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 Joseph A. Cleves
Partner
jcleves@dbllaw.com
(513) 639-7683
(513) 241-4551 (Fax)
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Joseph A. Cleves, Jr. practices primarily in the areas of construction and real estate. He has extensive experience in developing and revising contract documents and procedures for construction and real estate clients. As head of the firm's construction practice group, he has negotiated and closed on numerous construction contracts, joint venture agreements and subcontracts. He also has extensive experience in resolving problems that arise during the course of projects. In the past few years, Joe has been very involved in promoting the new construction methodology of lean project delivery. He has published articles and spoken extensively on this subject.
His construction clients include a design-builder based in Dayton, Ohio, which has a national presence; two major medical centers in Greater Cincinnati; the Kentucky branch of a significant religious organization with more than fifty churches and schools; a large and very active home builder's organization; and other contractors and subcontractors.
He is currently involved with or has completed the following:
Contract negotiations with a construction manager for a $50 million dollar expansion by a Greater Cincinnati medical center.
A master construction manager agreement between a Greater Cincinnati medical center and a large construction company for continuing services on core hospital projects.
Standard form construction contact libraries with extensive customized revisions of numerous project delivery systems for two major medical centers in Greater Cincinnati, a major regional design-builder, and the Kentucky branch of a significant religious organization.
Contracts for a $48 million dollar residential village at a major state university in Ohio for a design-builder, including a joint venture with a residential builder.
Contracts for a $120-million urban redevelopment project involving, inter alia, coordinating multi-party construction of three floors of retail space topped with a hotel and a multi-story residential condominium and a closely adjacent public parking garage.
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Areas of Practice
Construction Law
Real Estate Law
Admitted to Practice
State of Ohio
Commonwealth of Kentucky
U.S District Courts, Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Ohio
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Ohio Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Professional and Civic Affiliations
Lean Construction Institute - LCI aims to extend to the construction industry the lean production revolution started in manufacturing.
Steering Committee of Division Two on Construction Documents of the ABA's Construction Law Forum - involves planning the Forum's national seminars by selecting topics and speakers and reviewing and commenting on updates to standard form construction contracts published by the AIA and other organizations.
Land Development Council - Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association
Joe has led strategic planning exercises for firm clients. He is a past board member of the Thomas More College Alumni Association, for which he served one term as chairman. He also served six years on the board of a local ministry-based, non-denominational social service agency including three years as chairman.
Speaking Engagements
Numerous seminars for lawyers and in-house training presentations that include:
"Immigration Law and Residential Contractors" - Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association
"Storm Water Management" - Kentucky Home Builders Association
"Design-Build Contracting Issues and Strategies" - American Bar Association's Construction Law Forum
"Documentation Procedures to Limit Claims" - MV Commercial Construction
"Risk Management in Luxury Condominium Construction" - MV Commercial Construction
"Construction Contract Negotiations and Pitfalls" - MV Commercial Construction
"Construction Liability Law" - Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association
"Residential Construction Issues" - Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association
"Nuts and Bolts of Construction Law" - MV Commercial Construction
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