Background
Siegfried, Steven M. was born on February 11, 1947.
Siegfried, Steven M. was born on February 11, 1947.
Kingsborough Community College (Associate of Arts, 1970). Brooklyn College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971). American University, Washington College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Siegfried, Rivera, Lerner De La Torre & Sobel, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Construction Litigation, Construction Lien Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, New York, United States. District Court, Eastern District of New York and Florida.
1977, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar. Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, University of Miami School of Law, 1983. Author: "Construction Documents: The Tell-Tale of the Project," Selected Problems in Construction Law, C.L.E. Florida Bar, 1982.
"Payment Clauses and Disputes," C.L.E. Florida Bar, 1985 and 1986. "The Design Professional in the Construction Process," Construction Law, Chapter 5.04, Matthew Bender, 1986. "Introduction to Construction Law," ALI/American Bar Association, 1987 and 1989 supplement.
"1987 Changes in AIA Document B141," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1988. "Mechanic's Lien and Payment Bond Remedies - The Protective Layer of the Construction Industry," Forum Committee on the Construction Industry," American Bar Association, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, August, 1988. And "Florida Construction Lien Law, An Overview," Florida Notice Corporation, 7th ed.
1995; "Performance Specifications and Contractor's Design Responsibilities for Shop Drawings, American Bar Association-Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, April 1993. Co-Author: "Home Electric v. Hall & Underdown Heating & Air Conditioning: Mutuality Remains the Only Solution to the Construction Bidding Problem," The Construction Lawyer, Volume 9, No.
4, November, 1989; "Overview of the Uniform Construction Lien Act," The Construction Lawyer, Volume 10, No. 3, August, 1990; "The Covert Design/Build Package - Use of Design Build Subcontractors," Design Build: Issues For The 90's and Beyond, American Bar Association, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, October, 1990. "Subcontractors, Agreements, Drafting Effective Construction Contracts: How to Determine Your Rights and Obligations," The McGraw-Hill Construction Weekly, 1990.
Florida Construction Law, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 4th ed. 1990; "The Contractor's Default: Remedies of the Lender," Troubled Construction Loans: Law and Practice, Chapter 7, Wiley Law Publications, 1991. "Protecting Subcontractors with Appropriate Contract Clauses," Design-Build Contracting Handbook, Chapter 12, Wiley Law Publications, 1992.
And "American Business: Disabled by the A.D.A.?" American Bar Association, Section of Construction and Employment and Labor Litigation Committees, April, 1992. Member: Dade County (Member, Construction Law Committee. Chairman 1990-1994), New York State and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry.
Chairman, Division 9 Steering Committee, 1990-1993) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; The American Law Institute. American College of Construction Lawyers (Founding Fellow, February, 1990).
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Member: Dade County (Member, Construction Law Committee. Chairman 1990-1994), New York State and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry. Chairman, Division 9 Steering Committee, 1990-1993) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar; The American Law Institute. American College of Construction Lawyers (Founding Fellow, February, 1990). Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Fellow, February, 1990). Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).