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10 Ways to Minimize the Legal Pitfalls of Sustainable Design & Construction
2 x 4 x 10, a publications of The American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry
10/1/2011
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Sustainable Design and Construction raises unique legal issues for all parties who touch a project. It affects sureties, insurance companies, banks, owners, design professionals, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, vendors, and their respective employees.
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Angela Stephens is an Associate at Stites & Harbison and is a member of the firm's Construction Law Service Group. She joined the firm's Louisville office in September 2004 and is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Her practice is devoted primarily to construction law. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and uses her knowledge of sustainable design and construction to advise clients about various legal issues arising out of green or sustainable design and construction. She also is the first attorney in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to achieve Green Advantage® certification. In August 2011, Angela was nominated as a National Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Young Lawyer's Division of the American Bar Association.