ROBERT H. CRICK, JR.
Spokane, WA 99223
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
NOVEMBER 2007-PRESENT
Robert Crick Law Firm, PLLC
Spokane, WA 99201
TITLE: Attorney and PLLC Managing Member
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Counsel to decision makers, including government contract owners and designers, construction contractors, private business owners and managers, and support entities in all phases and types of contracts. Remote and In-house. Government Contract and Construction Contract advice includes preparing and implementing project specifications, RFP’s, specification and contract writing and interpretation, bidding and protests, FAR’s, contract and changes interpretation, performance disruption, impact, and acceleration claims, warranties, and terminations. Business advice includes logistics, corporate operations, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations and interpretation, business torts, customer service issues, IP issues, employment matters, worker’s compensation issues, labor and union challenges, real estate transactions, environmental regulations, WISHA/OSHA citations, and the like. Dispute Resolution includes utilizing negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and Dispute Review Boards, as well as litigation in state and federal courts and boards of contract appeals. OCTOBER 1996-NOVEMBER 2007
Winston Cashatt, Lawyers
Spokane, WA
TITLE: Attorney and Principal
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Same as above.
MAY 1994-OCTOBER 1996
Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers
Spokane, WA
TITLE: Construction Claims Specialist
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Evaluate, prepare, present, manage, negotiate and resolve government procurement and construction contract disputes and claims; utilizing actual in-field experience, including knowledge of industry standards, cost estimating procedures, manpower scheduling methods and efficient construction techniques in combination with a sophisticated computer analysis system. MAY 1991-MAY 1994
WestWood Corporation
Spokane, WA
TITLE: Construction Senior Estimator & Field Operations Manager ESTIMATING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Pre-bid site investigation, plan quantity take off, specification interpretation, analysis of personnel, equipment, material and time requirements, unit and total cost calculations, supervision and training of junior estimators, and overall responsibility for construction project final bid preparation and timely submittal. FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervision of project managers and project superintendents. Owner relations, contract administration, contract hiring compliance, subcontractor negotiation and relations, purchasing, scheduling, field supervision, budget and cost controls, progress reports, change orders, and overall responsibility for timely, within quality requirement, and on-budget project completion. NOVEMBER 1982-MAY 1991
Max J. Kuney Co.
Spokane, WA
TITLE: Construction Estimator & Project Manager
NOVEMBER 1977-NOVEMBER 1982
L.M. Johnson Co.
Spokane, WA
TITLE: Construction Estimator & General Field Superintendent JANUARY 1972-NOVEMBER 1977
Apex Construction, Inc.
Spokane, WA
TITLE: Construction Estimator & General Field Superintendent JANUARY 1970-JANUARY 1972
Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co.
Omaha, NE
TITLE: Construction Field Construction Supervisor
EDUCATION
Pepperdine University Law School’s Straus Institute, Certificate in Dispute Resolution Gonzaga School of Law, Juris Doctorate, Gonzaga University Gonzaga University, Masters in Business Administration, Beta Gamma Sigma honors Negotiation for Senior Executives Program, Harvard University University of Washington, Bachelors in Business Administration ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Washington State Courts
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington United States District Court, Western District of Washington Federal Board of Contract Appeals
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Spokane County Bar Association; Member
Washington State Bar Association; Member
Federal Circuit Bar Association; Member
American Bar Association; Member
Associated General Contractors; Past-Board of Directors Counsel Mt. Spokane 2000; Past-Director & Board Secretary
Pacific Northwest Ski Education Foundation; Past-Director & Board Treasurer, Spokane Ski Racing Association; Past-President
Pacific Northwest Ski Association; Past-President
Construction Law Section, Washington State Bar Association; Past-Chairperson