William R. Purdy

• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers
• Master of the Bench, Charles Clark Chapter, American Inns of Court Fellow,
• Mississippi Bar Foundation Member,
• ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry Member,
• ABA Section of Public Contract Law Member,
• ABA Section of Litigation Member,
• Mississippi State Bar

Community Activities and Public Service

• General Counsel, Associated General Contractors of Mississippi, Inc.
• General Counsel, Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
• General Counsel, Mississippi Road Builders’ Association, Inc.
• Special Counsel, Mississippi Asphalt Pavement Association, Inc.
• Infantry Company Commander, United States Marine Corps

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Mississippian Commendation, Concurrent Resolution No. 123, Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate
• Who’s Who in American Law Member
• National Register of Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
• Bronze Star Medal (with Combat Valor Distinguishing Insignia)
• Purple Heart Medal
• Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry

ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, ABA Section of Public Contract Law, American College of Trial Lawyers, Associated Builders & Contractors, Associated General Contractors

• Author The Art of Giving Effective Notice Without Creating Ill Will (1999)
• Arbitration and Mediation in Mississippi, Charles Clark Inn, American Inns of Court (1999)
• Surety’s Preservation of Its Principal’s Limited Liability under Mississippi Private Works (1997)
• Representing the General Contractor, Symposium on Mississippi Construction Law, University of Mississippi (1987)
• The Surety in Federal Government Contracts, Surety Law Institute, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (1984)
• Editor and Co-Author Contractor’s Desk Book on Mississippi Construction Law (1996)
• Equitable Adjustments in Federal Government Contracts, Contract Services Association of America(1996)
• Fifty State Public Construction Contracting, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1996), Mississippi chapter
• A Demonstration in Alternative Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation, Construction Financial Management Association, National Conference and Exhibition (1995)
• Mississippi Construction Law, National Business Institute, Inc. (1987, 1988, 1992)

Editor

• State-by-State Guide, Architect, Engineering, and Contractor Licensing, Aspen Publishers, Inc. (1999),Mississippi chapter

Speeches, Panel Discussions and Seminars:

• Mississippi Construction Law, various organizations (1981, 1984-l988, 1990-2003)
• “Legal Risks of the Engineer in Mississippi,” Guest Lecturer, Univ. of Miss. Dept. of Civil Engineering 2003)
• Construction Management Trends Toward Increased Liability, various organizations (1999)
• Equitable Adjustments in Federal Government Contracts, Procurement 96 Workshop, Contract Services Association of America (1996)
• Legal Pitfalls of Design-Build, various organizations (1995)
• Delay Damages: Considerations of Fault and Fairness, various organizations (1993)
• Bonding Issues for the Nineties, Construction Industry Symposium (1990)
• Representing the General Contractor, Best of CLE Seminar, University of Mississippi (1987)
• Choosing Between Arbitration and Litigation, Mississippi Arbitration Seminar, American Arbitration Association (1986)

• State of Mississippi
• State of Georgia
• U.S. Courts of Appeals, Federal and Fifth Circuits
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims U.S. District Courts (N.D. Miss., S.D. Miss., N.D. Ga., and W.D. Tex.)