Friday, July 4, 2008

Attorney Profiles


William F. Haug 
2800 North Central Avenue
Suite 1800
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1049
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (602) 234-7806
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (602) 277-5595
Web site: http://www.jhc-law.com


Areas of PracticeEducationHonors
Published WorksAffiliationsRepresentative Cases


Mr. Haug is an experienced litigator with an extensive background in civil litigation. His trial and litigation experience includes complex construction and fidelity and surety disputes representing all aspects of the construction industry, including both public and private owners, architects and engineers, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and sureties. His experience also includes over 35 years representing his clients in arbitrations and mediations, including serving as an arbitrator and mediator in construction disputes.

Mr. Haug joined the Firm as a partner in 1981.

Mr. Haug is a graduate of Phoenix College (B.A. 1951) and the University of Arizona (B.S. 1953 and LLB, 1956).

REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS

  • Served as National Bond Counsel for a Surety Company overseeing surety claims throughout the United States
  • Successfully defended sureties on bad faith claims
  • Obtained defense judgments in all types of fidelity cases both in State and Federal Courts
  • Represented contractor in mechanic lien suit involving a multi-million dollar electric generating plant
  • Successfully represented subcontractors in lawsuits involving pay when paid and pay if paid clauses
  • Served as Chair of Arbitration panel involving a multi-million dollar claim on a condominium project
  • Arbitration panel member on a multi-million dollar dispute involving a huge freeway and drainage project
  • Successfully mediated many construction disputes
  • Drafted and secured the adoption by the Arizona Legislature of Arizona Public Works bonding statutes, lien release and discharge bond statutes on private projects and bonding provisions in the Arizona Uniform Probate Code

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  • Creighton School Board (1966-75)
  • Phoenix Retriever Club (1970-90)
Areas of Practice:
Lawsuits & Disputes
Arbitration
Mediation
Real Estate
Construction Law
Fidelity & Surety Law
Bar Admissions:
Arizona
U.S. District Court District of Arizona
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona, 1956
LLB


University of Arizona, 1953
B.S.
Major:  Accounting


Phoenix College, 1951
B.A.


Published Works:
Surety's Liability: Bonds, Arizona Construction Law 2d Ed., State Bar of Arizona, 1994


Little Miller Act, Mechanics Lien Discharge Bond statutes and the Bond provision in Arizona's Uniform Probate Statutes


Bankruptcy 1984 v. Surety's Rights to Contract Proceeds, Co-author, 20 Forum 725, 1985


Dodge vs. Fidelity & Deposit - The Final Chapter, Tips Fidelity and Surety Law Committee Newsletter, Spring/Summer, 1992


Decision by Insurer Not to Defend Insured Against Claims Cognizable under Bonds, 12 Forum 410, 1976


Financing your "Solvent" Principal -- Success Failure, Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, San Francisco, CA, January 1996


Representative Cases:
National Bank of Arizona v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 193 Ariz. 581, 975 P.2d 711 (Ariz. App. 1999)
Cannon Dist. No. 50 v. W.E.S Construct. Co., Inc., 177 Ariz. 526, 869 P.2d 500 (  1994)
Dodge v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland, 161 Ariz. 344, 778 P.2d 1240 (  1989)
Pioneer Roofing Co. v. Mardian Construct Co., 152 Ariz. 455, 733 P.2d, 652 (  1986)
Employers' Administrative Services, Inc. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 147 Ariz. 202, 709 P. 2d 559 (  1985)
Murdock-Bryant Const., Inc. v. Pearson, 146 Ariz. 48, 703 P. 2d 1197 (  1985)
J.R. Norton Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., 116 Ariz. 427, 569 P.2d 857 (Ariz. 1977)
U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Christoffel, 115 Ariz. 507, 566 P.2d, 308 (Ariz. 1977)
Maryland Gas Co. v. Clements, 15 Ariz. 216, 487 P.2d, 437 (  1971)
Lincoln Technical Institute of Arizona, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., 927 Supp. 376 (D. Ariz. 1994)
Honors and Awards:
ISO Silver Award for Excellence in Surety Bond Promotion, presented by the Surety Association of Arizona, 1998


Martin J. Andrews Award for Lifetime Achievement in Fidelity and Surety Law, presented by the Fidelity & Surety Law Committee and Insurance Trial Practice Section of the American Bar Association, 2001


"Silver Star Award" from the Governor of Arizona for his involvement in creating the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, 2004


August 2005 Volunteer Lawyer Program, Attorney of the Month for his 50-year ongoing commitment to Pro Bono service


Honored for his 50 years of exemplary services in the field of Construction and Surety by the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Arizona
President, 1982 - 1983


State Bar of Arizona, Construction Law Section


State Bar of Arizona, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section


Maricopa County Bar Association
President, 1975


Maricopa County Bar
AssociationConstruction Law Committee


Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education
President, 1994


American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Trial Practice Section
Past Secretary and Financial Officer


American Bar Association
Fidelity and Surety Law Committee Chairman, 1983 - 1984


American Bar Association
Forum on the Construction Industry Hard Hat Case Note Editor, 1980s


American Bar Foundation
Life Member, 1991


International Association of Defense Counsel
Fidelity and Surety Law Committee


International Association of Defense Counsel
Construction Law and Litigation Committee


Defense Research Institute


Arizona Association of Defense Counsel


Surety Association of Arizona
Honorary Member


American Arbitration Association (Complex Case Panel)


Pro Bono Activities:
Maricopa County Bar Association - Volunteer Lawyers Program