugural Florida Bar Construction Law Certification Committee, 2004, Chairman 2006-2007. Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law since August 1, 2005. Member of ABA Dispute Resolution section and Forum Committee on the Construction Industry. Taught and lectured on construction law topics for the Florida Bar, American Arbitration Association, local bar associations, the Construction Specifications Institute, the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Associated General Contractors, the American Subcontractors Association, Florida Surety Association, IEC, MCA, NECA, UCA, and several other specialty trade associations and seminar sponsors. Adjunct faculty with the Florida International University Department of Construction Management teaching basic construction law, construction case studies, and construction claims (1994-6). Faculty for seminars on ADR for the American Arbitration Association, Florida Bar, Lorman Educational Seminars, and Continuing Education provider for Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board. Mr. Leiby is a circuit court civil certified mediator in Florida since 1996. He primarily mediates or arbitrates construction cases. He is a member of the arbitrator-training faculty of the American Arbitration Association for training of construction industry arbitrators, basic and advanced. (1996-). He was state Co-chair of the ABA Public Contract Law Section (1990-95). He has guest lectured on construction law topics for the University of Miami Law School and Stetson University Law School. He authored the Florida Construction Law Manual, originally published by Shepards/McGraw-Hill (1981), now published annually in print and on-line as a part of Westlaw Florida Practice Series, by the West Group; “1998 Changes to Public Works Bonds and Construction Lien Law”, Florida Bar Journal, 1999; “Contractual Indemnity in Construction for Your Negligence – What Year Is It?” The Florida Bar Journal, July/August, 2003; “Florida Construction Liens and Payment Bonds”, The Credit Manager’s Survival Kit, published by LGL Publications, Inc., Madison, WI (2000). He authored The Florida Construction Lien Law and Payment Bond Primer (2003), which is included in the ABC Contractor’s Manual as a listed examination text to obtain a Florida state contractor’s license. He also wrote “Licensing for Construction: A Legal Mechanism of Control” in Comparative Studies in Construction Law: The Sweet Lectures, published by Construction Law Press, London, UK (1996). He has been selected for the following distinctions by peer review in the area of construction law: Martindale Hubbell AV Rating; Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Attorneys; American Research Corporation “Leading Florida Attorney”; Woodard/White’s Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers; List of Top Lawyers in South Florida by South Florida Legal Guide ; International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association Large Complex Case and Master Arbitrator Panel and has served as umpire in property insurance valuation disputes. He has been involved as mediator, arbitrator, or counsel in hundreds of construction disputes.
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