Jeffrey R. Appelbaum
Managing Director
3900 Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1291
216.566.5548  Phone
216.566.5800  Fax
Jeff.Appelbaum@aboutPMC.com
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Summary
Education
Community Activities
Professional Associations
Special Recognition
Services as Project Counsel
Services as Partnering
Services as Project Management Consultant
Publications
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For over 30 years, Mr. Jeff Appelbaum has served the construction industry in the varying roles of transactional attorney, project counsel, project management consultant, mediator, partnering facilitator and trial attorney. Jeff has provided distinguished service to public and private owners, design professionals, construction managers and contractors on important projects throughout the United States and Canada. He has served as project management consultant or project counsel for over 75 projects involving billions of dollars of construction, including 13 major league sports facilities and other community impact projects throughout North America. During the past five years, he has facilitated over 150 partnering sessions and served as mediator for successful resolution of over 100 major construction claims. Chambers USA has rated Jeff as the top construction lawyer in Ohio since Chambers began rating lawyers.

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Cornell University Law School; J.D.; 1977; cum laude
Cornell University; B.A.; 1974; with distinction
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  • Leadership Cleveland Class of 1997
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  • American Bar Association, Forum Committee on Construction Industry; Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Section; Litigation Section
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee
  • Cleveland Bar Association, Fee Mediation and Arbitration Committee
  • Ohio Contractors Association
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, ADR Panel
  • Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Mediation Panel
  • American Arbitration Association, Large and Complex Case Panel of Arbitrators
  • Western Reserve Historical Society, Board of Directors
  • Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry – 1997
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  • Ranked as one of America’s Leading Construction Lawyers (and the Leading Construction Lawyer in Ohio), Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2008
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2009
  • American Arbitration Association National “Blue Ribbon” Panel of Arbitrators
  • American Arbitration Association Special Award for Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry – 1997
  • Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers by Ohio Super Lawyer magazine 2006-2009

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  • Author, "PMC Bridges the Design/Build Gap", Properties Magazine, July 2005
  • Author, "Bridging' the Design-Build Gap", Communique, Winter 1996
  • Co-Author, “Building Gateway: Resolving Labor and Employment Issues”, Cleveland Bar Journal, September, 1994
  • Author, "Building Gateway: The Role of Project Construction Counsel", Cleveland Bar Journal, July, 1994
  • Co-author, "Owner-Construction Manager Agreement," Chapter 7, Construction Renovation Formbook Wiley Law Publications, 1991
  • Co-author, The Rights and Responsibilities of the Architect-Engineer Under Ohio Law, Cambridge Institute, 1987 and 1988 Editions
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  • "The Merger of BIM & Project Delivery: To Be or Not To Be?", Risk Management Seminar, Professional Concepts Insurance Agency; East Lansing, MI; 06/25/08
  • "Opportunity for Integrated Project Delivery – for all Design Disciplines," segment of "Market Trends – How to Respond and Develop the A/E Firm of the Future," "All Ohio Convocation"; Columbus, OH; 04/24/08
  • "The Archway to Success: Design-Build in Mid-America, St. Louis Cardinals Ballpark Project," segment of "Advanced Design-Build & Bridging Strategies", Design-Build Institute of America; Indianapolis, IN; 03/20/08
  • "Managing Construction Projects in Ohio", Lorman Education Services; Columbus, OH; 12/01/07
  • "Tricks, Traps and Ploys Used in Construction Scheduling", Lorman Education Services; Cleveland, OH; 03/01/07
  • "Insuring and Bonding the Design/Build Project," segment of "Withstanding the Tremors: The Golden Rules for a Rock-Solid Design/Build Project", American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry & TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee's Joint Midwinter Program; San Francisco, CA; 01/25/07
  • "What To Do When Construction Projects Go Bad in Ohio", Lorman Education Services; Columbus, OH; 9/19/06
  • "You're Blaming Me – A/E Responsibility for Delay and Disruption Claims", "All Ohio Convocation"; Columbus, OH; 05/05/05
  • "Standard of Care, Betterment and Other Misunderstood Concepts," segment of "Change Orders in Ohio," Lorman Education Services; Columbus, OH; 01/25/05
  • Professional Liability and Contracts for Consulting Engineers," segment of "Essential Skills for Design Firm Management," American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC); Columbus, OH; 11/18/04
  • "Putting Lawyers Out of Business: Jobsite Alternative Dispute Resolution (the OSFC Experience)", dinner presentation for the American Society of Estimating Engineers; Cleveland, OH; 11/16/04
  • "Arbitrator Selection, Large Firm Considerations", American Arbitration Association Breakfast Eye-Opener; Cleveland, OH; 10/13/04
  • "Achieving Success on Public Sector Projects, Recent Trends in Ohio Public Works Construction Law," segment of "Construction Claims for Public Entities," Lorman Education Services; Cleveland, OH; 09/22/04
  • "Construction Management/Design-Build in Ohio," Lorman Education Services; Independence, OH; 07/27/04
  • "Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding and Writing Awards," American Arbitration Association Training Workshop; Cleveland, OH; 06/10/04
  • "Achieving Success on Public Sector Projects, An Examination of Emerging Risk Management Methods (With Special Emphasis on the OSFC Construction Program)," segment of 2004 Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention; Cleveland, OH; 05/14/04
  • "Arbitrator Ethics," American Arbitration Association Training Workshop; Cleveland, OH; 02/24/04
  • "What Owners Need to Know About Delay and Disruption Claims," segment of "The 'Owner's' Construction Superconference"; San Francisco, CA; 12/11/03
  • "Successful Use of Bridging for Design/Build," segment of "Inside Design/Build: Growing Trends, Successful Solutions;" sponsored by the Design-Build Institute of America, Society for Marketing Professional Services and American Society of Civil Engineers; Cleveland, OH; 9/18/03
  • “Strategic Alliances and Partnership;" presentation as panelist at AIA Akron Chapter Meeting, ; Canton, OH; 03/20/03
  • Presentation on Risk Management, segment of Ohio Builds 2002 Convention; Columbus, OH; 09/24/02
  • “Making the Right Plays: The Eighth Annual Market Trends Program for Architects, Engineers and Construction Managers;” sponsored by Thompson Hine LLP and Selvaggio Teske & Associates; Cincinnati, OH and Cleveland, OH; 08/06/02
  • A Brief Examination of a Really Cool Integrated Risk Management and Contractor Default Insurance Program that May Never Again Be Available in the Post-9/11 Era; segment of Columbus Bar Association Construction Law Seminar, Columbus, OH; 02/04/02
  • Sponsor’s Address at 2001 National Convention of the Society of American Registered Architects; Cleveland, OH; 10/20/01
  • "Ohio Construction Law: Can This Job Be Saved? Creative Strategies for Project Completion & Litigation Avoidance"; Cleveland, OH; 06/07/01
  • “PNC Park: Structuring a Successful Project Delivery and Risk Management Approach,” segment of “Guess Who’s Coming to Town? Stadiums, Arenas, Malls and More: The Community Impact Project, Plenary Session I - Big Building Boom in the ‘Burgh: Pirates, Steelers, Conventions and More”; American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, 2001 Annual Meeting,New Orleans, LA; 04/26/01
  • "Managing Divergent Constituencies During the Construction Process"; presentation at the 45th Annual Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference and Trade Show, Columbus, OH; 11/14/00
  • "Partnering in Construction Administration"; segment of the Central Ohio Construction Expo, sponsored by The Builders Exchange of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH; 03/16/00
  • "Ohio Construction Law: Can This Job Be Saved? Creative Strategies for Project Completion & Litigation Avoidance"; Cleveland, OH; 12/08/99
  • “Construction Wrap-ups: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (panelist); Minnesota Chapter, Risk and Insurance Management Society, Minneapolis, MN; 04/20/99
  • “Managing Construction Risks: The Role of Project Counsel"; Annual Seminar, Construction Law Committee, Columbus Bar Association, Columbus, OH; 12/08/98
  • “Managing Construction Costs: Opportunities and Obligations for the Design Professional"; General Session of the 10th Annual Convocation of the Design Professionals Risk Control Group, Palm Springs, CA; 11/14/98
  • “A Glimpse into the Crystal Ball — What to Expect in the New Millennium”; segment of “Year 2000: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution,” American Arbitration Association’s Construction Alternative Dispute Resolution Day 1998, Cleveland, OH; 11/10/98
  • “Ohio Construction Law: Can This Job Be Saved? Creative Strategies for Project Completion & Litigation Avoidance”; Cleveland, OH; 10/28/98
  • “Legal Aspects of Managing Risk on Major Construction Projects"; segment of Nationwide Insurance 1998 Insurance Law Seminar Series; Columbus, OH; 10/19/98
  • "Exculpatory and Risk Shifting Clauses”; segment of the American Arbitration Association’s 1998 Spring Construction Industry Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, Cleveland, OH; 03/13/98
  • “New Directions in Public and Private Contracting — Year 2000”; segment of the American Arbitration Association’s 1998 Spring Construction Industry Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, Cleveland, OH; 03/13/98
  • "Bridging the Design-Build Gap"; presentation to Akron Chapter, American Institute of Architects, Akron, OH; 10/21/97
  • "Real Partnering"; DenMark Insurance Services, Cleveland, OH; 08/05/97
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