Joseph Henry Kasimer is a lawyer practicing construction law, litigation, transportation and 1 other area of law. Joseph received a B.A. degree from Yale University in 1972, and has been licensed for 51 years. Joseph practices in Vienna, VA.
Affiliations
Served on the Disputes Review Board (1997 - 2003) (Central Artery/Tunnel Project, Boston Mass)
•Heavy Construction Contractors Association (General Counsel)
•Virginia Construction Transportation Alliance (held positions on Board of Directors, Contract Administration Subcommittee, Joint Highway Cooperative Committee, Associates Committee and special committee to draft DRB specification)
•Member, DC Chapter of National Utility Contractors Association
Publications
Project Scheduling and Construction Claims, (Third Ed.),Construction Consultants International Corporation (1980). Presentations Invited to speak at national conventions, national seminars, regional, state and and chapter meetings of the:Member: Professional Credentials •Best Lawyers in America in the area of Litigation - Construction (2014) Professional Credentials • Graduate, with honors, Yale University • Graduate, with honors, George Washington University Law School • Barred in Virginia and the District of Columbia • "Best Lawyers in America" ® in the area of Construction Law (2012) • "Best Lawyers in Virginia" ® in the area of Construction Law (2012) • Washington DC and Virginia "Super Lawyer" ® in the area of Construction Litigation (2012) Publications Project Scheduling and Construction Claims, (Third Ed.), Construction Consultants International Corporation (1980). Project Close-Out, Construction Specifications Institute, (1980). Costing the Claim/Preparation of Your Claim Presentation or Defense: Successful Claim Negotiation Techniques and Strategies, Engineering News-Record (1980). Construction Delays and Claims, Construction Specifications Institute (1980). "Arbitration Clauses" Assessing The Pros and Cons," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 34, No. 2 (February 1981). "Tips on Preventing or Minimizing Construction Claims," Trustee Vol. 34 No. 2 (February 1981). "Contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 34, No. 4 (April 1981). Recovering Attorney's Fee and Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act," Virginia Road Builder Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3 (May-June 1981). "Recovering of Delay Damages under VDH&T Contracts," Virginia Road Builder Directory Issue (1982) "The Miller Act: Pay Attention to Technicalities," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 34, No. 12 (December 1981). "Construction Claims: Investigating and Presenting Them," The Military Engineer, Vol. 74, No 482 (September-October 1982). "Defending Building Failure Claims," (Part I) The Construction Specifier, Vol. 35, No. 11 (November 1982). "Concluding Your Defense In and Out of Court," (Part II), The Construction Specifier, Vol. 36 No. 4 (April 1983). "Specifiers and the Manville Bankruptcy," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 36, No. 4 (April 1983). "How to Assess Contractor Recovery of Home Office Overhead," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 37 No. 8 (August 1984). "How to Get Paid," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 37 No. 9 (September 1984). "10 Big Ones: Mistakes Contractors Make on Construction Projects," Metalmag (March-April 2005). "Ten Contract Clauses That Owners Need, Part 1," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 63 No. 9 (September 2010). "Ten Contract Clauses That Owners Need, Part 2," The Construction Specifier, Vol. 63 No. 10 (October 2010). Presentations Invited to speak at national conventions, national seminars, regional, state and and chapter meetings of the: • Construction Specifications Institute • Engineering News-Record • Virginia Road and Transportation Builders Association • National Asphalt Pavement Association • Virginia State Office of Minority Business Enterprise • Heavy Construction Contractors Association • Virginia Masonry Association • American Institute of Plant Engineers • American Institute of Architects, Washington Chapter • Small Business Administration • Government Contracts Learning Center • Yale University School of Architecture • Catholic University School of Architecture • Associated Builders and Contractors • Transportation Construction Management Institute • Northern Virginia Community College • Masterbuilders of Iowa • Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association • Decorative Laminate Contractors Association • Virginia Department of Transportation • National Association of Credit Managers • Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance .
•Best Lawyers in America in the area of Construction Law (2012)
•Best Lawyers in Virginia in the area of Construction Law (2012)
•Washington DC and VirginiaSuper Lawyer in the area of Construction Litigation (2012-2014)
•American Lawyer Legal Leaders (2013-2014) Fellow: of the Construction Specification Institute, the first practicing attorney to receive that award. In addition, Joe was a member of the editorial advisory board atThe Construction Specifier magazine. Joe has served as Director of the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance Board. He also served as chairman of several Dispute Review Boards for the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston.
