Thomas W. Heald
Member
Email: twh@healdandleboeuf.com

Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Public Bidding; Public Contract Law; Mechanics' Lien Law; Surety and Bond Law; Business Law.

Admitted: 1975, Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1980, District of Columbia; 1986, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Claims Court; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Law School: University of Richmond, J.D., 1975

College: Washington College, B.A., 1970

Member: Rhode Island (Member, Fee-Arbitration Committee, 1998-), Massachusetts (Member, Public Law Section) and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1977-; Public Contract Law Section; Public Utility Law Section; Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar.

Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Author: "<i>In Re Gault </i></b>and Beyond in Rhode Island," Rhode Island Bar Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 1-2, 1974; "The Rhode Island Mechanics' Lien Law in a Nutshell," Rhode Island Bar Journal, Vol. XXXVI, No. 9, 1988; "Rhode Island Construction Law," National Business Institute, Inc., 1987-1995; "Construction Claims and Job Profitability in Rhode Island," National Business Institute, 1988; "Deciphering The Mechanics' Lien Law," Rhode Island Bar Association CLE, 1992; "Rhode Island Construction Law -Securing Payments," Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1993; "Mechanics' Liens: An Update," Rhode Island Bar Association CLE, 1997; "The Arbitration of Construction Disputes," Rhode Island Bar Association, CLE, 1997; "Construction Contracting For Public Entities in Rhode Island," Lorman Business Center, Inc., September, 1999; "Construction Contracting For Public Entities in Rhode Island," Lorman Business Center, Inc., September, 2000; "Construction Lien Law In Rhode Island," Lorman Business Center, Inc., February, 2000; "Construction Contracting For Public Entities in Rhode Island," Lorman Education Services, November 2001; "Mechanics' Lien: A Practical Guide," Rhode Island Bar Association, CLE, March 2002; "Understanding Construction Delivery Methods in Massachusetts," Lorman Business Center, Inc., October 2003; "Construction Claims for Public Entities in Rhode Island," Lorman Education Services, June 2004; "Public Contract Code and Competitive Public Bidding in Rhode Island," Lorman Education Services, May 2005; "Construction Lien Law in Rhode Island," Lorman Education Services, September 2005; "Mechanics' Lien Update," Rhode Island Bar Association, April 2007; "Construction Lien Law in Rhode Island and Massachusetts," Lorman Education Services, October 2007. Law Clerk, Rhode Island Superior Court, 1975. Legal Consultant, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, 1982-.

Born: Boston, Massachusetts, February 22, 1948

ISLN: 906598991