Nashville, Tennessee Construction Law Firm: Smith Cashion & Orr

Smith Cashion & Orr - Construction Law Firm

As the largest construction law practice in the state of Tennessee, Smith Cashion & Orr, PLC, focuses on providing legal services to the construction industry. Smith Cashion & Orr’s services include pre-dispute legal counseling, as well as litigation and arbitration of construction-related disputes. Smith Cashion & Orr’s client base consists of national, regional, and local contractors, as well as public and private owners, developers, design professionals, national associations, and other entities involved with the construction industry.

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NEWS:

Healthcare Design and Construction Symposium

Vic McConnell will be serving on the Program Committee of the Fourth Annual Healthcare Design & Construction Symposium on August 12, 2010 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Each year, the symposium brings together local and national leaders of the healthcare industry, including owners, architects, engineers, and contractors. Please find attached an agenda for the 2010 Symposium.

“I would like to invite you to participate in the symposium this year,” says Vic on behalf of the Program Committee. “We are excited about this year’s event and we are sure to fill up the limited number of spots before the deadline.” The ‘Early Registration’ deadline is June 25, 2010. For more information, contact Vic by email.

New Attorney Joins SC&O

We are pleased to announce that Joshua K. Chesser has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Josh received his undergraduate degree from Auburn University and his law degree from Tulane University School of Law. Josh has considerable construction experience in accounting, management and operations from his prior work at Shelby Contracting, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama. “We are excited that Josh has decided to join our firm to start his legal career,” says founding member Greg Cashion. “I know he is a hard worker and will serve our clients well.”

SC&O Attorneys Earn LEED^® AP Accreditation

Smith, Cashion & Orr, PLC, is pleased to announce that Greg Cashion, Brent Patrick and Vic McConnell have earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED^® AP) accreditation. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, each of these accredited professionals “have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System.” The dedication of our attorneys to the sustainability movement grows SC&O into one of the top law firms in the Southeast in number of LEED^® AP attorneys.

“I am pleased with my fellow partners and their strong desire to grow this practice group within the firm,” comments founding member Greg Cashion. “Each of them brings a much needed asset to the table: Vic is a registered professional engineer with a background in civil/environmental engineering. He has a wealth of experience in design professional liability cases. Brent has an architectural background and truly understands the contractual risks and exposure arising out of the integrated design process.”

Green Building and Construction

SC&O’s new Green Building Practice Group will apply the same exceptional construction legal services its clients have come to expect toward those “green” issues faced by architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, developers, material suppliers, and insurers of architects, engineers and contractors. With the sustainability movement in full swing, SC&O is positioned to help its clients through these “green” projects – from inception to substantial completion – while minimizing unnecessary costs and risks associated with navigating the complexities of this burgeoning field.


	August 12, 2010, “Fourth Annual Healthcare Design & Construction Symposium,” School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University, co-chaired by Vic McConnell, in Nashville, TN. August 26, 2010, "AIA Contracts" seminar offered by Lorman on the contract documents commonly utilized on construction projects and how such contract documents are used to address project issues such as change orders, delay, termination, timely payment, and more. Presented by Vic McConnell, in Nashville, TN.

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