James S. Schenck IV Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC 3141 John Humphries Wynd, Suite 100 PO Box 30933 Raleigh, NC 27612 Tel: (919) 789-9242 Fax: (919) 789-9210 Email: jschenck@cgspllc.com www.cgspllc.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Superior Court) Mediation (Federal) Arbitration (Civil/Commercial)

Formal Certifications: Superior Court Mediator Superior Court Judicial Districts served: 10, 11B, 14, 15A, 15B, 18 [ Click for Map of N. Carolina's Districts ]

Commercial/Business Construction Contract Disputes

Engineering Environmental Local Government

Partnerships Product Liability Real Estate

Biographical Notes:

Jim Schenck has been in private law practice continuously since 1982, when he graduated with degrees in law and government. The focus of his practice is state and local government construction projects. He has wide and varied experience as an advocate in the prosecution and defense of construction claims.

The majority of his work involves dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. Throughout his career he has also studied and counseled clients on project delivery systems and procurement. He routinely reviews contracts and insurance plans for contractors and owners. At the corporate level, he has assisted corporate and local government clients with business planning, budgeting, licensing and other types of state regulatory compliance.

Involved in many high-stakes mediations, Jim now spends approximately one third of his time working as a neutral.

Education:

• Juris Doctor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1982
• Master of Arts (Public Policy), Duke University, 1982
• B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976

Since graduating from law school, Mr. Schenck has taken a forty-hour mediator training course from the American Arbitration Association to qualify as a North Carolina Superior Court mediator. He has received additional mediator training from the North Carolina Bar Association. His arbitrator training includes the AAA advanced arbitrator training to maintain a place on the AAA Construction Arbitrators Panel.

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Governing Committee, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (2006 to present)
• Chair, Division 4 Steering Committee, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (2001-2003)
• Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 2002-2005
• Long Range Planning Committee, North Carolina Bar Association, 2005 - present
• Chair, North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section, 1991-1992
• Editor, Change Order, North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter, 1987 - 1990
• Contributing Author and Lecturer, North Carolina Bar Foundation Continuing Legal Education
• Chair, Communications Advisory Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association, 1996-1998, 2000-2002
• Director, Greensboro Bar Association, 1993
• Member, Wake County Bar Association
• Member, Wake County Citizens Energy Advisory Commission, 1996-2007

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Calendar Last Updated: 26 Jan 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to James Schenck's scheduling staff (Irene Feldman, ifeldman@cgspllc.com)