Construction Mediation Inc.: Articles

Gary Morgerman
334 West 84th Street, #2
New York, NY 10024
telephone (212) 721-1410 fax (212) 873-3029
CMInc@pipeline.com
www.CMInco.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Construction Mediation Inc. (1983-present)
President and Founder, New York, N.Y.

Provide the full range of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) services for the construction industry with respect to mediation, arbitration, litigation, claims consulting, early-neutral- evaluation and mini-trials. (CMInc. was the first company in the New York City, tri-state area to concentrate in mediation to resolve construction disputes.)

W Ma & Associates (1980-1983)
Construction Claims Consultant, Nassau County, N.Y.

Prepared and analyzed construction claims for all members of the construction community. Assisted attorneys in construction arbitration, litigation, mini-trials and early- neutral-evaluation.

Brookhaven National Laboratory (1978-1980)
Construction Manager, Suffolk County, N.Y.

Managed the production of all construction documents and drawings, including mechanical & electrical, for new structures and renovations. Evaluated bids, negotiated change orders.

Wayman C. Wing Associates (1963-1978)
Structural Design Engineer, New York, N.Y.

Designed reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry and wood structures of every type and scope, national and international locations, public and private owners. Field inspector and resident engineer.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE

Mediator (1986-present)

Mediate full range of construction disputes; homeowner to complex, multi-party, multi- million dollar claims and counterclaims on public and private projects. Mediate family, neighbor, harassment disputes for the Manhattan community.

Arbitrator (1982-present)

Arbitrate full range of construction disputes for public and private entities.

Construction Claims Consultant (1980-present)

Prepare and evaluate construction claims of for all members of the construction community. Analysis of schedule, delay, out-of-sequence construction, lost productivity, construction defects, etc. Calculate damages, prepare chronology of events, design and prepare graphics. Early-neutral-evaluator, settlement negotiator. Assist attorneys in preparing and presenting cases for mediation, arbitration, litigation and mini-trials.

Dispute Resolution Consultant (1982-present)

Advise client as to specific ADR process best suited to resolve its disputes and customize process procedures as necessary. Assignments include the original mediation program for the New York City School Construction Authority.

ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CERTIFICATIONS

Construction Neutral, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Commercial Division, New York & Westchester Counties (1996 / 1999).

Construction Mediator, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (1998).

Community Mediator, Manhattan Mediation Center, Victim Services, New York (1997).

Construction Mediator, New York City School Construction Authority (1996).

Neutral, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation/Resolution Trust Corporation, Washington, D.C. (1995).

Construction Neutral, Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Service (JAMS) (1993).

Construction Neutral, Contract Dispute Resolution Board, Mayor's Office of Construction, New York, NY (1993).

Community Mediator, Community Mediation Center, Suffolk County, N.Y. (1991).

Arbitrator, Arbitration Forums, New York (1988).

Construction Mediator, American Arbitration Association, New York (1986).

Construction Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, New York (1982).

EDUCATION

1961 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, N.Y., Bachelor of Structural Engineering.

1967 New York University School of Law, Washington Square, New York, N.Y. Received 63/80 credits required for J.D. before withdrawing voluntarily.

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