3/31/2023 0 Comments Jim butler![]() ![]() As the brand grows, he said he hopes to open Bigface cafes all over the world. I was so comfortable in the way that our business model was moving along and I think they helped me to bring this entrepreneur idea to life."īutler said the idea for Bigface began as he saw the power of people bonding over cups of coffee. … They made that transition legit flawless and everything looks so great. "I had all of these different ideas and I didn't know how to really bring it to life. ![]() He is a contributing author to Design-Build Contracting Handbook, Alternative Clauses to Standard Construction Contracts, and The AGC Environmental Risk Management Procedures Manual."Shopify really made my idea as an ecommerce make sense," Butler said. He is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum Committee on Construction Law and immediate past chair of the International Construction Division. He is a mediator for the American Arbitration Association and a member of its Construction Industry National Panel of Arbitrators. He has completed the American Arbitration Association’s mediator training and Harvard University College of Law’s Advanced Mediation Program. He is also an adjunct professor at the College of Architecture of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has conducted seminars and training programs for the American Bar Association, Associated General Contractors, Associated Builders and Contractors, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Consulting Engineers Council, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, the Florida Bar, the Construction Industry Forum Committee, the Design Build Institute of America, the Construction Superconference, the National Asbestos Council, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Texas, the Texas State Department of Transportation, the National Solid Waste Management Association, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He was awarded the Rich Allen Meritorious Service Award by the Professional Engineers in Construction Division of the National Society of Professional Engineers for his efforts in assisting professional engineers and other participants in the design-build process to avoid liability and claims on design-build projects. He has been particularly active in promoting, putting together and resolving disputes on design-build projects since the mid-80’s. Butler has a sub-specialty which focuses on EPC and design-build projects. Jim has represented contractors, owners, engineers, architects, subcontractors and sureties on a wide variety of projects, domestically and internationally. He has experience with a variety of projects, including power plants, water and wastewater systems, process plants, NGL facilities, methanol plants, tunnels, dams, stadiums, arenas, airports, casinos, semiconductor facilities, office buildings, schools, hospitals, prisons, condominiums, communications and cable facilities, food processing plants, highways, manufacturing and industrial plants, asbestos abatement projects, superfund sites and government facilities. His practice is concentrated in the negotiation, arbitration and litigation of construction contracts, government contracts and environmental issues. He is admitted to practice in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Arkansas and Washington. He is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Kentucky College of Law. Jim Butler is senior counsel with Smith Currie. ![]()
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