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David B Ratterman

David B Ratterman

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1075 Peachtree Street North East, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309

Arbitration, Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate General Services and 13 more

About David B Ratterman

David B Ratterman is a lawyer practicing arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, corporate general services and 13 other areas of law. David received a degree from University of Dayton, and has been licensed for 50 years. David practices at Stites & Harbison, PLLC in Atlanta, GA.

David B Ratterman (Atlanta, Georgia)

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AV Preeminent Peer Rated
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Champion Badge Silver

At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

Champion Badge Gold

At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

Martindale Peer Awards

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David B Ratterman got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 2
    • Arbitration
    • Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate Law 1
    • Corporate General Services
  • Litigation 1
    • Professional Liability Litigation
  • Business Law 1
    • Trade Association Law
  • Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations 1
    • Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations
  • Construction Law 3
    • Construction
    • Reviewing and Negotiating Construction Contracts
    • Construction/Public Contract
  • Energy 1
    • Natural Resources and Energy
  • Technology and Science 1
    • Sustainability and Emerging Technology
  • Contracts 1
    • Government Procurement and Contracts
  • Religious Institutions
  • Other 3
    • Drafting
    • Not For Profit and Professional/Trade Organizations
    • Structural Steel

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1976, Kentucky
    U.S. Supreme Court
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
    U.S. District Court for Nebraska
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
    Bar Fellowship
    of the American Bar Foundation. He is a Fellow and has served on the Board of Governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers, and in 2014 was awarded the Past Presidents' Award for exemplary service to the College over a period spanning nearly the entire 25-year history of the College's existence. David was the Founder and first Chair of the Kentucky Bar Association Section on Construction and Public Contract Law. In March 2012, The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) named a new college scholarship after Mr. Ratterman called the David B. Ratterman Fast Start AISC Scholarship Program. The scholarship provides special consideration to the college age children of the steel industry's blue and white-collar families. On June 15, 2012, David received the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the UK Alumni Association which recognizes those who have provided extraordinary service to the university and the association. He is President-Elect for the UK Alumni Association and a former Treasurer (2013-14).

    A prolific author and speaker on a wide variety of construction law topics, David has presented or published in excess of 50 research papers, technical papers and articles. He has participated in or moderated numerous panel discussions on construction law topics at a wide variety of domestic and international academic symposia.

    What Clients Say

    . . . rare ability to balance a deep and broad range of knowledge and experience in construction issues . . . roles of an attorney and counselor . . .
    - Best Lawyers, 2012
    . . . where to devote resources to solve problems created efficient, effective outcomes.
    - Best Lawyers, 2012
    David is an expert in matters involving Structural Steel Construction.
    - Best Lawyers, 2010

    Recent Articles and Speaking Engagements

    •Sustainability, Society, and the Law As Applied to the Built Environment,Measurement Science for Sustainable Construction and Manufacturing Conference, Washington, D.C., June 12-13, 2014
    •Domestic and Local Preference in Selection of Construction Contractors and Material,American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry 2013 Annual Meeting, Dana Point, Calif., April 26, 2013
    •What employers should know about welding fumes,Stites & Harbison Client Alert, January 30, 2013
    •Building Information Modeling (BMI),Stites & Harbison, PLLC, November 2012
    •Collapse of the World Trade Center brings modifications to high rise building and fire codes,Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, September 12, 2011
    •Federal Dollars for Women-Owned Small Businesses, with Angela R. Stephens, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, April 1, 2011
    •Preparing your company for life after recovery,Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, October 7, 2010
    •Sustainability & Steel: New Laws & Green Codes that Give Steel an Edge, with Angela R. Stephens, Steel Day Free Webinar, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, September 24, 2010
    •Could you be held responsible for consequential damages?,Stites & Harbison, PLLC, January 23, 2007

    Professional Accolades

    Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated

    Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law and Construction Litigation for 2013 (2003-14)

    Best Lawyers in America, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year in Construction Litigation (2013)

    Best Lawyers in America, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law (2011)

    Kentucky Super Lawyers (2007-14)

    Kentucky Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers in the state

    Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers in Business, Corporate/M&A: Construction (2010-14)

    Who's Who in American Law

    Service Above Self, awarded by The Rotary Club of Louisville (2013)

    American College of Construction Attorneys, Past Presidents' Award (2014)

    Louisville Magazine Top Lawyer (2014)

    Community Involvement

    Downtown Louisville Rotary Club, Member and Service Above Self Award recipient

    University of Kentucky, National Alumni Association, Treasurer (2013-14), Board of Directors

    News

    Chambers USA honors Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2014

    American College of Construction Lawyers honor three Stites & Harbison attorneys

    Rotary Club honors attorney David Ratterman with Service Above Self Award

    Super Lawyers honors Stites & Harbison's Kentucky attorneys for 2013-14

    Eighty-nine Stites & Harbison attorneys honored by Best Lawyers in America for 2014

    New scholarship program named for Stites & Harbison construction attorney

    Seventy-five Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America

    Thirty-five Stites & Harbison attorneys selected for inclusion on Kentucky Super Lawyers for 2001

    Chambers USA honors 31 Stites & Harbison attorneys with inclusion in the 2011 guide

    Best Lawyers names Stites & Harbison attorneys as 2011 Lawyers of the Year

    Chambers USA honors 32 Stites & Harbison attorneys with inclusion in the 2010 guide

    Seventy-two Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America Member:

    Memberships

    American College of Construction Lawyers

    American Bar Association

    American Bar Foundation, Fellow

    Kentucky Bar Association

    Louisville Bar Association

    Downtown Louisville Rotary Club

    Louisville Committee on Foreign Relations

    American Institute of Steel Construction

    Society of Construction Law, United Kingdom, Member since 2008

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
    J.D.
    1975 Law Review

    University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
    J.D.
    Associate Editor

    University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
    J.D.
    Student Representative to Faculty Council

    University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
    J.D.
    Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity

    University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
    J.D.
    University of Louisville
    Other Education
    University of Dayton
    Mechanical Engineering Full scholarship presented by the National Association of Plumbing

    University of Dayton
    Heating and Cooling Contractors

    University of Dayton
    University of Kentucky
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1946
    Louisville, Kentucky, September 8, 1946

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