Joseph H. Kasimer
Member

Practice Areas: Construction Claims; Contracts; Construction Litigation; Arbitration; Highway Construction Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Admitted: 1975, Virginia; 1976, District of Columbia; 1977, U.S. Claims Court

Law School: George Washington University, J.D. with honors, 1975

College: Yale University, B.A., cum laude, 1972

Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar Association; Virginia Road and Transportation Builders Association, Construction Specifications Institute

Born: New Haven, Connecticut, October 13, 1950

ISLN: 906014507                                                                                                                  

RESUME

Professional Accomplishments:

       Mr. Kasimer is a partner in the Tysons Corner and Leesburg, Virginia law firm of Kasimer & Annino, P.C.  He has represented contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, and material producers throughout the United States, but primarily in Virginia, The District of Columbia and Maryland.  Much of his practice has focused on disputes involving road, bridge, utility and highway construction as well as sitework and foundation projects.  He is actively engaged in this area of practice, having been named as a member of the Associate Leadership Committee and Chairman of the Contractual Administration subcommittee of the Virginia Road and Transportation Builders Association (now the Virginia Construction Transportation Alliance). 

       In addition to an active litigation practice, Mr. Kasimer is an experienced public speaker and author in the construction field, and has presented lectures and articles in such areas as construction management, project scheduling and claims protection.  He has spoken on behalf of The Construction Specifications Institute, Engineering News-Record, Masterbuilders of Iowa, Heavy Construction Contractors Association, Virginia Masonry Association, The Virginia Road and Transportation Builders, The Government Contracts Learning Center, The Small Business Administration, Northern Virginia Community College and the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.  In 1981, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2002-2005.  Mr. Kasimer was selected as one of the speakers at the Construction Specifications Institute National Convention.  He has also been selected to speak at the National Asphalt Pavement Association Convention and the Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association Convention. 

       Mr. Kasimer is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court  of Virginia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Columbia, and the United States Claims Court.  In 1983, he received an educational award from the Construction Specifications Institute.  In 1998, he was named a Fellow of the Construction Specifications Institute, the first practicing attorney to receive that award.  He is a member of the editorial advisory board at The Construction Specifiers Magazine.  Mr. Kasimer was also the Chairman of several Dispute Review Boards on the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston.  He has been an arbitrator and/or mediator for the American Arbitration Association, National Arbitration Forum, and Fairfax County Department of Consumer Affairs.  He was named as a member of a joint contractor/owner committee that drafted the Virginia Department of Transportation's DRB Specifications.

Education:

       Mr. Kasimer received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, where he graduated cum laude with departmental honors in political science. He received his Juris Doctor degree with honors from George Washington National Law Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.  Mr. Kasimer served as law clerk to the Honorable Arthur Burnette, United States Magistrate, District of Columbia.

Materials Authored by Mr. Kasimer:

 "Project Scheduling and Construction Claims," (Third Ed.), Construction Consultants International Corporation (1980).

"Construction Management," Federal Publications, Inc. (1975).

"First Article Approval Requirements In Government Contracts:  Terminations and Claims," 10  Public Contract Law Journal  134 (August 1978).

"Claims, Disputes and Protest Procedures,"  Government Contracts Learning Center (1979).

"Project Close-Out," Construction Specifications Institute (1980).

"Costing the Claim/Preparation of Your Claim Presentation or Defense:  Successful Claim Negotiation Techniques and Strategies,"  Engineering News-Record (1980).

"Construction Delays and Claims,"  Construction Specifications Institute (1980).

"Arbitration Clauses:  Assessing The Pros and Cons,"  The Construction Specifier, Vol. 34, No. 2 (February 1981).

"Tips on Preventing or Minimizing Construction Claims," Trustee, Vol. 34, No. 2 (February 1981).

"Contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code,"  The Construction Specifier, Vol. 34, No. 4 (April 1981).

"Recovering Attorney's Fee and Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act," Virginia Road Builder, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3 (May-June 1981).

"Recovering of Delay Damages under VDH&T Contracts; Virginia Road Builder, Directory Issue (1982).

"The Miller Act:  Pay Attention to Technicalities,"  The Construction Specifier, Vol. 34, No. 12 (December 1981).

"Construction Claims ¿ Investigating and Presenting Them," The Military Engineer, Vol. 74, No. 482 (September-October 1982).

"Defending Building Failure Claims," (Part I) The Construction Specifier, Vol. 35, No. 11 (November 1982).

"Conducting Your Defense In and Out of Court," (Part II), The Construction Specifier, Vol. 35, No. 12 (December 1982).

"Specifiers and the Manville Bankruptcy,"  The Construction Specifier, Vol. 36, No. 4 (April 1983).

"How to Assess Contractor Recovery of Home  Office Overhead,"  The Construction Specifier, Vol. 37, No. 8 (August 1984).

"How to Get Paid," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 37, No. 9 (September 1984).

Mr. Kasimer also authors a monthly legal column for the Washington Metropolitan and Northern Virginia Chapters of the Construction Specifications Institute Newsletter, and is a frequent contributor to The Construction Specifier.

Lectures And Seminars

1.   Construction Specifications Institute

                ·        National Convention:   1981, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997,

                                                                 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

·        National Seminars:

  Ø      Construction Delays and Claims

           Ø      Specifications and Construction Contracts

           Ø     "How to Get Paid" for Manufacturers, Suppliers and  

                     Subcontractors

                ·        Mid-Atlantic Region Convention

·        Southeastern Region Convention

·        Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Chapter

·        Richmond, Virginia Chapter

·        Tidewater, Virginia Chapter

·        South Jersey Chapter

·        Cincinnati Chapter

·        Baltimore Chapter

·        Central Pennsylvania Chapter

2.    Engineering News-Record

3.    Virginia Road and Transportation Builders Association

4.    National Asphalt Pavement Association ¿ (National Convention)

5.    Virginia State Office of Minority Business Enterprise

6.    Heavy Construction Contractors Association

7.    Virginia Masonry Association

8.    American Institute of Plant Engineers

9.    American Institute of Architects ¿ Washington Chapter

10.  Small Business Administration

11.  Government Contracts Learning Center

12.  Yale University School of Architecture

13.  Catholic University School of Architecture

14.  Associated Builders and Contractors ¿ Virginia Chapter

15.  Transportation Construction Management Institute

16.  Northern Virginia Community College

17.  Masterbuilders of Iowa

18.  Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (Annual

       Convention)

19.  Decorative Laminate Contractors Association (Annual Convention)

20.  Virginia Department of Transportation

21.  National Association of Credit Managers