Robin Goldberg Banks

• U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms,” Construction Law, 2020 – present
• Maryland Super Lawyers, Construction Litigation, 2021- present
• Phi Beta Kappa

• 1998-Present: Goldberg & Banks, P.C. (formerly, Goldberg, Pike & Besche, P.C. and Goldberg, Besche, and Banks, P.C.)
• 1996-1998: Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A.

• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
• Outside Legal Counsel, AIA Contract Documents Committee
• Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation
• Maryland State Bar Association, Construction Law Section (Past Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary)
• American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• National American Institute of Architects Allied Member

Speeches, Panel Discussions, and Seminars

• Co-Presenter, “Contracting for Collaboration: New AIA Contract Documents,” Practising Law Institute, New York, New York (December 2023).
• Co-Presenter, “Design and Construction Collaboration and Efficiency: Contract Considerations for Design Assist, Delegated Design, and the Early Start of Construction,” Practising Law Institute, New York, New York (December 2021).
• Co-Presenter, “Seeing the Big Picture: Construction Management under the 2019 AIA CM Contracts – Part 1: Preconstruction,” American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law, Seattle, Washington (October 2021).
• Presenter, “Construction Claims 101,” American Institute of Architects, Webinar (June 2021).
• Co-Presenter, “Updates to 2019 AIA Construction Management Documents,” American Arbitration Association, New York, New York, Webinar (June 2021).
• Co-Presenter, “The New [AIA] Cost of the Work Payment Applications,” American Institute of Architects, Webinar (June 2021).
• Co-Presenter, “Seeing the Big Picture: Best Practices for Contracting and Construction Risk Management for 2021”, Construction Management Association of America Focus21, Webinar (April 2021).
• Co-Presenter, “Construction Management 2.0: A Deeper Dive,” Building Better Construction Documents, Practising Law Institute, Webinar (December 2020).
• Presenter, “Understanding Cost of the Work Contracts,” American Institute of Architects: A Master Class in Construction Management, Webinar (December 2020)
• Presenter, “Understanding the Law of Architectural Copyright” and “Overview of Contract Law [for Architects],” Half Moon Seminars, Webinar (August 2020).
• Co-Presenter, “The Most Important Changes in the 2019 AIA Construction Management Documents,” American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, Webinar (June 2020).
• Co-Presenter, “Updates to 2019 AIA Construction Management Documents,” Building Better Construction Documents, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York (December 2019).
• Co-Presenter, “AIA 2019 Documents: Understanding the Changing Roles of the Construction Manager,” Construct 2019, National Harbor Virginia (October 2019).
• Presenter, “P3’s: Are Design Professionals Partners or Pawns,” 58th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys, Denver, Colorado (May 2019).
• Co-Presenter, “AIA Contract Documents Workshop,” Half Moon Seminars, Jessup, Maryland (April 2018).
• Co-Presenter, “Critical New AIA Documents,” Building Better Construction Contracts, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York (December 2017).
• Co-Presenter, “The Evolution of the AIA Documents from 2007 to 2017,” Maryland State Bar Association, Construction Law Section, Columbia, Maryland (October 2017).
• Co-Presenter, “In Union there is Strength: Streamlining the Process through the AIA Design-Build and Teaming Agreements,” Has it Really Been a Decade – the 2017 AIA Contract Documents,” American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, Boston, Massachusetts (Fall 2017).
• Co-Presenter, “Structuring and Drafting Teaming Agreements,” Building Better Construction Contracts, Practising Law Institute, New York, New York (December 2015).
• Presenter, “Understanding the AIA A201-2007 General Conditions of a Construction Contract,” Hampton Roads SDA, Hampton Roads, Virginia (July 2014).
• Presenter, “Entering into Construction Contracts and Subcontracts,” Half Moon Seminars, Columbia, Maryland (February 2014).
• Presenter, “Innovative Design: Risks and Rewards for the Design Professional,” 52nd Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys, Austin, Texas (May 2013).
• Presenter, “Preserving Your Rights to Payment Under Payment Bonds and Through Mechanics Liens,” Commercial Law League of America, Chicago, Illinois (April 2013).

Publications
• Co-Author, Chapter 5, “Design Professionals,” Maryland State Bar Association Deskbook, published by the Maryland State Bar Association (2023 (3rd Ed.), 2017 (2nd Ed.), and 2012 (1st Ed.).
• Co-Author, Chapter 19, “Changes and Extras,” Construction Law Handbook, Wolters Kluwer (2021 (4th Ed., supplemented semi-annually), 2018 (3rd Ed.), and 2008 (2nd Ed.).
• Author, “Tighten your Project Budget and Time with the AIA’s Updated Construction Management Documents,” Under Construction, published by American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (Winter 2019).
• Author, “An Architect’s Guide to P3’s,” www.theaiatrust.com/architects-guide-p3s (September 2019)
• Author, “Look Before You Leap: Construction Contract Considerations for Design Professionals and Contractors,” Maryland Bar Journal (January/February 2016).
• Author, “AIA’s New Teaming Agreement: AIA Document C102-2015,” Surety Bond Quarterly (Fall 2015).
• Author, “Maryland Lien Law,” Lien Law Online (2001) (updated annually).
• Author, Chapter 23, Maryland, “State-By-State Guide to Architect, Engineer and Contractor Licensing,” Aspen Law and Business (1998 and 1999 Supplement).
• Editor, “EIFS-Exterior Insulation Finish Systems: The Use of Synthetics in Building Systems,” More Sticks and Bricks, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (Fall 1999).

• Maryland
• District of Columbia

• Lerner Executive Mentor, Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (2018-2021)