Erik Rosenwood, Partner
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AREAS OF PRACTICE


Construction Litigation, General Civil, Business and Commercial Disputes.

Representation of clients at all stages of litigation in the North Carolina state and federal courts and in commercial arbitration. Mr. Rosenwood's practice includes:

Representation of developers in all stages of finance negotiation, land acquisition, project team assembly and management, and construction and sales.

Representation of architects, engineers and other design professionals.  Preparation and negotiation of contracts and advising clients on risk allocation and insurance issues in the contracting process and during design and construction phases.

Mr. Rosenwood was honored in 2008/2009 as a "Young Gun" in Business North Carolina's "Legal Elite" selections and as a "Rising Star" in the North Carolina "SuperLawyers" selections.



Certified Superior Court Mediator

Founding member, Design Professional Services Group (more info at www.designprofessional.org )





EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE


J.D. cum laude, 2001 - Washington & Lee University, Virginia

M.Litt. (Phil.) 1998 -University of St. Andrews, Scotland

B.A. (Phil.) 1996 - Whitman College, Washington State


Prior to joining HMS, Mr. Rosenwood was an associate with the litigation team at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, with a practice focused in commercial litigation and federal criminal defense. Before that, Mr. Rosenwood interned in the legal department of Virgin Atlantic Airways in their Crawley, U.K. headquarters.


REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Representation of local manufacturers in international disputes with European customers.

Representation of developer in 1300 acre project involving property acquisition, contract negotiation, litigation matters and lien issues.

Representation of numerous architectural and engineering firms in multi-million dollar complex construction litigation claims.

Served as court-appointed co-counsel in the Western District of North Carolina in a highly publicized landmark criminal trial.


PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS

Minimizing Engineering Liability Exposure, (Halfmoon) Greensboro, NC (2008)

Everything a construction player should know about insurance, (Lorman) Charlotte, NC (2008)

Litigation Risks and Claim Management, ASCE Spring Technical Seminar, (2007).

Legal Issues and the Architect, University of North Carolina, Charlotte (2007).

Litigation Basics: Pleadings, Process and Discovery, Mecklenburg County Bar New Lawyer Association, (2006).

Mr. Rosenwood, along with the other members of HMS's Design Professional Services Group, also conducts in-house seminars in claims management and risk avoidance.


PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT


Mr. Rosenwood is an Associate Member of the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina (ACECNC).

Mr. Rosenwood also serves as a mediator for the Mecklenburg County Bar handling fee dispute complaints, is a member of the Capital Post-Conviction roster for the North Carolina office of indigent defense services, and a panel attorney for the Western District of North Carolina handling court-appointed work for indigent criminal defendants accused of federal crimes.

Mr. Rosenwood is also actively involved in bar association activities, having served as a judge in the Western Regional Moot Court Tournament for the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association, and as a weekly lunch buddy in the Mecklenburg Bar Association's Devonshire School Partnership Program, as well as being involved in a significant amount of pro bono activities and court-appointed work for indigent criminal defendants.

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