William E. Dorris

William E. Dorris

Bill Dorris is the firm's Co-Managing Partner responsible for client service programs and practice management, and formerly served as Department Chair of the firm's Litigation Department. Mr. Dorris has represented a variety of players in the construction industry on many major projects throughout the country. His clients have included a city expanding its airport, a public owner building a new convention center in Ohio, a design builder of federal penitentiaries in Kentucky and West Virginia, a construction manager on a sophisticated research laboratory in North Carolina, a structural steel fabricator in Alabama, a developer/operator of composting plants for large municipalities throughout the world, a large mechanical contractor on a flue gas de-sulfurization project in Tennessee, and general contractors on hospital projects in Alabama, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Puerto Rico and West Virginia. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Construction Law since 2006

Selected Experience

· Though much of his practice is now focused on assisting clients in avoiding construction disputes or resolving them through mediation or other alternative dispute resolution methods, Mr. Dorris has been extensively involved in trials, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, including a nine-month hearing before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.

Background

· He was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal and was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Coif.

· Mr. Dorris is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Kentucky and American Bar Associations.

· He has written a number of articles on construction law, including most recently "Government Contracts" in the 2003 Construction Law Update (Aspen Publishers, N. Sweeney, ed.). He also co-authored the two volume book, Construction Disputes: Practice Guide with Forms, published by Aspen Publishers, Inc.

· Listed in 2004-2005 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers for Construction Law.

· AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.