Managing the Complex Performance Bond Claim – Medic or Mortician

Edward Rubacha, a partner with Jennings, Haug & Cunningham, LLP in the Construction and Surety Section, has been active in tribal construction for over nineteen years. He represents contractors and sureties dealing with tribes and tribal entities on reservation projects. He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Arizona, California, Colorado, including the United States Supreme Court, and a number of tribal courts as well. Mr. Rubacha frequently speaks about contracting and bonding on Indian reservations. He is author of “Reservations About the Reservation: Concerns When Dealing With Native American Tribes and Tribal Entities,” “Construction Contracts with Indian Tribes or on Tribal Lands,” The Construction Lawyer, Winter 2006, and “Successful Bonding of Reservation Projects and Tribal Entities,” Pearlman Association 2007.

Rick Levesque, a Director with Hartford Bond, has worked in the surety claim industry since 1987, principally in the area of construction performance and payment bonds. He began his surety career after law school, enjoying positions with Reliance Surety, St. Paul Fire and Marine and Hartford Bond. He is licensed in Washington and Pennsylvania and holds CPCU, AFSB and AIC designations. Mr. Levesque is a frequent speaker at industry gatherings, a former director of the National Bond Claims Association and the founder and current chairman of the Pearlman Association, a 501(c)(3) surety training organization.