Member Profile: Timothy M. Sheehan

	Timothy M. Sheehan Sheehan & Sheehan, P.A. 40 First Plaza NW, Suite 740 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Tel: (505) 247-0411 Fax: (505) 842-8890 Website: www.sheehansheehan.com Timothy M. Sheehan regularly travels out of state to Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration

Commercial/Business

Construction

Contract Disputes

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Mr. Sheehan, a 1973 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Law, is a Director and Shareholder of Sheehan & Sheehan P. A., where he has practiced since 1974. He heads the firm's construction law practice and teaches construction law as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico Department of Civil Engineering. During his more than three decades of practice, Mr. Sheehan has successfully represented a broad array of construction industry clients, including construction managers, general contractors (building, highway, and public works), subcontractors, owners (public and private), design professionals, and various construction industry trade associations. He regularly represents clients in cases involving contract interpretation, construction failures, construction defects, change orders, bid protests, defective specifications, payment disputes, differing site conditions, schedule analysis, delay damages, construction liens, Miller Act claims, and licensing matters. He also has represented numerous homeowners and homebuilders in residential construction disputes. Mr. Sheehan has over 25 years of experience in commercial construction disputes with projects up to $100 million, and over 25 years of experience in disputes involving highways and bridgework on projects up to $250 million.

Mr. Sheehan also is an experienced arbitrator and mediator. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association's Construction Industry Arbitration Panel for complex construction law matters, and a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers. He is also a member of the Construction Industry Forum and the Public Contracts Section of the American Bar Association, and the Associated General Contractors of New Mexico.

Mr. Sheehan holds an AV Preeminent rating in Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, and is recognized in Southwest Super Lawyers in the area of construction law. He also is the author of a treatise entitled Construction Law in New Mexico, which provides members of the construction industry and lawyers with a comprehensive overview of construction law in the State.

EDUCATION:

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan J.D. - 1973
• University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico B.A. - 1971 Major: Economics

ADR TRAINING:
AAA Webinar, Arbitrator Boundaries: What are the Limits of Arbitrator Authority?, 2010; AAA Advanced Mediator Training, 2010; College of Commercial Arbitrators Annual Meeting, 2007; AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2006; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2005; AAA Neutrals Conference, 2005, 2004, 2003; AAA Practical Tips for Dealing with Delay Tactics of Parties and Advocates (ACE004), 2005; AAA Arbitrator Update, 2004, 2001; AAA Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosure (ACE003), 2004; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2003; Attended AAA Mediator Conference, 2001; AAA Construction Industry Arbitrator II Training, 2001; AAA Construction Arbitrator Training, 1996; AAA Advanced Arbitrator Training; Academy of Attorney, Mediator Training; AAA Construction Mediation Training.

Memberships & Affiliations

• American Arbitration Association, Member, Construction Industry Arbitration Panel, 1980 - Present
• American College of Construction Lawyers, Fellow, 2007 - Present
• Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Member, Finance Council
• Catholic Foundation, Member, Board of Trustees, 1995 - 2003
• City of Albuquerque, Youth Task Force, Chairman, 1986
• College of Commercial Arbitrators, Member, 2005 - Present
• Equal Access to Justice, Member, Board of Directors, 2006 - 2010
• New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty, Member, Board of Directors, 1996 - 2006
• United Way of Albuquerque, Lawyers Division, Chairman, 1985
• University of New Mexico, The Tom L. Popejoy Society, 1986 - Present
• American Bar Association, Construction Industry Forum, Member
• American Bar Association, Public Contracts Section, Member
• Associated General Contractors of New Mexico, Member

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