Mary Pat Buckenmeyer
Associate
Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 900
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Telephone: (703) 847-6300
Fax: (703) 847-6312
Practice Focus
Government Contracts
Construction Law
Commercial Litigation
Repsentative Experience
Ms. Buckenmeyer is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars and practices primarily in the government contracts area. Her clients range from large defense contractors to small start-up contractors.
Ms. Buckenmeyer's government contracts law experience includes a range of issues, including contract claims and disputes, compliance, counseling, requests for equitable adjustment, small business issues, size protests and appeals, Freedom of Information Act matters, contractor responsibility and integrity issues, prime-subcontract disputes, teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and review of prime and subcontracts, contract terminations and settlement proposals, debarment and suspension, cost and pricing issues, and overseas contracting.
Ms. Buckenmeyer has represented clients in bid protest matters before the Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Small Business Office of Hearings and Administration, numerous Federal Agencies, and numerous state agencies.
Ms. Buckenmeyer's construction and commercial practices have included preparation of requests for equitable adjustments and claims, resolution of discovery disputes, witness preparation, review of prime and subcontracts, resolution of prime subcontract disputes, joint venture agreements, alternative dispute resolution, mediation, and cost and pricing issues.
Ms. Buckenmeyer serves as a Vice Chair on the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law Bid Protest Committee.
Prior to joining Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC, Ms. Buckenmeyer was a clerk for The Honorable Robert H. Hodges, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
EducationAmerican University, Washington College of Law (J.D., December 2005)
University of Richmond (Master of Art, History, May 1999) St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana (Bachelor of Arts, History and Sociology, manga cum laude, May 1997
Professional Licenses
Admitted to Practice:
Commonwealth of Virginia, 2006
District of Columbia, 2007
United States Court of Federal Claims, 2006
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2007
Professional Memberships
Virginia State Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
American Bar Association