D. R. Edwards, Attorney at Law

Negotiation and drafting of contract terms and conditions.
Responses to invitations for bids and requests for proposals.
MBE/WBE/DBE requirements and participation.
MBE/WBE/DBE certification and re-certification.
Compliance with municipal and county ordinances.
Drafting Local Hiring Ordinance.
Drafting of municipal government purchasing rules and procedures.

Actions involving constitutional and statutory challenges to “local business preferences."
Drafting of Local Hiring Ordinance.
Drafting of municipal government purchasing rules and procedures.
Action concerning award of concession contract.
Action concerning award of bus contract.
Action concerning award of road construction contract.
Action concerning certification of a company as a Minority Business Enterprise.
Action concerning award of development contract.
Action concerning award of Cook County contract.
Numerous MBE/WBE/DBE matters.
Action between cities concerning construction of a traffic barrier.
Action concerning the enforceability of tax on the rental of personal property.
Administrative proceedings regarding the operation of bridges.
Dispute regarding the responsibility to repair and maintain viaducts.
Administrative actions involving municipal codes and ordinances. 

Actions concerning trusts.
Actions involving sales agreements.
Action involving usurpation of corporate opportunities and trade secrets.
Action revolving around partnership agreement to develop a chain of restaurants.
Action revolving around agreement to develop a casino, usurpation of corporate opportunity, and misappropriation of corporate funds.
Action involving condominium management.
Actions involving insurance coverage for property damage.
Action revolving around misappropriation and misuse of corporate funds.
Action involving breach of partnership agreement.
Actions involving claims for defective work performed by software designers.
Action concerning alleged breach of asset purchase agreement involving the sale/purchase of a national chain of grocery stores.
Action concerning alleged tortious interference with a real estate broker agreement.
Arbitration concerning responsibility for environmental clean-up costs.
Dispute regarding construction of improvements to high-rise apartment building.
Actions involving claims that certain medical devices were defective.

Action involving responsibility for accident arising out of construction of transit system.
Various actions concerning responsibility for property damage caused during construction projects.
Disputes regarding insurance coverage for construction-related injuries to real property.
Disputes regarding delay and acceleration claims.
Dispute involving claims for delays, disruptions, faulty specifications, and extras in connection with the construction of an automated guideway transit system.
Action concerning insurance coverage for damage to, and arising out of, a bridge accident.
Action concerning architect/engineer’s liability for design deficiencies in connection with the construction of an airport terminal.
Action involving claims for delays and disruptions in connection with the construction of sewer system.
Dispute concerning quality of work performed in connection with the rehabilitation of a bridge.
Action involving contractor’s claims for extras and delay damages and claims of conversion/theft against a contractor in connection with the construction of a transit line.
Action involving claims of breach of contract, promissory estoppel, trespass, and reverse condemnation in connection with the construction of a bridge.
Action involving claims of trespass and nuisance in connection with construction and operation of a subway.
Action concerning claims for extras in connection with construction at an airport.
Actions concerning performance/payment bonds.
Numerous actions and disputes concerning construction extras, delays, and acceleration in connection with construction of “el” stops, libraries, subways, roads, and other improvements.
Numerous actions concerning mechanics’ liens.
Claims involving contractor defaults, bond claims, and take-over agreements.
Arbitration and action involving claims for defective workmanship and delays in connection with the construction of a coal-fired electric power plant.
Actions involving claims for insurance coverage for damage to, and arising out of, various construction projects. 

Agreements to Procure Insurance, Illinois State Bar Association, 1994.
Public Mechanics’ Liens, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Division, 1995.
Contractor Defaults, Indiana NIGP, 1996.
Drafting contracts governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, Indiana NIGP, 1997.
Minority Contractors:  Jobs and the Law, National Lien & Bond Claim Systems, 1997.
Employee Duties and Responsibilities, In-House Presentation, 2007.