Ahead of Schedule focuses on legal matters critical to the construction industry, offering insights, analysis, tips and updates regarding the law of project development, design and construction. The authors have well over 100 years combined experience in construction litigation and contract negotiation, along with prior office and field experience in engineering, construction and accounting. Stoel Rives’ work includes all types of contracting scenarios and litigation, from $50,000 liens to mega-million dollar disputes. Reporting from 10 offices across the western United States, Ahead of Schedule shares our recent experiences and the latest industry developments with you, along with our passion for the industry and the ever-changing legal landscape.

Thank you for your interest. We hope you enjoy Ahead of Schedule and the unique depth of insight that it offers!

Eric Grasberger
Chair of Stoel Rives’ Construction and Design Section

Patrick AbellAssociate503.294.9472EmailMore	Tamara BoeckPartner208.387.4256/916.319.4678Email Tamara's Linkedin ProfileTamara Boeck works with clients on a wide range of projects including commercial, residential and mixed-use projects, as well as construction-related aspects of oil and gas, mining, food processing, solar, wind, geothermal, biofuel, wastewater treatment and other industrial facilities.More
Evan BrownAssociate206.386.7512EmailMore	Chris BurrowsAssociate503.294.9525EmailMore
Elizabeth ClampittAssociate206.386.7533EmailMore	Graham CoslettEmailMore
Chris CriglowPartner503.294.9267EmailMore	Ben CriswellAssociate503.294.9531EmailMore
Sarah Stauffer CurtissPartner503.294.9829Email Sarah Stauffer's Linkedin ProfileSarah Stauffer Curtiss helps clients understand and comply with environmental and land use laws, navigate complex permitting processes, and develop compliance solutions that enhance business opportunities. Her federal environmental expertise covers a myriad of environmental laws.More	Nathan DavisPartnerEmailMore
Zachary DavisAssociate503.294.9410Email Zach's Linkedin ProfileZachary Davis is an experienced construction and design attorney who advises clients in a broad spectrum of legal matters, with specific emphasis on resolving complex commercial disputes. Zachary employs a proactive approach in assisting clients in developing pre-litigation and litigation avoidance strategies.More	John DudreyPartner503.294.9227EmailJohn Dudrey is a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment group. His practice focuses on assisting clients with complex labor and employment litigation matters.More
Lou FerreiraEmailMore	Sean GayPartner503.294.9239EmailSean Gay advises clients on a broad range of matters, including project management issues, contract negotiations, public contracting issues, bid protests, and disputes.  Sean has extensive experience litigating and arbitrating a wide variety of complex construction matters.  More
Andrew GibsonPartner503.294.9878Email Andrew's Linkedin ProfileAndrew Gibson, a partner in Stoel Rives’ Real Estate, Construction and Design practice, is experienced in drafting and negotiating all forms of project documents, from the design phase through construction, and regularly  assists clients with navigating the typical tricks and traps of contracting and insurance coverage issues. More	Eric GrasbergerPartner503.294.9439EmailEric Grasberger focuses his practice on development and construction law, including development risk analysis and risk shifting, contract drafting and negotiating, insurance review and analysis, construction defect claims, delay and impact claims, lien and bond claims, and public contracts, bid disputes and public improvement exemptions. More
Amanda HaileyAssociate206.386.7649EmailMore	Isaiah HardyAssociate503.294.9534EmailMore
Bryan HawkinsPartner916.319.4648Email Bryan's Linkedin ProfileBryan Hawkins is a litigator with extensive jury and bench-trial experience in representing employers in employment-related litigation in court and before administrative agencies such as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.More	Mark HoukCRM Database & Technology AdministratorEmailMore
Jay JetterOf Counsel206.386.7533EmailMore	Sarah Johnson PhillipsPartner612.373.8843Email Sarah's Linkedin ProfileSarah Johnson Phillips is a partner in the firm's Energy Development practice group, where she focuses on energy project development; buying, selling and financing energy projects; and energy regulatory matters. More
Emily KellyPartnerEmailMore	Leena KetkarAssociateEmailMore
Dana KrawczukPartnerEmailMore	Kate MathewsPartnerhttps://www.stoel.com/people/m/katherine-r-mathewsEmailMore
Joe McCarthyPartner206.386.7534EmailMore	Tim McMahan503.294.9517EmailMore
Steve MoorePartnerEmailMore	Colm NelsonPartner206.386.7525EmailColm Nelson represents public owners, private owners and developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, brokers and lenders in a wide variety of construction transactions, construction litigation, procurement and real estate matters.More
Brian NesePartner858.794.4102Email Brian's Linkedin ProfileBrian's Twitter ProfileBrian Nese practices in the Energy Development group and the Renewable and Thermal Energy Initiatives. He is a former co-leader of the firm’s energy team and a former managing partner for the firm’s California offices. Brian focuses his practice on representing renewable energy project developers, owners and operators, in drafting and negotiating various project documents.More	Mario NicholasPartner503.294.9510EmailMario Nicholas is a partner in Stoel Rives’ Construction and Design group with experience litigating a range of construction disputes and drafting a variety of construction agreements. Mario is licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California.More
Karen O'ConnorPartner503.294.9291Email Karen's Linkedin ProfileKaren O'Connor focuses her practice on counseling and litigation on complex employment issues including leave laws, workplace harassment and discrimination, discipline and documentation, and drug and alcohol issues.More	Karl OlesPartner206.386.7535Email Karl's Linkedin ProfileKarl Oles, a partner of the firm practicing in the Construction and Design group, has for more than 30 years helped owners, architects, engineers, and contractors solve complex legal problems through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and trial.More
Willa PerlmutterOf Counsel503. 294.9462Email Willa's Linkedin ProfileWilla Perlmutter has more than 30 years of experience as a litigator, focusing for the last 20 on defending mine operators across all sectors of the industry in administrative enforcement proceedings brought by the Mine Safety and Health Administration for alleged violations of the Mine Act.More	Bart ReedPartner206.386.7568Email Bart's Linkedin ProfileBart W. Reed, a partner in the firm's Seattle office and member of the Real Estate and Construction group, has extensive experience in complex commercial and construction law, multistate litigation and ADR (representing clients in 28 states),More
Anna ReutinAssociateEmailMore	Allison Reynolds503.294.9625EmailMore
Christopher RiferAssociateEmailMore	Stoel RivesEmailMore
Scott RosenthalAssociate503.294.9450EmailMore	Seth RowPartner(503) 294-9401EmailMore
AlinaEmailMore	Emily SchimelpfenigAssociate503.294.9511EmailEmily is an attorney in the Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources practice.More
Sabina ShapiroPartner206.386.7579EmailMore	Timothy SniderPartner503.294.9557EmailTim Snider is a partner of the firm whose practice emphasizes complex business litigation. He also represents businesses in commercial contract disputes and insurance coverage actions.More
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Heidi VanderWelAssociateEmailMore	Jon WashburnChief Information Security Officer (CISO)503.294.9610EmailAs Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Jon Washburn manages the firm’s information governance and security program in alignment with established national and international standards and the firm’s strategic plan.More
Adam WittPartnerEmailMore	Cameron ZangenehzadehAttorney(503) 294-9524EmailMore