Steven G.M. Stein

• Fellow, International Academy of Construction Lawyers (Program Chair 2014-2016; Vice President 2016-2018)
• Lecturer at the University of Illinois School of Architecture, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and the University of Illinois Department of Structural Engineering.
• Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, since 1982
• Former Director, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law Construction Law Institute
• Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Team Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Midwest), 1982-1984
• Member, International Bar Association, ICP Committee
• Member, The American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation – Committee on Construction Contracts
• Member, The American Bar Association’s Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
• Member, AGC (Documents Committee)

Professional Affiliations

American Institute of Architects,Associated General Contractors,Design Build Institute of America,International Bar Association

• Editor in Chief, Construction Law, Matthew Bender & Company (1986, published annually)
• Editor in Chief, AIA Legal Citator , Matthew Bender & Company (published annually)
• Editor in Chief, Construction Law Digest , Lexis Publishing (monthly periodical)
• Co-author, “Injured Workman: Loss Allocation Among Direct Participants in the Construction Process,”St. Louis University Law Review (1979)
• Professional Liability Management for Design Firms (1987)
• Illinois Construction Law and Mechanic’s Liens (1987)
• Illinois Public and Private Bonding (1988)
• “Blueprint for the Liabilities of Design Professionals After Moorman,” Chicago Kent Law Review (1984)
• “New Directions in Architecture and Engineering Practices,” Legal Issues and Design Practice (McGraw-Hill, 1992); Contributor to Architecture Handbook
• “Design Professional Liability for Differing Site Conditions and the Risk-Sharing Philosophy,” The Construction Lawyer (2000).
• “Enforcing Letters of Intent and Handshake Agreements,” The Construction Lawyer (2000).
• “Advanced Analysis of Contract Risk-Shifting Provisions: Is Indemnity Still Relevant?” The Construction Lawyer (2007).
• “A Comparison of ConcensusDOCS to the AIA Form Construction Contract Agreement,” The Construction Lawyer (2009).
• Speaker on design and construction topics on over 150 occasions from coast-to-coast

PUBLICATIONS

• “Good Faith in the Negotiation, Performance and Enforcement of Construction Contracts,’ JAMS Global  Construction Solutions (2011)
• “Bid protests in the United States,” Construction Law International (2014)
• “The Illusions of Additional Insured Coverage”, The Construction Lawyer (2014)

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals (1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th & 9th Cir.)
• U.S. Tax Court
• State of Illinois
• State of Wisconsin

• Member, Board of Directors, Chicago Building Congress, 1990-1993, President 1993-1995
• Member, Board of Directors, (1991-1993); Co-Chairman, Legal Affairs Committee, 1986 to 1996, Builders’ Association of Chicago
• Membership Board of Directors Construction Specifications Institute, 1985-1988
• Treasurer, Design-Build Institute of America’s Great Lakes Chapter, 2001, 2002
• President, Design-Build Institute of America’s Great Lakes Chapter, 2001, 2003
• Charitable boards