Steven B. Loeb Partner—Baton Rouge Phone: 225.381.8050 Fax: 225.387.5397 Email: steven.loeb@bswllp.com

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Steven Loeb’s principal areas of practice include building and heavy construction, architect’s and engineer’s professional practice liability, public bid law, American with Disabilities Act, mediation and arbitration. His experience includes litigation of complex multi-party construction matters, drafting legislation and standard form agreements for the American Institute of Architects, and arbitration of disputes between owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, sureties and design professionals. Steven has also handled complex insurance and surety claims all as part of his construction law practice. Steven is a Certified Mediator on Americans with Disabilities Act matters through Key Bridge Foundation/U.S. Department of Justice. He has also served as the Project Neutral for project completion and resolution of major building construction disputes. Steven has taught several courses in the LSU School of Construction, LSU Paralegal School, Southern University School of Architecture and the Baton Rouge College in paralegal studies, business law, contracts, research and legal writing

Education

Tulane University, Masters in Architecture, 2004

Admitted to practice: Louisiana, 1989; Louisiana Supreme Court; all U.S. District Courts in Louisiana; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida;  U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida; U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Loyola University New Orleans, J.D., 1989

Tulane University, B. A. Architecture, 1982

Tulane University, B.A. Political Science, 1978

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1974-1977)

The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ (1974)

Professional Associations

Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1989 - present, Chairman Baton Rouge Bar Association Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee; Fee Dispute Committee; and Construction Law Section

Louisiana State Bar Association, 1989 - present

American Bar Association, Section on Fidelity, Surety and Construction Law, 1989 - present

Member National Council of Architectural Review Boards 1986 - Present.

President Baton Rouge Chapter Construction Specifications Institute 1993-95.

Associate Member American Institute of Architects 1982 - Present.

Member of the Attorney Panel for the American Institute of Architects National Documents Committee drafting the AIA A201 (1997 Edition).

GENERAL COUNSEL for: AIA-Louisiana, AIA-Baton Rouge, American Society of Civil Engineers (Louisiana)

Defense Research Institute (DRI) Construction Law Section; expert witness.

International Code Council (ICC)

American Arbitration Association (AAA) Panel Arbitrator

American Society Testing Materials (ASTM)

Associated General Contrators - LA (AGC-La)

Publications

Time is Money: Risk Management Strategy for Building Construction, FOR THE DEFENSE (DRI), August 2008

AIA - A201: Contract Between Architect and Contractor, or Not?, SPECIFIER  published by Construction Specification Institute (national pub.)

Contractor’s Liability When Substituting Products, PROFESSIONAL BUILDER MAGAZINE (national publication)

Taking a Stand on Dispute Resolution, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION published by The World of Concrete (national publication)

One Lawyer’s Thoughts on Mold Litigation”, Building Envelope Forum (electronic publication)

Presentations

American Institute of Architects Louisiana Chapter -
Closing Out a Project
Dispute Resolution under the AIA Documents
Payment and Substantial Completion Certification
Copyright and Patent Law for Design Professionals

American Institute of Architects Mississippi Chapter -
Project Close Out, Dispute Resolution, and E&O Insurance

American Society of Civil Engineers Louisiana Chapter -
Governmental Ethics for Consulting Engineers“

Associated General Contractors – Houston, TX
Doing Business in Louisiana Post Katrina   

Associated General Contractors - LA
(AGC) Annual Speaker

Baton Rouge Bar Association -
Title III Americans with Disabilities Act 

Construction Specifications Institute National Conferences -
Practical Alternative Dispute Resolution (2001); Avoiding the Warranty and Indemnity Trap (2004); and Mitigating Construction Disputes (2006)

Construction Specification Institute - Baton Rouge chapter -
Substantial Completion from the Architect’s Point of View; Recent Developments in Public Bid Law (2010)

Construction Specification Institute -  Mobile Bay chapter -
Change Orders, Shop Drawings, ADR and Project Closeout
Modern Mold Litigation

Construction Specification Institute -  Lafayette, La. chapter -
Design Professional Insurance

Construction Specification Institute -  Pensacola chapter -
Shop Drawings and Other Submittals
Mold Litigation Update

CNA Invited Attorney Conference -
Indemnity Clauses

Chitester Management Systems, Inc. -
Standing Neutral - a practical alternative ADR               

Louisiana Business Technology Center and Louisiana Residential Contractors Assoc. -
Mediation of a Construction Claim with Mock Mediation

Lorman Educational Services -
Construction Law Issues - What to do When (8 hours); AIA Documents (2009)

Louisiana Society of Civil Engineers -
Design Professional Liability Insurance

Louisiana Joint Engineering Conferences -
New Developments in Construction Law
Avoiding the Warranty and Indemnity Trap
International Building Code as adopted by Louisiana

National Business Institute -
Comprehensive Course in Construction Law for Contractors and Design Professionals

Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Member of Hartford Group of Companies
Dispute Resolution Strategies for Design Professionals

University of South Alabama -
Roof Warranties and the Warranty Trap

Louisiana State University Law Center
Recent Development in Construction Law

Hospitality Design Exposition and Conference
Mold Litigation and Risk Management

Multi-Housing World Conference
Mold Prevention and Effective Remediation

Representative Matters

Represented surety during takeover of bankrupt contractor on projects exceeding $100 million, resolving a majority through negotiation and litigating balance.

Represented a public airport authority who terminated a contractor and its surety for failure to properly and timely perform work resulting in complex multi-party litigation with over $50 million at stake.

Represented a major highway contractor against a public transportation agency in Texas and collected over $2 million for the contractor’s extra work and delay claims.

Negotiated resolution of a complex claim between the general contractor, subcontractors, suppliers and casino developer requiring the on-site personal presence of Mr. Loeb to manage the project to a successful and timely completion.

Lead counsel on $10 million dollar mold and moisture intrusion case representing the public owner against general contractor, surety, architect, developer, insurance carriers and subcontractors.

Handled construction litigation and American with Disabilities cases in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas.

Qualified Expert Witness (in court testimony):

Court appointed expert witness in “Building Construction” and “Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines” (August 2001)

“Alethea Rena McCastle v. Lionel Spruel” Suit No. 137,214, Div. “B”, The Family Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Luke Lavergne, Judge presiding

Expert witness in “Building Construction with emphasis on Public Contracts and Construction” (January 7, 2004)

“City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge v. Ace Bail Bond Consulting Service”  Suit No. 514,889 Sect. 21 19th Judicial District Court Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tim Kelly, Judge presiding