Steve Nelson

Certified Construction Law Specialist, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

• 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

• Certified Construction Law Specialist, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• 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, Texas Chapter of National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• 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 (1998-2012)
• General Counsel, Associated General Contractors, Dallas Building Branch (1990-1995)

• 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

• 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

• 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