John A. Templer

Professional Activities and Affiliations:
•fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (Committees: Construction Arbitration, Judicial Education)
•American Arbitration Association (Construction Panel Arbitrator)
•American Bar Association (Sections: Litigation
Forum on the Construction Industry)
•Associated General Contractors of America
•Construction Specifications Institute (Iowa Chapter Board of Directors)
•Iowa State Bar Association, Member: Construction Law Section Council
•Master Builders of Iowa
•Mechanical Contractors of Iowa
•National Arbitration Forum
•Polk County Bar Association

• American Arbitration Association (Construction Panel Arbitrator)

• American Bar Association (Sections: Litigation; Forum on the Construction Industry)

• Associated General Contractors of America

• Construction Specifications Institute (Iowa Chapter Board of Directors)

• Iowa State Bar Association, Construction Law Section Council

• Master Builders of Iowa

• Mechanical Contractors of Iowa

• National Arbitration Forum

• Polk County Bar Association

Seminars Recently Attended:

• ABA Forum on Construction Annual Meeting, Dana Point, California, April 2013.

• College of Commercial Arbitrators 13th Annual Meeting, Santa Anna Pueblo, New Mexico, October 2013.

• College of Commercial Arbitrators 12th Annual Meeting, New York, New York, October 2012.

• College of Commercial Arbitrators 11th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 2011.

• ABA Forum on Construction, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 2011.

• College of Commercial Arbitrators, Annual Conference, Dana Point, California, October 2010

• Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, December 2010

Cases, Presentations & Publications

Selected Publications, Presentations and Teaching Appointments:

• Presenter, "Iowa Construction Law," Master Builders of Iowa MB "Eye" on the Future, December 2013, February 2014.

• Presenter, "Update on Iowa Construction Law," Iowa State Bar Association 140th Annual Meeting, June 2013.

• Presenter, "Fundamentals of Construction Contracts," December 2013.

• Presenter, "Recent Developments in Iowa Construction Law," June 2013.

• Presenter, "Comparing ConsensusDocs and AIA Contract Documents," AGC of America, April 2011.

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• Presenter, "Recent Developments in Arbitration," Whitfield & Eddy, May 2010.

• Presenter, "Messages from hell," Iowa Council of Engineers, May 2010.

• Presenter, "Do's and Don'ts of Contractor Qualifications," MBI, February 2010.

• Presenter, "Construction Bidding Procedures," American Water Works Association, September 2009.

• Presenter, "Changes, Risks, Controversy and the Resolution of the 2007 AIA A201 General Conditions and the Iowa Supplemental General Conditions," MBI, November 2008.

• Presenter, "Legal Trends & Retainage," MCAI, June 2007.

• Presenter, "Construction Bidding Procedures," MCAI, June 2007.

• Author and Editor, "Public Owners' Guide to Legal Issues on the Bidding and Award of Construction Contracts in Iowa," published by Master Builders of Iowa, 2006.

• Presenter, "Ethics in Construction," Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, February 2006.

• Presenter, "Risk Management in Construction," Iowa State University, CON-E, March 2006.

• Presenter, "Public Bidding Changes & Other Legal Issues," Iowa Section of the American Water Works Association, October 2006.

• Presenter, "Public Contract Claims," Lorman Education Services, presented on a regular basis in various locations.

• Presenter, "Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in Iowa," Lorman Education Services, Des Moines, Iowa, August 2005.

• Presenter, "Iowa Construction Issues," Lorman Education Services, presented on a regular basis in various locations.

• Presenter, "Iowa Construction Law," Lorman Education Services, presented on a regular basis in various locations.

• Presenter, "Fundamentals of Construction Contracts," Lorman Education Services, presented on a regular basis in various locations.

• Presenter, "Iowa Construction Lien Law," Lorman Education Services, presented on a regular basis in various locations.

• Presenter, "Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Iowa," Lorman Education Services, presented on a regular basis in various locations.

• Presenter, "Fundamentals of Contracts," Lorman Education Services, Des Moines, Iowa, January 2005.

• Presenter, "Public Contract Bidding and Specifications: A Legal Perspective," American Society of Civil Engineers: Structural Engineering Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, November 2004.

• Presenter, "Construction Lien Law in Iowa," Lorman Education Services, Des Moines, Iowa, November 2004.

• Presenter, "State Bidding Practices," Master Builders of Iowa Cornerstone Series, Des Moines, Iowa, October 2004.

• Presenter, "Public Contract Claims," Associated General Contractors of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, October 2004.

• Presenter, "Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations," Lorman Education Services, Des Moines, Iowa, July 2004.

• Presenter, "Incomplete and Unreasonable Specifications: A Legal Perspective," Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Annual Meeting, Galena, Illinois, May 2004.

• Presenter, "Alternative Project Delivery Systems," Des Moines, Iowa, March 2004.

• Presenter, "Public Bidding Problems in Iowa," Master Builders of Iowa Con Expo, Des Moines, Iowa, February 2004.

• Presenter, "Construction Claims in Iowa," Lorman Education Services, Des Moines, Iowa, January 2004.

• Author, "Waiver of Bid Irregularities," Batterboard, Master Builders of Iowa, Fall 2003.

• Presenter, "Iowa Construction Liens," December 2001 and September 2003.

• Presenter, "Iowa Law for Subcontractors," Iowa NECA Symposium, August 2003.

• Presenter, "Construction Claims," December 2002.

• Presenter, "What Every Owner, Architect, Engineer and Contractor Should Know About Public Section Contracting," Construction Expo 2000, Des Moines, Iowa, March 2000.

• Co-author, A Contractor's Guide to Iowa Construction Law, Kimberly Press, 1991 and 1993.

• Presenter, "Construction Contracts and Specs," Madison, Iowa, November 1992.

• Presenter, "Construction Claims and Job Profitability in Iowa," Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 1992, and Des Moines, Iowa, September 1992.

• Co-author, Iowa Construction Law, National Business Institute, Inc., 1992.

• Co-author, Iowa Construction Law, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1982.

• Adjunct Professor, "Business Law," Des Moines Area Community College, 1976-1982.

Civic & Volunteer Activities

• Children & Families of Iowa (Vice-President of Development: Board of Directors) 1988-1993, 2003-2009