- Member, ABA Section of Public Contracts
- Member, ABA Section of Litigation
- State and 5th Circuit Chairman, ABA Section of Litigation, Construction Committee
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
- Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Editorial Board, Construction Business Review
- Regional Advisory Council, AAA Carolinas Complex Commercial Disputes (1993)
- Select Panel, AAA Large Complex Case Program (1993)
- Charter Member, American College of Construction Lawyers
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Luther P. Cochrane
- C.E.O.
- B.E. & K Building Group
- 5605 Carnegie Blvd.
Suite 200 - Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
- Email: luthercochrane@gmail.com
- Phone: (704) 551-2721
- Cell:
- Company Phone: (704) 551-2700
- Fax: (704) 551-2720
Education
- Undergraduate: University of North Carolina (1970)
- Law School: University of North Carolina (1974)
Professional Activities
Representative Articles, Publications, Speeches and Seminars
- “Labor Law: The Obligations of a Successor Employer,” 51 North Carolina Law Review 337 (1972)
- “Uniform Commercial Code Revocation or Acceptance Caveat Venditor?,” 51 North Carolina Law Review 1170 (1973)
- “Federal Jurisdictions: Munchak Corp. v. Riko: Putting a Little Polish on the International Shoe,” 52 North Carolina Law Review 850 (1973)
- “Contracts,” 32 Mercer Law Review 25 (1980)
- “Obligations of the Principal’s Subcontractors and Suppliers at Default or Takeover by the Surety,” The Forum (1979)
- Practical Construction Law, Federal Publications
- Representing the Construction Owner, PracticingLaw Institute
- Organizing and Financing of the ConstructionContractor, New York Law Journal Press
- Claims By and Against the General Contractor, ABA National Institute on Construction Contract Claims
- Claims By the General Contractor, New York Law Journal Press
- Construction Contract Claims, Practising Law Institute
- Municipal Development: Creating the CapitalProject, New York State Bar Association
- “Protecting the Owner’s Interest Before Construction Begins,” Engineering News Record Conference on Construction Claims (1984)
- “Alternative Processes for Resolving Claims,” Engineering News Record Conference on Construction Claims (1984)
- “The Role of the Project Schedule in Recognition, Presentation and Defense of Claims,” Engineering News Record Conference on Construction Claims (1983)
- Construction Law: What Do You Do When . . . ? National Business Institute, Inc. (1986)
- “Construction Breaches, Disputes, Claims and Defenses from the Contractor’s Perspective,” Private Construction Contracting, Wake Forest University School of Law CLE (1987)
- Construction Claims Under Georgia Law, The Cambridge Institute (1989)
- Real Property Litigation What To Do When Things Go Wrong, North Carolina Bar Foundation CLE (1989)
- “Not Just Another Quality Snow Job,”The Wall Street Journal (1993)
Speeches, Panel Discussions, and Seminars:
- Associated General Contractors of America
- National Electrical Contractors Association
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- American Bar Association
- Southern Methodist University
- Atlanta Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Foundation
- Georgia Associated General Contractors
- Panelist, Construction Leadership Conference
- South Carolina Bar Nuts and Bolts Seminar
- College of Charleston
- North Carolina Quality Initiative Conference (DOT)
Court Admissions
- State of Georgia (1974)
- U.S. District Court (N.D. Ga.) (1974)
- U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Cir.) (1974)
- U.S. Court of Claims (1975)
- U.S. Supreme Court
Community Activities
- Member, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Board of Advisors
- Chairman, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Committee to bring the World Cup to Charlotte
- Chancellor’s Club, University of North Carolina
- External Advisory Board for the Honors Program at the University of North Carolina
- Educational Foundation, University of North Carolina
- Commerce Club of Atlanta, Georgia
- Charlotte Arts & Science Council, Vanguard Society
- Board of Directors, Carolinas AGC (1993-1994)
- Federal Publications Advisory Board
- Director, North Carolina Business Roundtable
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