Personnel

Kent@ConstructionRisk.com
703-623-1932 (cell)

Located in Tysons Corner, Virginia, (formerly an attorney with the firms Wickwire Gavin, P.C. and subsequently Akerman LLP, where he represented contractors and project owners with bid protests, contract disputes, and federal grant disputes. Before joining those firms, he served in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) where he was a member of the Grant Appeals Board deciding wastewater treatment grants disputes filed by counties and municipalities throughout the United States. He subsequently served in the EPA General Counsel’s Office where he had responsibility for bid protests, grant disputes, contractor claims, minority business administration, and much more. At ConstructionRisk, LLC, he provides risk management consulting services to insurance carriers, design professionals, design-builders and attorneys on construction projects, he also (through the law firm ConstructionRisk Counsel, PLLC) serves as Program Risk Manager for a number of insurance carriers that provide project-specific design professional coverage, and he serves as counsel defending against professional liability claims. He received his juris doctorate from the Villanova University School of Law. Read more.

Joanne@ConstructionRisk.com
Phone: 703-447-1988

Joanne’s background includes a focus on government contract and construction contract litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts as well as the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals. Joanne’s practice also extends to employment law issues. She has represented both management and employees in state and federal forums and has practiced extensively representing federal employees before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in American History from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from which she graduated cum laude. While in college, she interned with the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Historian, played Varsity Basketball and was co-captain of her Varsity Volleyball team. Joanne also received her law degree from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law.

Joanne is the author of two books, Employee’s Guide to Discrimination and Termination and Planning for Pets: Trusts, Leash Laws and More, both published by Real Life Legal, Inc. Read more.

GKelley@ConstructionRisk.com
Phone: 202-384-8063

Gail provides risk management services as a consultant with ConstructionRisk, LLC. This includes writing educational materials and presentations, and conducting contract reviews for risk allocation and insurance coverage ramifications. She handles construction and design professional contract reviews and negotiations, and has performed document review for patent claims, FCPA investigations, SEC investigations, state attorney general investigations, qui tam investigations, IRS investigations, and FTC and DOJ second requests. She provides consulting on disputes and claims involving complex engineering issues. Gail is the author of Construction Law – An Introduction for Engineers, Architects, and Contractors, (312 page Hardback, copyright October 2012, RS Means). This book offers a review of the U.S. legal environment, focusing on the legal concepts and issues applicable to the design and construction industries. She also authored industry publications including the PTI Design of Post-Tensioned Parking Garages, the CRSI Epoxy Coating Manual, and the MASTERSPEC Section for Unbonded Post-Tensioning. Education: American University, Washington College of Law Washington, D.C.; J.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass Master of Science – Structures and Materials; and Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Bachelor of Science. Read more.