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John B. Tieder

Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Firzgerald, L.L.P
Suite 100  
8405 Greensboro Drive
Mc Lean  VA 22102
Email Address:  jtieder@wthf.com
Direct Phone: (703) 749-1035
Company Phone: (703) 749-1000

Education

Undergraduate:  Johns Hopkins University (BA-1968), B.A.
Graduate:  1968,
 

Career History

Partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, L.L.P. 1978-present;

Partner, Lewis, Mitchell & Moore, 1971-78;

Staff Attorney, U.S. Government, General Services Administration, 1971.

Professional Activities

  • Member, Virginia Bar Association
  • Member, ABA (Chair, International Public Construction Committee)
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Charter Member, American College of Construction Lawyers
  • Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Representative Articles, Publications, Speeches and Seminars

  • "Proving Construction Contract Damages,"Federal Publications, Inc., 1982 to present
  • SuccessfulTechniques for Project Control and Construction Risk andClaims Management: "Recognizing and AvoidingClaims," and "Resolving the Claim," State Electricity Commission ofVictoria/CEMC, 1985;
  • Advanced Course on Construction Claimsfor Owners and Contractors in Australia & The PacificBasin: "Pricing and Damages for Construction Claims inthe Commonwealth Countries, the United States and UnderCivil Law" and "Legal Considerations forInternational Construction Contracts in the Pacific Rim," Engineering News Record, 1985
  • "Suing the Construction Manager" ConstructionLitigation / Representing the Owner. Wiley Law Publications,1984, 1990;
  • "Legal Aspects of Private InfrastructureConstruction Projects," Lion International/Center forManagement, Development and Training, 1996 to present;
  • "The Employer in International Construction," LionInternational/Center for Management, Development andTraining, 19851991;
  • "Construction Superconference,Andrews Publications, Inc., 1986 to present;
  • "Suing theConstruction Manager," ConstructionLitigation/Representing the Contractor Wiley LawPublications, 1986, 1992: "Bidding, Construction LawMatthew Bender & Co., 1986;
  • "Reducing and ResolvingConstruction Contract Claims, Lion International/Center forManagement, Development and Training, 1988 to present;
  • "Proving Claims Under the FIDIC Conditions ofContract," Lion International/Center for Management,Development and Training, 1989 to present;
  • American BarAssociation Forum on the Construction Industry: "TheSpecial Risks Inherent in Design/Build Fast Track ProjectsThe Contractor's Perspective," 1989;
  • George WashingtonUniversity, Masters Institute, "InternationalConstruction Program Management & Contract Claims Claimsby Owners," 1989 to present;
  • "ConstructionContract Claims in the Middle East," LionInternational, 1990 to present;
  • "Construction's NewestOldest Problem: Claims for NonPayment and Late Payment ofthe Contract Price," Construction TechnologyInternational, 1990;
  • "RiskShifting Clauses inConstruction Contracts," Construction Briefings,August, 1991;
  • Forbes Magazine: "Project Financing andConstruction in the 1990's Bridges and Tunnels, 1992;
  • "Pricing of Construction Claims," LionInternational/Center for Management, Development andTraining, 1992 to present;
  • American Bar Association Forum onthe Construction Industry: "International DisputeResolution," 1992;
  • "Contract Planning andAdministration," Lion International/Center forManagement, Development and Training, 1994 to present
  • Lecturer in law MarshallWythe School of Law College ofWilliam & Mary 1977-1994.

Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia (1972)
  • State of Virginia (1971)
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Community Activities