About the Author

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Buck S. Beltzer, P.E. is an Associate at Holland and Hart in Denver, Colorado. Bruce R. Gerhardt is a Vice President and Senior Counsel for claims and litigation management for HDR, Inc. HDR is an ENR top 20 engineering and architecture firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. It is employee-owned, with over 120 offices and 7,000 employees nationwide. Kristine A. Kubes practices at Kubes Law Office, PLLC serving Design and Construction Professionals in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott J. Smith, an accomplished attorney and litigator with significant engineering experience, focuses his practice on construction law, with particular emphasis on design and construction-defect disputes and mechanics liens in Chicago, IL.