ACCL Membership Directory

S. Wyatt McCallie

  • General Counsel Emeritus
  • CH2M HILL (Retired)
  • 4150 S. Pontiac St.
  • Denver, Colorado 80237

Education

  • Undergraduate: A. B., Mathematics University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1966
  • Law School: J.D. Yale Law School, 1974

Career History

  • Holland & Hart, Denver, Colorado: Associate 1974-77
  • Johns-Manville Corp: Corporate Counsel 1977-84
  • CH2M HILL: Senior Vice President & General Counsel 1984-2007

Professional Activities

Military Service:

  • U.S. Navy Submarine Service, 1966-71
    • Nuclear Submarine Officer, USS John Marshall (SSBN-611)
    • Nuclear Engineering, Operations, Navigation

Memberships in Construction and Civic Organizations:

  • Denver Chamber of Commerce Environment & Trans. Steering Council 1979-85
    • Chair, Surface Transportation Committee 1980-83
  • Construction Group Advisory Board, Federal Publications Inc. 1991-93
  • American Arbitration Association (Colo.), Large and Complex Case Advisory Panel 1993-95

Memberships in Professional Organizations:

  • American College of Construction Lawyers, Fellow 1999-present
  • Denver Bar Association 1974-2007
  • Colorado Bar Association 1974-2007
  • American Bar Association 1974-2007
  • Hazardous Waste Action Coalition 1986-93
    • Founding Chairman, Federal Action Committee 1988-89
  • Legal Counsel Forum of the American Council of Engineering Companies 1986-2007
    • Founding Chairman 1986-87
    • Chairman 1996-98
  • American Corporate Counsel Assn. (Colo.) 1978-2007
    • Board of Directors 1989-92
    • Vice President 1991-92
  • CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, Advisory Committee on the Construction Industry 1992-94
  • American Council of Engineering Companies, Risk Management Committee 1999-2007

Representative Articles, Publications, Speeches and Seminars

  • AMERICAN WATER WORKS 1981 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
    Date: May 1981
    Title: Vinyl-Lined A/C Pipe: The Manufacturer’s Perspective
  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
    Date: October 18, 1985
    Title: The Role of Professional Services In-House Counsel
  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
    Date: October 19, 1985
    Title: Life Without Liability Insurance for Engineers
  • ABA FORUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING
    Date: May 1989
    Title: The Engineer’s Perspective on the Risk of Hazardous Waste Cleanup
  • WISCONSIN PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
    Date: May/June 1991, Vol. 31, No. 4
    Title: The Engineer’s Perspective on the Risk of Hazardous Waste
  • COLORADO ENGINEERING
    Date: Spring 1991, Vol. 9, No. 3
    Title: The Engineer’s Perspective on the Risk of Hazardous Waste Cleanup
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, MANUAL 73
    Date: 1991
    Title: Quality in the Constructed Project: A Guide for Owners, Designers and Constructors
    Chapter 22: Risks, Liabilities, Conflicts
  • FORUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
    Date: January 1994
    Title: Update: The Engineer’s Perspective on the Risk of Hazardous Waste Cleanup
  • CNA/VOS INVITED ATTORNEYS MEETING
    Date: May 19, 2000
    Title: The Price of Leadership: CH2M HILL, Inc. v. Herman

Presentations

  • Sponsor: American Water Works Association
    Date: May 1981
    Title: Vinyl-Lined A/C Pipe: The Manufacturer’s Perspective
  • Professional Services Management Association
    Date: October 18, 1985
    Title: The Role of Professional Services In-House Counsel
  • Professional Services Management Association
    Date: October 19, 1985
    Title: Life Without Liability Insurance for Engineers
  • Inside EPA Weekly Report and Risk Management Technologies, Inc.
    Date: March 10, 1988
    Title: Consulting Engineers Position on Response Action Contractor Indemnification and Liability
  • Consulting Engineers Council of Georgia
    Date: November 12, 1988
    Title: Insuring and Controlling A/E Risks
  • Forum on the Construction Industry
    Date: May 11, 1989
    Title: Engineer’s Perspective on the Risk of Hazardous Waste Cleanup
  • Professional Services Management Association
    Date: November 1, 1989
    Title: Emerging Trends in Professional Liability: Risk Management in the ’90s
  • ABA Sections of Urban, State & Local Government Law and Public Contract Law, and American College of Construction Lawyers
    Date: April 6, 1990
    Title: Applicability of the OSHA Construction Standards to Architects/Engineers
  • Annual Environmental Business Conference
    Date: October 29, 1991
    Title: Risks, Insurance and Indemnification in the Cleanup of the Hazardous Wastes
  • American Society of Civil Engineers, Colo. Section
    Date: April 2, 1991
    Title: Lessons Learned from Failures: Controlling the Risks of Engineering
  • Construction Industry Presidents Forum
    Date: April 28, 1993
    Title: Latent Defect Construction Liability under the FAR
  • Forum on the Construction Industry
    Date: January 27, 1994
    Title: Update: The Engineer’s Perspective on the Risk of Hazardous Waste Cleanup
  • CLE of Colorado, Inc.
    Date: October 24, 1996
    Title: Ethics Issues for In-House Counsel
  • CNA/Victor O. Schinnerer Invited Attorneys Meeting
    Date: May 19, 2000
    Title: The Price of Leadership: CH2M HILL, Inc. v. Herman
  • Construction Industry Round Table
    Date: April 24, 2002
    Title: Safety as Job #1: Engineer’s Perspective on Site Safety
  • American Council of Engineering Companies
    Date: October 25, 2002
    Title: Risk Management: Don’t Pay for Claims You Don’t Cause
  • Certified Consulting Engineers of Colorado
    Date: February 28, 2003
    Title: Using Contract Language and “Informed Consent” to Avoid Claims

Community Activities

  • Lowry Foundation, Board of Directors 2001 – 2013, President 2007 – 2008
  • Monaco South Optimist Club 1990-present
  • Thomas Jefferson High School (Denver)
    • Site Based Management Committee (board of managers) 1991-97


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