Michael I. Less

• American Bar Association (Member:  Forum Committe on the Construction Industry (Division 12, Steering Committee); Tort and Insurance Practice Section (Fidelity and Surety Law Committee))
• American College of Construction Lawyers (Member: Board of Governors)
• Memphis Bar Association
• National Bond Claims Association, Member
• Surety Claims Institute, Member
• Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel, Member
• Tennessee Bar Association, Member

Professional Affiliations

ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry,ABA Section of Tort Insurance Practice,American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators,Associated Builders & Contractors

• Calculating and Defining the Surety’s Time to Complete, American Bar Association, FSLC-TIPS/Forum on the Construction Industry — The Critical Construction Issues Facing the Performing Surety, 2011 Mid-Winter Meeting Program (New York, NY  2011)
• The Trouble Project:  Strategies for Dealing with the Surety, American College of Construction Lawyers, 2010 Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA 2010)
• Dispute Resolution:  Remedies for Non Payment; Statutes Affecting Construction, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry – Fundamentals of Construction Law:  Learn the Basics from the Pros (Nashville, TN 2009)
• Co-Author:  The Construction Law Handbook, Tennessee Practice Series, Volume 27 (West Publications, 2010 Edition)
• AIA Contracts in Tennessee, Lorman Education Services (Memphis 2007)
• Recovery of Interest and Attorneys Fees, Construction Law Handbook, Chapter 42 (Walters Kluwer, Law and Business, 2008-Present)
• Hurricane Warnings:  Dealing with the Cumulative Effects of RFIs, Change Order Requests and Change Directives, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry – Another Perfect Storm, 2007 Fall Meeting Program (Newport, RI 2007)
• OCIP and Project Specific Insurance, Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel (Tunica, MS 2007)
• Project Specific Insurance for Owners, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 12, Steering Committee, 2007 Mid-Winter Meeting (San Francisco, CA 2007)
• Building and Construction Documents, Tennessee Practice Series, Chapter 12 (West Publishing 1992-Present)
• Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts:  Understanding the Issues (Tennessee section) (Aspen Publishing, 2001-Present)
• Advanced Tennessee Construction Law, Professional Education Systems Institute (Memphis, TN 2005)
• Ten Most Important Recent Construction Cases in Tennessee, Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel (Franklin, TN 2004)
• Review Performance Bond to Make Sure You’re Protected if Contractor Defaults, School Superintendent’s Insider (October 2003)
• Art of Arbitration, Tennessee Bar Association (Memphis, TN 2002)
• Public Contract Code and Competitive Bidding in Tennessee, Lorman Education Services (Memphis, TN 2002)
• Administration of the Construction Contract, St. Jude Children’s Research Hosptial (Memphis, TN 2002)
• The Law of Payment Bonds, American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, Chapter 5 (2001)
• Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Tennessee, Lorman Education Services (Memphis, TN 2000; 2001)
• Tennessee Construction Issues, Lorman Education Services (Memphis, TN 2000; 2001)
• Survey of State Arbitration Statutes, American College of Construction Lawyers (2000)
• Improving the Odds for a Well Managed Project:  Practical Tips in Casino Construction, The Gaming Lawyer (Summer 2000)
• Recovery of Interest and Attorney’s Fees, The Aspen Construction Law Handbook (Aspen Publishers 1999)
• Law of Payment Bonds, American Bar Association (1998)
• Construction Lien Law in Tennessee, Lorman Education Services (Memphis, TN 1997; 1998; 2000; 2001)

• Supreme Court, State of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Second Judicial District of Nevada
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

• Member, Memphis Chamber of Commerce