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Ann Rackas Pate 
a Construction Lawyer who knows Construction™

Business-oriented transactional attorney-at-law in Virginia, providing:
              • construction law. . .
              • risk management. . .
              • dispute resolution. . .
              • construction education and regulatory compliance through our affiliated firm Don't Build Until, LLC. . .
                  
to help Contractors, Design Professionals and Owners do business better

 

 
 
Ms. Pate offers clients the benefits of a 30-year career in construction which includes practical experience in architecture, engineering, construction, business and law with:
  • Rackas Pate Law, PLLC, Construction Law solo practice since 2002
  • Don't Build Until, LLC, Virginia DPOR-approved construction education provider since 2008
  • Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for Contractors, Appointed member
  • Office of the Chief Magistrate, 19th Judicial District, Fairfax County, Magistrate 
  • Zurich American Insurance Company, Independent risk management consultant
  • Northern Virginia Community College, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Building
  • The American Institute of Architects, Managing Director & Counsel, AIA Contract Documents
  • Howard University, LeDroit Park historic district redevelopment in Washington, DC
  • Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Reagan Washington National Airport project
  • US Airways, Inc., Corporate real estate
  • Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, Infrastructure construction 
  • Ann Rackas Design Associates, Museum design and consulting
  • Illinois Institute of Technology, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
  • A. Epstein & Sons, Inc., Architectural/Structural engineering 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Virginia State Bar:  Construction Law and Public Contracts Section; admitted in 1999
  • American Bar Association:  Forum on the Construction Industry;  Section on Dispute Resolution
  • Virginia Women Attorneys Association
  • Associated General Contractors
  • Associated Builders and Contractors:  ABC/Virginia Management Education Committee
  • American Subcontractors Association

  • American Association of Airport Executives:  Certified member

  • Commercial Real Estate Women

  • Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

  • American Society of Civil Engineers: Faculty advisor at IIT

  • Society of Women Engineers

  • Construction Management Association of America

  • Women's Transportation Seminar

  • American Association of Museums

     
PRESS
  • Get it in Writing,  quoted in This Old House Magazine  (2002)
  • Collaboration at the Very Beginning,  featured in Buildings Magazine  (2002)
  • AIA Contract Documents Electronic Format Version 3.0, article in The Construction Lawyer (2001)
  • What's New at the American Institute of Architects in Contract Documents?, article in Under Construction  (2001)
  • Great Working Spaces, featured in Rochester, N.Y. Business Magazine for the US Airways Club  (1991)
  • Software Needs for Construction Planning and Scheduling, with David Arditi,  article in the International Journal of Project Management  (1986)
  • Commercially Available Computer Software for Construction Planning and Scheduling,  Master of Science thesis cited in Engineering News-Record  (1986)
 

To schedule an initial consultation:
Tel:  703-922-9228     E-mail:  rpl@rackaspatelaw.com

RACKAS PATE LAW, PLLC - Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10106 - Alexandria, Virginia 22310
Fax:  703-922-0154

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