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Sean T. Devenney is an attorney at Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP, where he practices Construction Law, Litigation, and General Civil Litigation including Complex Commercial Litigation. With over twenty attorneys practicing in construction law, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP is recognized as one of the most experienced and preeminent construction law firms in Indiana and throughout the Midwest. Mr. Devenney earned his B.S., with high honors in Finance, from Pennsylvania State University, and his J.D., cum laude, from the Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington. Sean is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and Indiana.

Mr. Devenney is a member of several construction law committees for the Indiana State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. During his career, Mr. Devenney has helped clients resolve a variety of large scale complex construction disputes involving issues including construction delay, large scale cost overruns, and design errors and omissions. Mr. Devenney has represented parties involved in both public and private construction projects. Mr. Devenney has handled matters in both State and Federal trial and appellate courts.

Additional Experience

Law Clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Mary Pat Thynge, District of Delaware, 1998-1999

Memberships

Indianapolis Bar Association

Indiana State Bar Association

- Construction and Surety Law Section

American Bar Association

- Forum on the Construction Industry

- Section of Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee, Co-Chair of Committee on Insurance, 2007-2011

Design Build Institute of America, Great Lakes Chapter

- Co-Chair of Programs Committee

- Board Member

Appointments and Awards

OSHA Authorized Construction Trainer, 2010

Honored as "Rising Star" in the Area of Construction Litigation by Indiana Super Lawyers, 2009-2012

Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Leadership Series III

-Steering Committee, 2006-2008

National Center for Construction Education and Research, Certified Management Instructor

Community Activities

Big Brothers, 2000-2007

Chaucie's Place, Member of Board of Directors, 2011

Heritage Place, 2002-2009

-Board of Directors President, 2006-2008

-Board of Directors Treasurer, 2005-2007

Homeless Shelter Pro Bono Project, Volunteer, 2005-present

Presentations and Publications

Co-Author, "Who Covers What?: General vs. Professional Liability Insurance in the Construction Setting," Indiana Civil Litigation Review, Fall 2009

Primary Author, "Scheduling, Sequencing, Coordination: The AIA A201 v. ConsensusDOCS 200," Construct! Magazine of the ABA Section of Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee, Winter 2009

Co-Author, "Is the Line Blurring Between General and Professional Liability" The Construction Lawyer, Journal of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, Spring, 2009

Co-Author and Co-Presenter, "Is the Line Blurring Between General and Professional Liability?" ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, Mid-Winter Meeting, 2009

Primary Author, "Indiana Construction Law", Vienna, VA : HLK Global Communications, Inc., 2008

Primary Author, "ConsensusDocs: An Option for Construction Contracts", Indianapolis Business Journal, 10 Nov. 2008:24

Co-Author, "Mutual Responsibility and the Allocation of Risk Among Parallel Prime Contractors", Construct! magazine of the ABA Section of Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee, Spring 2006

Co-Author, "Rewriting Builder’s Risk Policy? – The Intersection of a Builder’s Risk Policy and Construction Project Contracts", Indiana Civil Litigation Review, Fall 2005