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Contract Principles and Practices
Challenges and Pitfalls in Drafting Arbitration Clauses by Jonathan D. Shaffer, Carl T. Hahn and William A. Focht, 97-3 Construction Briefings (March 1997).

Subcontractor Remedies by Brian J. Vella and James W. Taylor, 86-8 Briefing Papers, 1988 Revision Note, Vol. 7, 1985-1987 (Fed. Pubs.).

Cost Principles and Pricing
Recovery of Project Overhead on Changed Work: A Significant Dilemma for Government Contractors by Richard F. Smith and Scott D. Gray, 21 Construction Lawyer 4, 8 (Fall 2001)

Jumping on (or off) the Eichleay Bandwagon: Do We Have a Sticky Wickham? by John S. Pachter and Carl T. Hahn, 31 Procurement Lawyer 4 (1996).

Techniques for Applying Eichleay Overhead Recovery to Manufacturing Contracts by John S. Pachter, 63 Federal Contracts Report 104 (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., January 23, 1995).

Proving and Pricing Claims by Val S. McWhorter & Mark Smith (Wiley Law 1993).

Government Collection Techniques by John S. Pachter, No. 75-6 Briefing Papers (December 1975).

Overhead Rate Determination - The Use of Negotiated Rates by Richard F. Smith, 6 Public Contract Law Journal 128 (1973).

Set-Off as a Means of Collecting Government Contract Claims by John S. Pachter, 3 Public Contract Law Journal 163 (1970).

Disputes and Dispute Resolution
Construction Contract Claims, Changes & Dispute Resolution, Contributing Editor, Dorothy E. Terrell (2d Ed., ASCE Press 1998).

Government Contracts and Construction Disputes by Richard F. Smith and Jonathan Shaffer, Chapters 3 and 13 in Public Assembly Facility Law (Int'l Assoc. of Assembly Managers, 1998).

Virtual Final Decisions on Government Claims by Val S. McWhorter and Carl T. Hahn, 26 Public Contract Law Journal 157 (1997).

Dysfunctional ADR: Tips to Avoid the Pain, by Richard F. Smith, Robert J. MacPherson and Dean B. Thomson, The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 1996).

Disputing the Meaning of a Claim: The Fallout from Dawco Construction by Val. S. McWhorter and Carl T. Hahn, 23 Public Contract Law Journal 451 (1994).

How Mediation Resolved the Bureau of Reclamation's Largest Claim by Val S. McWhorter, The Constructor (March 1991)

Certification of Subcontractor Claims by John S. Pachter, ABA Public Contract Newsletter, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Fall 1983).

Fraud
Qui Tam Litigation Under the False Claims Act, Contributing Author Mark E. Hanson, Procurement Fraud Committee, ABA Section of Public Contract Law (August 1994).

General
District of Columbia Construction and Design Law by Randall C. Allen, Brian J. Vella, William A. Focht and Claire E. Kresse, A State-by-State Guide to Construction and Design (ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law 1998).

Construction Law (Adobe Acrobat PDF - 224k) by Randall C. Allen and John Marshall Cook, Chapter 26 in Handbook for Local Government Attorneys (Local Government Attorneys of Virginia 1996).

Program and Contract Changes by Jonathan D. Shaffer, 1996 National Education Seminar, National Contract Management Association.

Construction Subcontracting by Randall C. Allen (Fed. Pubs. 1986).

Dobson v. Rutgers: A Roll of the Dice for Multi-Prime Contractors by Richard F. Smith, The Construction Lawyer (1984).

Law for Engineers by John S. Pachter, The George Washington University (1975).

Extraordinary Relief from Runaway Inflation -- A New Look at Public Law 85-804 by John S. Pachter, National Contract Management Journal (Fall 1974).

Coping with Uncertainties of Brand Name or Equal Specifications by Richard F. Smith, 4 CCM 3.

Procurement Practices and Policies
Bidder Responsibility, Bid Responsiveness, and Errors in Bids and Bid Protests by Jonathan D. Shaffer and Christina M. Belanger, Chapters 8 and 9 in Construction Law Handbook, R. Cushman and J. Myers, eds. (Aspen Law & Business 1999).

The FAR Part 15 Rewrite by John S. Pachter, Jonathan D. Shaffer and Christina M. Pirrello, 98-5 Briefing Papers 2d (April 1998).

Feature Comment - Source Selection Provisions of the FAR Part 15 Rewrite -- A Train Wreck Avoided by John S. Pachter and Jonathan D. Shaffer, 39 Government Contractor 578 (December 10, 1997).

Feature Comment - Past Performance as an Evaluation Factor - Opening Pandora's Box by John S. Pachter, Jonathan D. Shaffer and Christina M. Belanger, 38 Government Contractor 280, June 12, 1996.

Working with the F.A.R. by Randall C. Allen (Fed. Pubs. 1995).

The CACI Decision: The Risk That Lack of a Delegation of Procurement Authority Voids the Contract by John S. Pachter and Jonathan D. Shaffer, 61 Federal Contract Reports 514 (BNA, April 18, 1994).

Government Property by Randall C. Allen, 94-4 Briefing Papers (Fed. Pubs. 1994).

Postaward Relief for Mistakes in Bids by Randall C. Allen and William H. Gammon
88-11 Briefing Papers (Fed. Pubs. 1988).

The Need for a Comprehensive Judicial Remedy for Bid Protests by John S. Pachter, 16 Public Contract Law Journal 47 (1986).

An Assessment of Bid Protests Under the CICA by John S. Pachter, Contract Management. (September 1985)

Scheduling and Time Extensions
Practical Uses of CPM Scheduling by Richard F. Smith and John M. Cook, 2002-2 Construction Briefings. (February 2002)

Scheduling for a Construction Project, Fundamentals of Construction Law, Chapter 8, by Richard F. Smith. (Forum on the Construction Industry, ABA 2001)

Obtaining Time Extensions by John Marshall Cook and Richard F. Smith, Chapter 23 in Construction Law Handbook, R. Cushman & J. Myers eds. (Aspen Law & Business 1999).

Scheduling Techniques in Claims Resolution: Special Problems in Presentation of a Claim by Richard F. Smith, Third Annual Construction Law Institute, Virginia Law Foundation.

Scheduling and Proof of Claims by Richard F. Smith, 82-6 Construction Briefings (Fed. Pubs. 1982).

The Use of Critical Path Method Techniques in Contract Claims by Richard F. Smith and Jon M. Wickwire, 7 Public Contract Law Journal 1 (1974).

Critical Path Method Scheduling Techniques and Construction Claims by Richard F. Smith,
3 CCM 8.

Small Business Issues
The Equal Access to Justice Act: Has It Leveled the Playing Field in Actions Before the Boards of Contract Appeals? by Jonathan D. Shaffer, 66 Federal Contracts Report 246 (BNA, September 16, 1996).

Recovering Legal Fees Under EAJA by John S. Pachter and Steven P. Howarth, 82-2 Briefing Papers (Fed. Pubs. April 1982).

The Equal Access to Justice Act - A Step Forward by John S. Pachter, ABA Public Contract Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 2 (January 1981).

Trial Practice
Effective Use of Dispositive Motions by John S. Pachter and Mark E. Hanson, ABA Section of Public Contract Law (November 1987).

 

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