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Construction
Green Strategies
Hank Reder is of counsel with the Bricker & Eckler construction law group and is located in the Cleveland office. His 30 years as an attorney is focused on architectural and construction law, representing a wide range of owners, architects, engineers, construction managers and contractors in project consulting, planning team building, contracts, design issues, claims and litigation.
Representative and Past Experience
Registered architect in the State of Ohio and 11 years with architectural firms, including Liverpool, England
Former professor in the School of Architecture at Kent State University, including Co-Director of the Florence, Italy Program (1982)
Listed, Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, in the area of Construction since 2006
Community and Professional Activities
American Institute of Architects National -- Appointment to the AIA Risk Management Committee (2009-2014)
American Institute of Architects Ohio - President (2006); Past President (2007); Vice President (2005); Secretary (2003-2004); Board of Directors (1998-2002); Financial Oversight Committee (2000-2003); Presidential Citation (2003); Design Build Task Force (1999-2004); Seal Law Task Force (1995)
American Institute of Architects Cleveland - President (1994); Board of Directors (1998-2003); President’s Award For Outstanding Service (2001)
Member, Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA/AAH)
Member, Society of Ohio Hospital Attorneys
Member, American Bar Association; Forum on the Construction Industry; Construction Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section
Member, Ohio State Bar Association; Construction Law Subcommittee
Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Member, Cleveland Engineering Society
Member, CSI: Construction Specification Institute; President’s Award for Outstanding Service (1980-1981)
Member, American Arbitration Association - Commercial Panelist: Arbitrator for Large Complex Case Panel (1979-2008); Construction Industry Advisory Committee (1993-2005)
Editorial Advisory Board, Code News: A Journal on Building Construction Law and Code Enforcement in Ohio published by West Group (1996-2006)
Vice Dean for Evening Students, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity (1978 1979)
Member, Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and the Allied Arts
Admitted, Ohio; United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio; United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Recent Presentations
2009 Top Gun Construction Claims," Bricker & Eckler LLP, Columbus, OH (Nov. 2009) "How Do We Make LEED Happen: Implementation of LEED Certification," Ohio Valley Regional Convention, Covington, KY (October 2009) “Win-Win Contracts: A Discussion of the New Integrated Project Delivery Documents and ConsensusDocs Contracts", Construction Owner's Association of America, Cleveland, OH (May 2009)
“Collaboration in the Construction Industry", AIA Cleveland, Cleveland, OH (May 2009)
“Broken Promises/Bad Buildings", Bricker & Eckler LLP, Columbus, OH (Jan. 2009)
“Risk Shifting Provisions for Volatile Markets & Collaboration in the Construction Industry", Engineers Foundation of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio (Dec. 2008)
“Prevailing Wage/Competative Bidding", Bricker & Eckler LLP, Columbus, OH (Dec. 2008)
“2008 Top Gun Construction Claims”, Bricker & Eckler LLP, Columbus, OH (Nov. 2008)
“2008 Surviving the Process of Selecting the Right Bidder”, Bricker & Eckler LLP, Cleveland, OH (Oct. 2008)
“2008 Front End Documents”, Bricker & Eckler LLP, Cleveland, OH (Oct. 2008)
“Integrated Project Delivery and AIA Contract Documents”, AIA Ohio Convention, Akron, OH (Oct. 2008)
"2007 Revisions to the AIA Contract Documents", Lorman Education Services, Cleveland OH (Apr. 2008)
"2007 Update to the AIA Contract Documents", Selvaggio, Teske & Associates, Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown, Akron OH (Feb. 2008)
"I Paid the Architect - Don't I Own the Drawings?" AIA Cleveland, Cleveland OH (Dec. 2007) and Akron Bar Association, Cleveland OH (Sept. 2007)
"Keeping Your Green Building From Bleeding Red", Akron/Canton Construction Specification Institute Project and Technology Showcase, Akron OH (Nov. 2007)
"Construction Observation Inspection & Testing”, KA Architects, Cleveland, OH (Nov. 2006)
"Construction Management – CM at Risk vs. CM Agency”, Surety Associates of Ohio, Medina, OH (Sept. 2006)
"Legal Issues Critical to Subcontractors”, Subcontractors Association of Northeast, Ohio, Cleveland, OH (Mar. 2006)
"Liability of Design Professionals”, American Institute of Constructors, and Construction Specification Institute, Cleveland, OH (Jan. 2006)
Education
Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1979)
Kent State University, School of Architecture and Environmental Design (Bachelor of Architecture, 1973)
International University of the Arts (Florence Italy, 1972)
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