home builders and commercial subcontractors and suppliers

Ohio Construction Lawyer

Russell O'Rourke has successfully represented a broad range of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in construction projects including public schools and universities across Ohio, large sporting facilities, water treatment facilities, high-rise office and apartment  buildings, health care facilities, and industrial projects

• Represents construction subcontractors and suppliers in the areas of bidding, contract negotiation, change orders, claims and claims avoidance, dispute resolution, mechanics’ liens and bond claims

• Has authored the seminal book Ohio Mechanics’ Liens and Materialmen’s Liens, Third Edition, published by the Thompson/Reuters Publishing Company

• Speaks frequently on construction law topics for numerous construction trade organizations, both local and national, and for the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) and others providing Continuing Legal Education Credits to other attorneys

• Adjunct Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University

• Arbitration Panel Chair and Commercial Dispute Mediator, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

• Approved trainer for Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board, offering live seminars to help clients meet their annual continuing education requirements to maintain their licenses

• Co-authored “Mechanic’s Liens and Other Remedies” (Chapter 5) in American Bar Association’s 2014 publication entitled Construction Subcontracting A Comprehensive Practical and Legal Guide.

Memberships and Associations

• Board Member and VP, The Builders Exchange (Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton and Cincinnati)

• Legal Counsel for Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Cleveland

• American Bar Association (ABA), Construction Law Forum; Mechanic’s Lien Committee of the Real Estate Litigation Section; selected to author Mechanic’s Lien section of new book expected for 2013 publication

• Past-President, current Board Member and Chair of the Legislative Committee of the American Subcontractors’ Association of Ohio

• Board Member, ASA National, Washington, DC

• Past-Chair, current member of the ASA National Attorneys Council

• Chair, ASA Subcontractor’s Legal Defense Fund which funds Amicus Curiae briefs nationwide

• Co-Chair, Mechanics’ Lien Subcommittee, Real Estate Litigation Section, American Bar Association (ABA)

• Former Member, American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Advisory Council and the Blue Ribbon Panel of Mediator

• Board Member and Treasurer, The Builders Exchange (Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton and Cincinnati)

• American Bar Association (ABA), Construction Law Forum; Mechanic’s Lien Committee of the Real Estate Litigation Section; selected to author Mechanic’s Lien section of new book expected for 2013 publication

• Past–President, current Board Member and Chair of the Legislative Committee of the American Subcontractors’ Association of Ohio

• Board Member, ASA National, Washington, DC

• Past-Chair, current member of the ASA National Attorneys Council

• Chair, ASA Subcontractor’s Legal Defense Fund which funds Amicus Curiae briefs nationwide

• Co-Chair, Mechanics’ Lien Subcommittee, Real Estate Litigation Section, American Bar Association (ABA)

• Former Member, American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Advisory Council and the Blue Ribbon Panel of Mediators

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to the practice of law in all Ohio and Florida state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and the U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• University of Vermont, BA, 1978

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, JD, 1984