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Alabama Construction Law Manual
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2006
Fifty State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims
Contributing Author
1996
Fifty State Public Construction Contracting
Co-Editor, Contributing Author
1995
Terminix: Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms the Scope of the Federal Arbitration Act
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1992
Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law
Contributing Author
1992
Design-Build Contracting Handbook
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