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William M. Huddles Esq.
Columbia Lakeside
10211 Wincopin Circle, Suite 200
Columbia, Maryland 21044
 

Communication Center  
Phone: (410) 720-0072
(301) 621-4120
E-mail: huddles@hjpc.com
Fax: (410) 720-0329
(301) 621-4473
Web site: http://www.constructionlaw.com


Position Areas of PracticeEducation
Published WorksAffiliationsReported Cases


Mr. Huddles began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Thomas M. Anderson of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland in 1971. In 1972, he was appointed as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland where he first became involved in construction law. From 1975 to 1977 he was General Counsel to the Maryland State Aviation Administration. It was during this time that the State of Maryland undertook its initial expansion of the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In 1977, he was named General Counsel for the entire Maryland State Department of Transportation and as such he advised the State of Maryland during its construction of the Baltimore area subway system. He began private practice in 1979, and in 1981 he became a principal with the law firm of Braude & Margulies, P.C. where he remained until the creation of Huddles & Jones, P.C. in January 1995.

He was responsible for the establishment of the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals, the body which hears and decides construction disputes with the State of Maryland.  Mr. Huddles was intrumental in the enactment of the Maryland Public Procurement Act, that is modeled on the ABA's Model Procurement Code. Mr. Huddles has served as Chairman of the Maryland State Bar Association's Committee on Selection of Members for the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals and the Committee on State & Local Public Contract Law. More recently, Mr. Huddles was appointed by Governor Ehrlich as chairman of the Governor's Task Force to Study Efficiency in Procurement. Mr. Huddles's area of practice is entirely devoted to construction and government contract law. He has represented contractors, subcontractors and owners in every conceivable type of construction dispute.

Mr. Huddles is heavily involved in alternative methods of resolving construction disputes, having represented clients in countless arbitrations and mediations.  He also serves as a member of the American Arbitration Association National Roster of Neutrals.

Current Employment Position:
Senior Partner, President
Areas of Practice:
Exclusively Devoted to Construction Law and Government Contract Law Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Maryland
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC , 1971
with Honors


Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
1967-68


Pennsylvania State University, 1967
B.A. in Political Science


Published Works:
Principal Author, Enabling Legislation for Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals


Principal Author, Maryland Construction Trust Fund Act


Contributing Author, Maryland Public Procurement Act


Reported Cases:
Baltimore Contractors LLC v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 161 Md.App. 388, 869 A.2d 396 (2005)
Gravett v. Covenant Life Church, 154 Md. App. 640, 841 A.2d 342 (2004)
Phillips Way, Inc. v. American Equity Ins. Co., 143 Md. App. 515, 795 A.2d 216 (2002)
Phillips Way, Inc. v. Presidential Financial Corp., 137 Md. App. 209, 768 A.2d 94 (2001)
Appeal of Triangle General Contractors, Inc., MSBCA 1840, 4 MSBCA 373 (1995)
Thalle Constr. Co. v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., 39 F.3d 412 (2d Cir. 1994)
Wolff & Munier v. Whiting-Turner Co. Contracting, 946 F.2d 1003 (2d Cir. 1991)
Allied Bldg. Prod. Corp. v. United Pac. Ins. Co., 77 Md. App. 220, 549 A.2d 1163 (1988)
Board of County Comrs. of Fred. Co. v. Cam Constr. Co., 300 Md. 643, 480 A.2d 795 (1984)
Maryland Port Admin. v. ITO Corp., 40 Md. App. 697, 395 A.2d 145 (1978)
Coster v. Department of Personnel of Md., 36 Md. App. 523, 373 A.2d 1287 (1977)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Arbitration Association, National Roster of Neutrals


American Bar Association, Public Contract Law and Litigation Sections


Maryland State Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section


Past-Chairman, Maryland State Bar Association's Committee on Membership of the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals


Past Employment Positions:
Judge Thomas M. Anderson, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Law Clerk, 1971 - 1972


State of Maryland, Assistant Attorney General, 1972 - 1979


Maryland State Aviation Administration, General Counsel, 1975 - 1977


Maryland State Department of Transportation, General Counsel, 1977 - 1979


Braude & Margulies, P.C., Associate, 1979-1981, Principal, 1981 - 1995


Birth Information:
1945

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