Stephen E. Richman practices in all phases of Construction Law, commercial and
residential. He is a past chair of the Construction Law Section of the State
Bar and is a member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry. He is also
active in the Arizona Builders Alliance, where he is a member of the
Legislative Review Committee and the Legal Advisory Council. Mr. Richman is
also a member of the Construction Law Attorney Forum of the National
Association of Home Builders and a Charter Fellow of the Construction Lawyer's
Society of America. He has written several articles and given seminars on such
topics as managing construction defect risks, handling construction claims,
design build construction, the AIA construction contract documents,
risk-shifting contract clauses, lien laws, legislative amendments affecting the
construction industry, alternative dispute resolution, and
insurance/indemnification issues. In addition to handling claims involving all
aspects of real estate development, Mr. Richman’s practice includes the
drafting and negotiation of construction agreements, both for developers and
contractors.