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David Wonderlick focuses his practice on construction litigation and government contracts. He has represented contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, owners, developers, sureties and public agencies on projects involving the construction of conventional and nuclear power plants, wastewater treatment facilities, highways and bridges, dams, professional sports stadiums, airport facilities, mass transit systems, hotels, military facilities, and housing complexes. David also has experience in drafting contracts for the procurement of construction, architectural, and engineering services. He also serves as a member of WTHF's Recruiting Team.
Before joining WTHF, David was an associate with a large Philadelphia, Pennsylvania firm as a member of their construction practice group.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Section of Public Contract Law
- Virginia State Bar
- Construction Law and Public Contracts Section
- Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association
- Washington Building Congress
Publications and Presentations
- Co-
Author:
Pennsylvania State Review
, American Bar Association,
Construction Law Update: Case Law & Legislation Affecting the Construction Industry (2010-2012)
(forthcoming).
- Co-
Author:
Pennsylvania State Review
, American Bar Association,
Construction Law Update: Case Law & Legislation Affecting the Construction Industry (2010-2011)
.
- Author:
"Overreach at Your Own Peril with Broadly Worded Indemnity Clauses,"
Building Solutions
, Winter 2010-2011.
- Author:
Pennsylvania Construction Law
, a treatise, co-written with Kevin McKeon, published by HLK Global Communications (www.constructionchannel.net), April 2010.
- Co-Author:
Chapter 9: Pricing of Construction Claims
, in Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association,
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTING: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals
, 2010.
- Speaker: "The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues in Pennsylvania," Lorman, Allentown, PA, January 2009.
- Speaker: "Legal Issues & Pitfalls in Design/Build Contracting," Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association, Reading, Pennsylvania, January 2009.
- Author: "The Intricacies of Indemnity: Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Broad Liability Under Indemnification Provisions," Building Solutions, Spring 2007, republished in Virginia Construction Law and Public Contracts News, Fall 2007.
- Author: "Canvassing a Construction Contract," ForConstructionPros.com, February 2007.
- Author: "Owner's Continued Consideration of Claims May Waive Contractual Claim Information Requirements," Construction Claims Advisor, November 13, 2006.
- Author: "Hastily Prepared Bid Dooms Highway Contractor," Construction Claims Advisor, August 2006. Author: "Negligent Damage May Warrant Full Replacement Cost Minus Owner-Caused Depreciation," Construction Claims Advisor, July 2006.
