Steven G M Stein Expertise Steven Stein is a leading authority in construction law and specializes in the trial and arbitration of complex design and construction matters. He has tried or arbitrated scores of complex disputes. He also works extensively in the drafting and negotiation of design and construction related agreements. Authoritative Credentials • Distinguished as one of the Best Lawyers in America® and the Top 5% of Lawyers in Illinois according to the Leading Lawyers Network among top 100 lawyers in Illinois Super Lawyers polling; • Ranked first among construction lawyers in Illinois by Chambers USA - America’s Leading Business Lawyers since 2003-2004 • Editor-in-Chief of the nation's leading treatise on Construction Law, Stein "Construction Law" (Mathew Bender, 1986, supplemented annually, 4 volumes); • Editor-in-Chief of the American Institute of Architects' Legal Citator; • Editor-in-Chief of the Lexis Publishing’s Monthly Reporter Construction Law Digest; • Adjunct Professor at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he has taught Construction Law since 1982; • Fellow and former president of the American College of Construction Lawyers; • Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers; and • Lecturer at the University of Illinois School of Architecture, Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and the University of Illinois Department of Structural Engineering.   Service to the Industry Mr. Stein is past President of the Chicago Building Congress, and former Board member of the American College of Construction Lawyers, and a former Board member of the Builders Association of Greater Chicago and the Construction Specifications Institute - Chicago Chapter. He is currently a Trustee of the Chicago Architecture foundation.   Additional Publications Contributions to construction law literature made by Mr. Stein include: • Co-authored "Injured Workman: Loss Allocation Among Director Participants in the Construction Process", St. Louis University Law Review (1979); • Co-author of "Design Professional Liability for Differing Site Conditions and the Risk-Sharing Philosophy" published in the ABA Construction Lawyer (April 2000) • Co-author of "Enforcing Letters of Intent and Handshake Agreements" published in the ABA Construction Lawyer (April 2000) • "Blueprint for the Liabilities of Design Professionals After Moorman", Chicago-Kent Law Review (1984) • "Professional Liability Management for Design Firms" (1987); • "Illinois Construction Law and Mechanics Liens" (1987); • "Illinois Private and Public Bonding" (1988); • "Manual for Revisions to AIA A201 General Conditions" (1988 and 1997); • "Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry" (1991); • "Enforcing Arbitration" (chapter of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Construction Industry) (1991); • "Legal Issues in the Design Practice" (chapter of New Dimensions in Architecture and Engineering Practice) (1992); • "Design Professional Liability for Differing Site Conditions and the Risk-Sharing Philosophy," The Construction Lawyer (2000); • "Enforcing Letters of Intent and Handshake Agreements," The Construction Lawyer (2000); • "Advanced Analysis of Contract Risk-Shifting Provisions:  Is Indemnity Still Relevant?" The Construction Lawyer (2007); • "A Comparison of ConcensusDOCS to the AIA Form Construction Contract Agreement," The Construction Lawyer (2009).   Presentations Mr. Stein has made presentations about design and construction law on over one hundred twenty five occasions coast-to-coast.   Professional, Business and Civic Affiliations • International Bar Association, Member of ICP Committee (Co-Chair, Dispute Resolution Subcommittee) • The American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, Member of Committee on Construction Contracts • The American Bar Association’s Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Member of Steering Committee, Division 8 • The American Institute of Architects, Member • Associated General Contractors of America, Member of Documents Committee • Chicago Building Congress, Member of Board of Directors, 1990-1993, President 1993-1995 • Builders’ Association of Chicago, Member of Board of Directors, 1991-1993, Co-Chairman of Legal Affairs Committee, 1986-1996 • Construction Specifications Institute, Member of Board of Directors, 1985-1988 • Design-Build Institute of America’s Great Lakes Chapter, Treasurer, 2001, 2002 • Design-Build Institute of America’s Great Lakes Chapter, President, 2001, 2003 • Numerous charitable boards   Education Mr. Stein received his law degree in 1976 from the University of Chicago and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1973. He is a member of the Illinois, Wisconsin and U.S. Supreme Court Bars.