Background
Gavin, Donald Glenn was born on October 12, 1942 in Newark. Son of Louis Brooks and Elizabeth Sylvia (Nievert) Gavin.
Gavin, Donald Glenn was born on October 12, 1942 in Newark. Son of Louis Brooks and Elizabeth Sylvia (Nievert) Gavin.
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science, 1964). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, 1967). George Washington University (Master of Laws, 1972).
Worked at Wickwire Gavin, Professional Corporation (Vienna, Virginia) specializing in General Civil, Administrative and Legislative Practice before all Federal and Local Courts, Departments, Agencies and the Congress. Construction, Public Contract, Fidelity and Surety, Federal Grant, Environmental, Bankruptcy, Corporate and Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Pennsylvania.
1972, District of Columbia.
1973, Virginia and United States. Supreme Court; 1977, United States.
Court of Federal Claims. Company-Editor and Company-Author: The Surety"s Environmental Risk, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, American Bar Association, 1997.
Company-Author: "Disruption Claims," Church
5, Proving and Pricing Construction Claims, 2d Education, Wiley, 1996. "Virginia," Church 47, Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, Wiley, 1992. "Dealing with Hazardous Waste and Environmental Issues," Church
26, Design Professional"s Handbook of Business and Law, Wiley, 1991.
Mediator, Construction Strategies, Incorporated. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, 1989-1990. Member of Council, 1981-1984.
Chairman, Bid Protest Committee, 1985-1986, Public Contract Law Section.
Vice-Chairman, Committee of Fidelity and Surety Law, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1990-1996, 1997. Chair, Legislative and Regulatory Division, 1993-1994. Company-Chair, Region Division, 1994.
CoChair, Subcommittee on Environmental and Toxic Torts, 1990 and Forum Committee on the Construction Industry).
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Fellow, Public Contract Law Section.
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army, 1968-1972
Founded in 1974, Wickwire Gavin, Professional Corporation quickly became recognized as a prominent force in the areas of construction claims and government contract litigation.
The firm has grown into a diverse organization with attorneys who advise and assist clients in a variety of practice areas, in both the domestic and international arenas.
The nearly 40 Wickwire Gavin attorneys, with offices in Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington, District of Columbia and California, are committed to establishing long-standing client relationships. Our goals continue to include small-firm attention to client needs with the provision of large-firm depth of legal experience and the competitive rates of a mid-size firm.
"Water Pollution Construction Claims," Federal Publications, Inc., 1980-1983. Federal Grant Law, American Bar Association, 1982. "Claims Under EPA Grants," Briefing Paper, Federal Publications, Inc., No.
83-4, April 1983
"Representing The Public Owner," Construction Defaults, John Wiley & Sons, 1989. The Project That Doesn't Work: The Functional Failure and Who Is Responsible," Construction Failures, John Wiley & Sons, 1989. "Rights and Remedies of the Disappointed Bidder Under Federal Grant Programs," Construction Bidding Law.
John Wiley & Sons, 1989. "Disruption Claims," Proving and Pricing Construction Claims. John Wiley & Sons, 1990.
Author: "Government Requirements Contract, 5 Public Contract Law Journal 234, 1972. The Insurance Carriers Obligation to Defend When Claims Against the Insured Exceed Policy Limits," 35 Ins. Counsel Journal 92, 1968.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, 1989-1990. Member of Council, 1981-1984.
Chairman, Bid Protest Committee, 1985-1986, Public Contract Law Section.
Vice-Chairman, Committee of Fidelity and Surety Law, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1990-1996, 1997. Chair, Legislative and Regulatory Division, 1993-1994.
Company-Chair, Region Division, 1994. CoChair, Subcommittee on Environmental and Toxic Torts, 1990 and Forum Committee on the Construction Industry).
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Public Contract Law Section. Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army, 1968-1972; Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Public Contract Law Section.
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army, 1968-1972.
Married Irene Dunn, November 25, 1965. Children: Andrew Scott, Mitchell Bryant.