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David D. Gilliss
Baltimore, Maryland

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Mr. Gilliss' practice focuses on surety, fidelity and construction related claims on behalf of sureties, fidelity carriers and construction companies. His practice includes general commercial and insurance defense litigation. Mr. Gilliss co-authored "Surety Bonds and Insurance in the Construction Industry", "Arbitration of Construction in Commercial Cases" and "Maryland Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?" and has written numerous articles and papers on surety, fidelity and construction-related issues. Mr. Gilliss has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association (1992-94) and was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Karwacki of the Maryland Court of Appeals (Ret.) (then of the Court of Special Appeals).

Areas of Practice:: Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety; Construction Contracts; Construction Liens; Defects

Litigation Percentage:: 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Maryland, 1985; U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1986; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1987; U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990; U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Education:: University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985
J.D.
Law Review: Assistant Editor, Maryland Law Review; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1980
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Political Science

Published Works:: Time (and Time Again?): Contractual Limitations and Waiting Periods (Co-author), For the Defense (Defense Research Institute), March, 2008; ERISA Bonds and Employee Dishonesty: When is an Employee of the Sponsor Considered an Employee of the Plan? (Co-author), Surety Claims Institute Newsletter, January, 2008; Fractures to the Triangle-Developments that Undermine the Tripartite Surety Relationship (Co-authored with Michael Hurley), ABA, 2006; Maryland Construction Law: What Do You Do When...? (Co-author), NBI, 2003; Surety Bonds and Insurance in the Construction Industry (Co-author), MICPEL, 1995; Arbitration of Construction and Commercial Cases (Co-author), MICPEL, 1991

Representative Clients:: Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company; St. Paul Travelers; Selective Insurance Company of America; First Indemnity of America Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Surety

References:: Michael J. Hurley, Esquire (Monitor Surety Managers, Inc.); Gerald N. Carozza (Selective Insurance Company of America); Mr. Gerry Wall (St. Paul Travelers); Mr. Paul Alongi (First Indemnity of America Insurance)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Maryland Construction Law, NBI, 2003; Knowledgeable and Effective Handling of Surety Claims, Mid-Atlantic Surety Association, 1998; Fundamentals of Construction Law, MICPEL Seminar, March, 1996 - 1999; Pay When Paid Clauses, Mid-Atlantic Surety Association, November 1996, March 1997; Surety Bonds and the Miller Act, Construction Financial Management Association, Greater Washington, D.C, 1996; The Surety's Reliance on Financial Statements, AICPA National Construction Industry Conference, 1994

Honors and Awards:: Distinguished Service Award, Maryland State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Maryland State Bar Association 1985 - Present; Member, Board of Governors 1992 - 1994; Maryland State Bar Association, Fidelity and Surety Subcommittee 1988 - 1994; Secretary/Treasurer 1988 - 1994; Co-Founder

Past Employment Positions:: Jordan, Coyne, Savits & Lopata, Associate, 1987 - 1991; Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Hon. Robert L. Karwacki, Law Clerk, 1985 - 1986

Birth Information:: 1958

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