ACCL Fellows Roster

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Steven D. Nelson

EVP & General Counsel SureTec Insurance Company
9737 Great Hills Trail  
Suite 320
Austin  TX 78759
Email Address:  snelson@suretec.com
Direct Phone: (512) 330-1850
Company Phone: (512) 732-0099

Education

Undergraduate:  Southern Methodist University, BA 1972
Graduate:  ,

  • Editor, Journal of Air Law & Commerce (Law Review)
  • Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Career History

  • Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C., Dallas, Texas, Chair, Constrution/Surety Practice Section 1976-1995
  • Ford & Nelson, P.C., Dallas, Texas, Founding Shareholder, 1995
  • Faulkner Construction Company, Austin, Texas, Chief Executive Officer, 1996-2001
  • University of Texas at Austin School of Engineering, Senior Lecturer, 1999 to present
  • SureTec Insurance Company, Austin, Texas, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, 2001 to present
  • SureTec Information Systems, Inc., Austin, Texas, President, 2001 to present

Professional Activities

  • Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
  • Fellow, University of Texas Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution
  • Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators
  • Distinguished Credentialed Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association
  • Member,National Surety Industry Advisory Commmittee, Associated General Contractors of America
  • Legislative Co-Chair,Texas Surety Federation
  • Senior Lecturer, University of Texas School of Civil Engineering, teaching Construction Law, Project Delivery Methods, and Construction Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
  • Member, Fidelity & Surety Subcommittee of Tort & Insurance Practice Section
  • Member, ABA Public Contract Law Section and International Law Section
  • Member, ABA Dispute Resolution Section
  • Member, ABA Forum Committee on Construction Law
  • Founding Member and Past Chairman, Construction Law Section, State Bar of Texas (1998-1999)
  • Founding Member and Past Chairman, Construction Law Section of Dallas Bar Association
  • Founding Member and Past Chairman, Travis County Bar Association
  • Editor, Construction Law Section Newsletter, State Bar of Texas (1992-1995)
  • Member and Certified AAM Mediator, Association of Attorney-Mediators
  • Licensed Property & Casualty Adjuster, General Lines Agent and Managing General Agent, Texas Department of Insurance
  • Co-Chairman, Chairman, State Legislative Committee, Associated General Contractors, Texas Building Branch (1998-present)
  • General Counsel, Associated General Contractors, Dallas Building Branch (1990-1995) 

Representative Articles, Publications, Speeches and Seminars

  • Bonds and Liens on Construction Work in Texas, a publication of the Texas Building Branch, Associated General Contractors
  • "Doing Business in Mexico: Advice From a Pro," April 1993, Design & Construction Market Strategist
  • "The U.S. Contractor in Mexico," June 1995, Construction Law Advisor
  • “Mediating Multi-party Disputes” – Association of Attorney-Mediators, Advanced Mediator Institute, San Antonio, Texas, October 13,2000
  • “Ðesign-Build Legislative Issues in Texas” – Forum on Design-Build/Texas Regional DBIA Chapter Meeting, Austin, Texas, May 12, 1999
  • “Joint Checks & Joint Check Agreements, A General Contractor’s Perspective” – CFMA, Austin Chapter, Austin, Texas, November 16, 1999; State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section 13th Annual Conference, Houston, TX, February 17, 2000
  • “Overview of AIA A-201” – AGC, Rio Grande Valley Chapter; AIA, Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Weslaco, Texas, April 1998
  • “Design-Build and Alternative Project Delivery Methods” - Texas Society of Architects and Consulting Engineers Council of Texas, September 1997
  • “Delivery Systems One Year Later” - CEFPI 3rd Annual Workshop, December 1997
  • "Doing Business in Mexico" -- Sixth Annual Construction Law Conference sponsored by the University of Texas Law School and Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, February 11, 1993, Dallas, Texas; Associated General Contractors of America National Convention, Orlando, Florida, March, 1994
  • "Bad Faith Claims as Applied to Contract Bond Sureties" -- Surety Claims Institute, June, 1993
  • "Applying Mediation and Other ADR Techniques in the Business World" - AGC Project Manager Course, Dallas, Texas, January, 1992
  • "Construction Warranties and Latent Defects" -- American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, New York City, January, 1992
  • Moderator - Panel on Complex Claims Management; 5th Annual Construction Law Conference sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law and the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas - San Antonio, Texas, February 14, 1992
  • "Is Your Standard Subcontract Form Up To Date?" -- Texas Building Branch, Associated General Contractors 1992 Convention, Mescalero, New Mexico, June, 1992

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court,Western District of Texas
  • Supreme Court of Texas

Community Activities

  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
  • Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Austin Community College Foundation
  • Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Austin Recovery Center