Background
Smith, Robert J. was born on January 20, 1944 in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Smith, Robert J. was born on January 20, 1944 in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1967. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).
Worked at Wickwire Gavin, P.C. (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, 1974, Wisconsin.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. 1986, District of Columbia. Phi Delta Phi. Licensed Professional Engineer, Wisconsin, 1971.
Author: "Dispute Review Boards for Tunnelling Projects Using the ASCE Model," Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Volume 9, No. 1, 1994; "Risk Identification and Allocation," 12 International Construction Law Journal 40, 1995, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Extension Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1974-1983. Chairman, Wisconsin Transportation Commission, 1979-1981.
Member: National Construction Industry Panel, American Arbitration Association. State of California Public Works Arbitration Panel. Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (Executive Committee, 1993).
National Academy of Sciences Study Committee on Contracting Practices for the Superconducting Supercollider. Counsel, Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee, 1992. Vice Chairman, Construction Industry Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force, 1995.
Member: American Bar Association (Public Contract Law Section. State Chairman, Wisconsin, 1978-1988. Forum on the Construction Industry, 1978.
Chairman, Contract Documents Division, 1986) Associated General Contractors of America (Chairman, Legal Advisory Committee, Wisconsin Chapter). Fellow: American Society of Civil Engineers. Military: Lieutenant, Navy Civil Engineer Corps, 1967-1971.
Founded in 1974, Wickwire Gavin, P.C. 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, D.C. 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.
Member: National Construction Industry Panel, American Arbitration Association. State of California Public Works Arbitration Panel. Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (Executive Committee, 1993).
National Academy of Sciences Study Committee on Contracting Practices for the Superconducting Supercollider. Counsel, Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee, 1992. Vice Chairman, Construction Industry Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force, 1995.
Member: American Bar Association (Public Contract Law Section. State Chairman, Wisconsin, 1978-1988. Forum on the Construction Industry, 1978.
Chairman, Contract Documents Division, 1986) Associated General Contractors of America (Chairman, Legal Advisory Committee, Wisconsin Chapter). Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (Executive Committee, 1993). National Academy of Sciences Study Committee on Contracting Practices for the Superconducting Supercollider.
Counsel, Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee, 1992. Vice Chairman, Construction Industry Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force, 1995.