Mr. Shaw practices commercial dispute avoidance and resolution focused in the areas of business disputes, construction, design professional liability, and insurance defense and coverage. Mr. Shaw is a founding partner of Shaw Norton Degan, L.L.P., having previously practiced law in the New Orleans office of Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. for 23 years. Mr. Shaw is a native of Ruston, Louisiana.

PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Litigation
Construction
Professional Liability
Insurance Defense and Coverage
Alternative Dispute Resolution

EDUCATION

• Georgetown University (J.D., 1977); Member, American Criminal Law Review
  
• Louisiana Tech University (B.S. Civil Engineering, 1970, Cum Laude)
  

MEMBERSHIPS

• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
  
• American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
    
  • Forum on the Construction Industry, Div. 1 Steering Committee
    
  • Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
    
• Louisiana State Bar Association
  
  • Former Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
    
  • Former Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
    
  • Former Co-Chairman, Task Force on Legal Fee Resolution
    
  • Former Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Program Committee
    
  • Former CDC Mediation Pilot Program Task Force Legislative Appointee
    
• New Orleans Bar Association
  
• Federal Bar Association
  
• American Arbitration Association
  
  • National Panel of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators
    
  • Large Complex Case Program Arbitrator
    
• Louisiana Bar Foundation
  
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
  
• Louisiana Society of Professional Engineers/Louisiana Engineering Society
  
• American Society of Civil Engineers
  
• Associated Builders and Contractors (Associate Member)
  

OTHER INFORMATION

• Registered Professional Engineer, State of Louisiana, Civil, No. CE 15822 (Active 1976 – 2002; Inactive 2002).
  
• Served six years in the United States Navy, Civil Engineer Corps (LT, CEC, USN).
  
• Worked as Contract Administrator for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
  
• Employed as Engineer with Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association President's Award – 1992.
  
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating – AV.
  

RECENT PUBLICATIONS/ PAPERS

• Alternative Dispute Resolution - General Considerations; American Corporate Counsel Association, Louisiana Chapter - January 20, 1994 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• Project Update 1995: Illustrative Provisions of a General Indemnity Agreement Taken in Connection with Contract Surety Bonds; Defense Counsel Journal - April, 1995 (contributing).
  
• Construction Disputes: Litigate, Arbitrate, Mediate or Beg?; Associated Builders and Contractors, "Claims and ADR Seminar" - October 11, 1995 - Harahan, LA.
  
• ADR, If, When, Where and How?; Louisiana State Bar Association, "Georgia for the Mind" - November 9-11, 1996 - Braselton, GA.
  
• ADR - If, When, Where and How? (The Effective Use of ADR); American Arbitration Association, "Construction Industry ADR Seminar"- June 13, 1997 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• Tips From the Litigator: Mediation Advocacy - Enhance the Likelihood of a Successful Mediation for Your Client; Louisiana Bar Journal -- August, 1997.
  
• Design Professional Liability Insurance; Airports Council International - North America, "Airport Insurance/Risk Management Seminar" - January 15, 1998 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• What Do You Do When It Is Time to Sign the Contract?; What Do You Do When the Contract Is Changed?; National Business Institute, "Louisiana Construction Law Seminar"- April 30, 1998 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• Dispute Resolution; Time; National Business Institute, "Advanced Construction Law in Louisiana" - December 3-4, 1998 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• "One Size Fits All" – Not! Customizing ADR for Your Dispute: Modifying Standard Form Arbitration Clauses and Procedures; American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Annual Meeting, "Guess Who's Coming to Town? Stadiums, Arenas, Malls, and More: the Community Impact Project" April 26-27, 2001 – New Orleans, LA.
  

PRESENTATIONS

• Louisiana State Bar Association, "Construction Law for Louisiana Attorneys" - November 17, 1984 - New Orleans, LA; Seminar Chair.
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association, "Construction Law Seminar" - October 7, 1988 - Baton Rouge, LA.
  
• Loyola University Law School, "Construction Law Conference" - March 30-31, 1989 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association, "Rocky Mountain Retreat" - August 9-13, 1989 - Beaver Creek, CO.
  
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, "National Construction Industry Conference" - December 4-5, 1989 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• American Arbitration Association, "Arbitrator Training Program" - April 18, 1990 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• Construction Education Management Corporation Seminar - May 1-2, 1990 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• Consulting Engineers Council of Louisiana - September 27, 1990 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• National Business Institute, "Louisiana Construction Seminar" - October 24-25, 1990 - New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA.
  
• American Arbitration Association, "Arbitration Day" - March 27, 1991 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• American Society of Civil Engineers (Louisiana Section) and American Concrete Institute (Louisiana Section), "Spring Conference" - April 19, 1991 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• National Business Institute, "Louisiana Construction Seminar" - September 17-18, 1991 - New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA.
  
• American Arbitration Association, "Arbitrator Development Seminar" – October 1, 1991 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• National Business Institute, "Construction Claims and Job Profitability in Louisiana"– August 26-27, 1992 - New Orleans, LA.
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association, "Catch the Falling Leaves Seminar"– October 24-28, 1992 – Asheville, N.C.
  
• National Business Institute, "Construction Seminar" – March 3-4, 1993 - New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA.
  
• Louisiana State University, "Mediator Training Seminar" – October 28, 1993 – Baton Rouge, LA.
  
• American Corporate Counsel Association, Louisiana Chapter – January 20, 1994 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• Associated Builders and Contractors, "Claims and ADR Seminar – October 11, 1995 – Harahan, LA.
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association, "Georgia for the Mind" – November 9-11, 1996 – Braselton, GA.
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association, "ADR for Advocates Seminar" – December 18, 1996 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• American Arbitration Association, "Construction Industry ADR Seminar" – June 13, 1997 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• American Arbitration Association, "Regional Panel Retreat" – October 24-26, 1997 – Kerrville, TX.
  
• Airports Council International – North America, "Airport Insurance/Risk Management Seminar" – January 15, 1998 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• National Business Institute, "Louisiana Construction Law Seminar" – April 30, 1998 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• National Business Institute, "Advanced Construction Law in Louisiana" – December 3-4, 1998 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry Annual Meeting, May 5, 2000 – Washington, D.C.; Chairman of Division I Breakfast – Daubert Considerations Regarding Admissibility of Expert Testimony.
  
• Louisiana State Bar Association, "The Fundamentals of Construction Law" – November 10, 2000 – New Orleans, LA; Seminar Co-Chair.
  
• American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Annual Meeting "Guess Who's Coming to Town? Stadiums, Arenas, Malls, and More; The Community Impact Project" – April 26-27, 2001 – New Orleans, LA.
  
• The Contractor's Construction Superconference, "Contractor Claims – The Owner's Perspective" – December 12-13, 2002 – San Francisco, CA.
  
• Presenter at 2003 Concepts in Risk Management for Architects & Engineers.
  

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Louisiana
  
• District of Columbia (Inactive)