Daniel J. Weber has over 25 years of experience representing general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, owners, developers and sureties in the development and construction of industrial plants, co-generation facilities, fossil fuel power plants, highways, schools, hospitals, office, retail, condominium, state, federal, and residential projects throughout the Eastern United States. He has lectured on construction issues, has served as an arbitrator for almost 20 years, and has extensive experience with mediation. Dan also has knowledge of local government and education law in Georgia. He served in the Georgia State Senate from 2005 to 2011 and was honored to serve as the Chair of the Senate Education & Youth Committee, Secretary of the State and Local Government Committee, and as a member of the Judiciary, Special Judiciary and Natural Resources Committees. Dan was appointed to the Governor's Water Contingency Task Force, the Professional Standards Commission, and the Charter Advisory Committee for the State of Georgia. In 2011, he was honored to receive a Proclamation from the City of Dunwoody granting him a key to the city. Dan has a background in mechanical engineering and was named the Outstanding Student Engineer in Ohio for 1979 by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers.

Areas of Expertise

• Construction
• Surety
• Professional Negligence (Engineers & Architects)
• State and Federal Government Contracts
• Local Government Law (Municipal and County)
• Education Law

ADR Training

• Neutrals Conference, 2004
• Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards, 2004
• Arbitrator II Training, 2001
• Arbitrator Training, 1997

Education

• University of Houston School of Law, J.D., 1985
  Houston Law Review, Research Editor
  Order of the Barons
• University of Toledo, B.S.M.E., 1979
  Blue Key
  Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma
  Named Outstanding Student Engineer for Ohio by OSPE in 1979

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 3th Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals

Legal Employment

• Daniel J. Weber, P.C. (1995 - present)
• Smith & Fleming (1988 - 1995)
• Wildman, Harrold, Allen, Dixon & Branch (1987-1988)
• Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (1985-1987)

Professional Affiliations

• Atlanta Bar Association (Construction Law Section)

Presentations (Associated Builders and Contractors, Lorman, and Half Moon Seminars):

• The Change Order Process
• Construction Documentation
• Lost Efficiency Claims
• Understanding Subcontracts
• Killer Contract Clauses