Barry J. Byrnes is an experienced construction lawyer and business owner. He has over twenty years experience in the construction industry. The Byrnes family always worked construction; a grandfather, an iron worker, peened his trade on the Panama Canal and Brooklyn Bridge projects. Barry advocating the Med/Arb process as the preferred way to resolve most construction disputes.

Philip Crump has been involved in the alternate dispute resolution arena since 1992 as a professional mediator, facilitator and an expert witness, assisting people to reach mutually agreeable resolutions of their differences; giving them opportunities to represent their own interests ...

Walter Drew is a man for whom conflict resolution is a way of life. Whether mediating or arbitrating construction-related disputes, training others in the process, or helping to resolve conflicting points of view. Walter has performed over a hundred mediations and arbitrations ...

Richard  has been involved with various construction disciplines for more than 40 years. His expertise includes masonry restoration and waterproofing on high-rise buildings, designing solar installations, HVAC, plumbing and process piping projects nationwide. This includes multi unit, high-end residential housing and commercial buildings. Richard has been involved in arbitration and mediation as well as serving as an expert witness since 1987.

Doug Holen has over 30 years of experience in project management and contract administration. He was Director of Capital Projects at the University of Washington completing over $1.0 B in work. Mr. Holen established a DRB on his first capital project at the University and is a staunch supporter of Alternate Disputes Resolution in construction.

Jerry Huckaby has forty-five plus years of varied construction experience.
Fourteen of those years were as a certified Building Inspector. This gives him a unique perspective in the arbitration and mediation field. As an inspector he had to practice remaining neutral between all parties on a construction project.
Jerry brings that neutrality and the knowledge learned as a field engineer...

Scott Hughes is Director of ADR Programs & Dickason Professor of Law at University of New Mexico School of Law.  Scott teaches ADR full time and trains mediators in the U.S. and Europe.  Scott trains for CDRS in the Advanced ADR and Dispute Review Board Training Courses.  Scott is a professional mediator, facilitator, and arbitrator.

Steve King began his career in construction-related businesses in 1975 in Phoenix, AZ. He holds New Mexico contractor’s licenses and numerous positions with construction-related associations. He continues to serve on the boards of the Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico and the Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association.

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.Jay Mills has been in the construction industry all of his life. He has served New Mexico State Home Builders Association as President, Vice President & Secretary Treasure. He has also served San Juan County Home Builders Association as  President & is currently on the Technical Advisory Committee. He is President of four successful corporations, two of which specialize in custom home construction.

Michael Ossorgin has been involved with the construction industry for over thirty-five years. Michael has been involved with dispute resolution since 1986 and has served as an American Arbitration Association arbitrator since 1989.

Jim Redford has been a licensed Architect since 1968. His experience is varied, with projects ranging from design of military housing, management for Grand Prix racetrack construction, and numerous university campus planning throughout the United States and abroad. Redford’s experience as a generalist in his practice has earned him a reputation for fairness and creative problem solving.

Lonny Rutherford, a past president of the New Mexico Home Builders Association, received the "Remodelor of the Year Award" for the entire United States by the National Association of Home Builders. He is a Certified Graduate Remodelor (CGR) and with his over forty years experience as a remodeler. He has served several times as an expert .....

Ronald J. Sikorski’s “hands on knowledge and hard work ethics” as a skilled professional in construction and engineering projects for over 20 years has earned Mr. Sikorski a high degree of respect among his many customers and colleagues. Mr. Sikorski is an experienced and licensed custom homebuilder ...

R. Lar Thomas has been a lawyer licensed in all courts in the State of New Mexico and several other jurisdictions for over 15 years.  He is also admitted to practice in the 9^th and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.  His practice has primarily focused on construction and environmental law...

Mr. Tully’s great depth of practice in the construction industry as Architect, Engineer, Cost Estimator and Builder has acquainted him with the wide variety of the problems one finds in construction and he has developed a skill in problem solving. He has turned this creative problem solving ability to dispute resolution services..