B. Clarence Hart
Shareholder - Retired
Publications
Author/Lecturer, Arbitration: How to Bring Your Dispute to a Close, presented to National Practice Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1994)Co-Author, Recent Developments in Surety Law, 1992 Wiley Construction Law Update 149
Contributing Author, Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, Wiley Law Publications (1992)
Author/Lecturer, Shaping the Complex Construction Case for Presentation to a Jury, presented to Annual Convention of Arizona State Bar Association, Phoenix, Arizona (1991)
Author/Lecturer, Negotiating and Drafting Modifications to the 1987 Edition of AIA Document A-201 from the Owner's Viewpoint, presented to the Fourth Annual Construction Litigation Superconference in San Francisco, California (1989)
Bad Faith Litigation Against Sureties, 24 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 18 (1988)
Author/Lecturer, Changes in the AIA General Conditions, presented to the Construction Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1987)
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation and Mini-Trial, 37 Federation of Insurance & Corporation Counsel Quarterly 113 (1987)
General Contractor Damage Claims, 4 The Construction Lawyer 3 (1985)
Author/Lecturer, The Obligations of the Parties, presented to FDIC Conference Proceedings (1985)
Author/Lecturer, Rights of the Owner and Contractor With Respect to Time, presented to the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and the ABA Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of TIPS, Midwinter Meeting, New York (1984)
Author/Lecturer, Construction Claims--Recent Developments in Proof of Entitlement, Damages, and Method of Proof, presented for The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc. (1984)
What Every Lawyer Should Know About Payment and Performance Bonds, 17 Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal 674 (1982)
Contributing Author, The Business Insurance Handbook, Dow-Jones-Irwin (1981)
Author/Lecturer, The Comprehensive General Liability Insurer, presented to the ABA National Institute, San Francisco, California (1978)
Author/Lecturer, Bonds, Liens and Insurance, presented for Federal Publications, Inc., in Los Angeles, California and Arlington, Virginia (1976)
Author/Lecturer, Measurement and Payment of Contractors' Work, presented to ABA Section of Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings (1967)
Author/Lecturer, Status of the Subcontractor in Federal Government Cases--The Surety's Point of View, presented to ABA Section of Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings (1965)
A Provision in a Construction Contract Requiring Arbitration of Disputes is a Disadvantage Both to the General Contractor and His Surety and to the Subcontractor and His Surety, 31 Insurance Counsel J. 453 (1964)
Professional Organizations
Member, Minnesota, Hennepin and Ramsey County Bar AssociationsMember, American Bar Association
Forum on the Construction Industry
Fidelity & Surety Law Committee of Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Past Chairperson)
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow and past President, American College of Construction Lawyers
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Life Member
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, Founder and First President of Chapter
Member, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel
Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, Construction Specifications Institute
Lieutenant Colonel, JAGC, United States Army (Retired)
Professional Activities and Honors
ABA TIPS Andrew C. Hecker Lifetime Achievement Award (1998-1999)Forum on the Construction Industry Cornerstone Award (1997)
ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee Martin J. Andrew Lifetime Achievement Award
Admissions
United States Supreme CourtUnited States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Military Appeals
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
United States District Court, Minnesota
State of Minnesota
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EducationJ.D., Harvard Law School, 1950 B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of Iowa, 1947 Contact
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800 LaSalle Avenue Suite 1900 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (ph.) 612 359 7600 |
PublicationsAuthor/Lecturer, Arbitration: How to Bring Your Dispute to a Close, presented to National Practice Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1994)Co-Author, Recent Developments in Surety Law, 1992 Wiley Construction Law Update 149 Contributing Author, Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, Wiley Law Publications (1992) Author/Lecturer, Shaping the Complex Construction Case for Presentation to a Jury, presented to Annual Convention of Arizona State Bar Association, Phoenix, Arizona (1991) Author/Lecturer, Negotiating and Drafting Modifications to the 1987 Edition of AIA Document A-201 from the Owner's Viewpoint, presented to the Fourth Annual Construction Litigation Superconference in San Francisco, California (1989) Bad Faith Litigation Against Sureties, 24 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 18 (1988) Author/Lecturer, Changes in the AIA General Conditions, presented to the Construction Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (1987) Alternative Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation and Mini-Trial, 37 Federation of Insurance & Corporation Counsel Quarterly 113 (1987) General Contractor Damage Claims, 4 The Construction Lawyer 3 (1985) Author/Lecturer, The Obligations of the Parties, presented to FDIC Conference Proceedings (1985) Author/Lecturer, Rights of the Owner and Contractor With Respect to Time, presented to the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and the ABA Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of TIPS, Midwinter Meeting, New York (1984) Author/Lecturer, Construction Claims--Recent Developments in Proof of Entitlement, Damages, and Method of Proof, presented for The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc. (1984) What Every Lawyer Should Know About Payment and Performance Bonds, 17 Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal 674 (1982) Contributing Author, The Business Insurance Handbook, Dow-Jones-Irwin (1981) Author/Lecturer, The Comprehensive General Liability Insurer, presented to the ABA National Institute, San Francisco, California (1978) Author/Lecturer, Bonds, Liens and Insurance, presented for Federal Publications, Inc., in Los Angeles, California and Arlington, Virginia (1976) Author/Lecturer, Measurement and Payment of Contractors' Work, presented to ABA Section of Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings (1967) Author/Lecturer, Status of the Subcontractor in Federal Government Cases--The Surety's Point of View, presented to ABA Section of Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law Proceedings (1965) A Provision in a Construction Contract Requiring Arbitration of Disputes is a Disadvantage Both to the General Contractor and His Surety and to the Subcontractor and His Surety, 31 Insurance Counsel J. 453 (1964) Professional OrganizationsMember, Minnesota, Hennepin and Ramsey County Bar AssociationsMember, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry Fidelity & Surety Law Committee of Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Past Chairperson) Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow and past President, American College of Construction Lawyers Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Life Member Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, Founder and First President of Chapter Member, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Member, International Association of Defense Counsel Member, Defense Research Institute Member, Construction Specifications Institute Lieutenant Colonel, JAGC, United States Army (Retired) Professional Activities and HonorsABA TIPS Andrew C. Hecker Lifetime Achievement Award (1998-1999)Forum on the Construction Industry Cornerstone Award (1997) ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee Martin J. Andrew Lifetime Achievement Award AdmissionsUnited States Supreme CourtUnited States Court of Federal Claims United States Court of Military Appeals United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit United States District Court, Minnesota State of Minnesota |


