Harvey W. Berman, Partner
ANN ARBOR OFFICE
734-930-2493
734-930-2494 FAX
HBERMAN@BODMANLLP.COM
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Expertise
- Construction Law
- Real Estate Law
- Contract Law
- Civil Litigation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bar Admissions
- 1977, Ohio
- 1982, Michigan
Education
- B.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1972
- J.D., Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1977
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry)
- Washtenaw County Bar Association
- American Arbitration Association (Member, Michigan Advisory Council of the Large and Complex Case Program)
- Commercial and Real Estate Mediation Panels, Washtenaw County Circuit Court
Civic and Community Involvement
- Board Member, Washtenaw Home Builders Association Foundation
- Board Member, Homebuilders Association of Washtenaw County
- President, Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program, Inc.
Honors
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2009, Construction Law
- W. Nelson Vander Hyden Award for outstanding service to the construction industry (Washtenaw Contractors Association, 2004)
- Associate of the Year Award (Homebuilders Association of Washtenaw County, 2004)
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Recent Publications
- Author of quarterly “High Ground” legal column for The Ann Arbor Business Review
- Author, “Don’t be a Victim: Increase your odds of Getting Paid,” The Ann Arbor Business Review (January 2009)
- Author, “Meet Your Remodeling Goals with a Good Contract,” The Ann Arbor Business Review (October 2008)
- Author, “Are You and Your Contractors Prepared for Change?” The Ann Arbor Business Review (June 2008)
- Author, “Be Careful Not to Get Burned on Improvements for Non-Owners,” The Ann Arbor Business Review (January 2008)
- Author, “Avoid Litigation with Alternative Methods,” The Ann Arbor Business Review (September 2007)
- Author, “Lien Law Changes Are Mixed Bag,” The Ann Arbor Business Review (May 2007)
- Author, “Corporation Liable for Safety Violation,” The Ann Arbor Business Review (March 2007)
- Author, “A Legal Road Map to Health Care Construction,” The Ann Arbor Business Review (December 2006)
- Co-Author, “The General Conditions of the Contract for Construction: A Matrix of Selected Clauses in Four Standard Forms Plus FAR,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 2 (2006)
- Author, “AAA Commercial Rules Provide Emergency Relief for Construction Projects, ” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (December 2005)
- Co-editor “Litigating the Commercial Case,” ICLE (1992)
- Chapter on private mini-trials, Volume 8A of Callaghan’s Michigan Pleading and Practice
Biography
Mr. Berman concentrates his practice in construction, contracts, and real estate including trials, appeals, and alternative dispute resolution such as mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution boards and mini-trials.
Mr. Berman is active in several major construction industry associations. He a member of the Washtenaw Contractors Association, the Home Builder’s Association of Washtenaw County, and the American Institute of Architects. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of Division 2 (contracts) of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry.
Mr. Berman practices in all state and federal courts. He was chairperson of the Commercial Litigation Committee of the Business Law Section from 1984 to 2000 and is an ex-officio chairperson of the Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Business Law sections of the State Bar of Michigan.
Mr. Berman also frequently acts as an arbitrator, mediator and case evaluator and is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Construction Panel.
Mr. Berman is certified by the State of Michigan and the Michigan Association of Home Builders as a licensing instructor for builders and remodelers and teaches a course entitled: Contracts, Liability, and Risk Management.
Mr. Berman serves as chair of Bodman LLP’s Construction Practice Group.
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