H. BRUCE SHREVES
PARTNER
DIRECT : (504) 569-2908
FAX :(504) 569-2999
bshreves@spsr-law.com

PRACTICE AREAS: Construction, Fidelity, Surety, Director & Offices Liability Law

EDUCATION: Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. - JD, 1969 Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, A.B. History, 1961-1965

PROFILE:   H. Bruce Shreves, heads the construction/surety practice group in the law firm of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn is one of the most prominent construction/surety lawyers in Louisiana. He currently serves as Chair of the Louisiana State Bar Section of Fidelity, Surety and Construction law. Prior to entering private practice, he served with the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, and the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps. He is admitted to the bars of South Dakota and Louisiana , and is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana, State and American Bar Association. He serves on the American Bar Association, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, and is Past Chair of the Fidelity and Surety Committee, Tort, Trial, and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Shreves has lectured and written on numerous occasions on construction and surety law issues at the American Bar Association and other national programs, and has been a speaker at AGC and ABC conventions, including the AGC National Convention in New Orleans. He has authored many publications and papers, including the book “Louisiana Construction Law,” West Publishing (1991), and is co-author of “The Law of Payment Bonds,” American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (1998).

BAR ADMISSIONS: All state and federal courts in Louisiana All state and federal courts in South Dakota United States Court of Military Appeals, 1970 United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES: Co-editor, “The Law of Payment Bonds,” American Bar Association, Tort Insurance Practice Section (San Francisco, California), 1998. Co-author, AGC 79th Annual Convention; Legal Issues For Project Managers: An overview of Construction Law, Delay Claims And the New A-201 Document, March 14, 1998. Co-author, The Law of Suretyship, American Bar Association, Tort Insurance Practice Section (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta), 1993. Co-author, “Financial Guarantee Bonds: “When Your Client Is Sued By An Unhappy Investor” (The Brief, Vol. 21, No. 2 Winter, 1992). Contributing Author “Commercial Blanket Bond Annotated,” (Tort Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, 1991). Co-author, “ Louisiana Construction Law Manual,” (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1991). Contributing Author, “Discovery of Dishonesty Under a Fidelity Bond” (Defense Research Institute, 1989). Author, “Contractor’s and Surety’s Rights and Liabilities Upon Owner Insolvency: An Update on the ‘Pay When Paid’ Clauses,” The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 8, No. 3 (August 1988). Louisiana Construction Law and Mechanic’s Liens, (Professional Education Systems, 1987). Co-author, “Miller Act Overview” (Defense Research Institute, 1987). Construction Law in Louisiana, (Professional Education Systems, 1984). Construction Law in Louisiana (3rd Ed.), Professional Education Systems, 1983. Co-Speaker and Speaker, The Texas Construction Client Doing Business in Louisiana: The General Essential, December 9, 2005, Houston, TX. Speaker, American Arbitration Association, Neutrals Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 5-6, 2004. Co-chair, Construction Law in Louisiana (LSU Law School, November 2004). Author, “Proof Of Dishonesty,” American Bar Association National Institute On Fidelity Bonds, New York, N.Y., November 14-15, 1991: Philadelphia, November 2004. Speaker, American Arbitration Association, Neutrals conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 15-16, 2004. Speaker, American Arbitration Association, National Forum on Conflict Resolution in the Construction Industry conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 13-14, 2003. Speaker, Louisiana Construction Issues, Lorman Business Center, Inc. 1999, 2000. Co-Author, Construction Law Handbook, Aspen Law & Business, 1999. Speaker and Moderator, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Sadestin Beach Hilton, Destin, Florida, July 17-19, 1996. Speaker and Moderator, Mediation of a Complex Construction Case, The Associated General Contractors of America, Del Lago Resort, Montgomery, Texas, July 31-August 4, 1996. Speaker, “Proof of Dishonesty,” Fidelity Bond Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 14-15, 1996. Speaker Law of Suretyship, American Bar Association, Tort Insurance Practice Section, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1995. Speaker, “Bonding and Surety: underwriting and Claims Problems in the 90’s – The Miller Act,” CFMA Construction Financial Management Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 7-10, 1995 Speaker, “Update on Louisiana Construction and Surety Law,” Louisiana Association of General Contractors , Inc. Perdido Beach Resort, July 7, 1994. Speaker, Law of Suretyship, American Bar Association, Tort Insurance Practice Section, Chicago, Illinois, October 1994. Speaker, Law of Suretyship, American Bar Association, Tort Insurance Practice Section, New York, New York, May 1993. Speaker, Law of Suretyship, American Bar Association, Tort Insurance Practice Section, Los Angeles, California, October 1993. Speaker, “Developing a Case Plan,” American Bar Association, Fidelity and Surety Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, January 24, 1992, New York. Co-author, “Liability of Sureties under CERCLA and RCRA,” (Defense Research Institute Annual Fidelity & Surety Meeting), May 10, 1991. Speaker, “Financial Guarantee Bonds – Defending Against the Unhappy Investor,” American Bar Association Fidelity and Surety Committee of Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, January 26, 1990, New York. Speaker, “Construction Litigation in Louisiana – Theories of Recovery,” Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, February 16-17, 1990. Speaker, “The Bidding Process: Responses to Invitations to Bids, Unresponsive Bids and Erroneous Bids,” Loyola Law School Institute For Continuing Legal Education, March 30-31, 1989, New Orleans, Louisiana. Speaker, “Developments and Trends in Construction, Insurance and Surety Law,” Loyola Law School Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 19-20, 1988. Speaker, “Revolution in Construction Industry Insurance and Surety Law: Current Developments and Trends,” American Bar Association, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry and the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, January 22, 1987, New York. Speaker, “Construction Delay Claims 87 – Contract Bond Claims, The Critical Issue of Initial Claims Handling,” 1987 National conference on Surety Claims, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 26, 1987. Speaker, “Construction Delay Claims Seminar” sponsored by Suenik Company, Ltd., Covington, Louisiana, February 20-21, 1985. “How to Present and Defend Claims in Negotiation, Arbitration and Litigation,” Engineering News Record Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 21-22, 1985. “The Surety’s Relationship to the Contractor and the Claim,” Engineering New Record Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 21-22, 1985. Speaker, “Construction Law for Louisiana Attorneys,” Louisiana Bar Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17, 1984. Chairman, National Conference on Surety Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 11-12, 1984. “Construction Contracts,” delivered at 5th LSU Institute on Real Estate Law – November, 1980. “On Premises Coverage, 1980 Revised Bankers Blanket Bond; Is Existing Case Law Relevant,” delivered at the annual meeting of the New Orleans Bar Association, Fidelity & Surety Committee, August 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana. “Proof of Dishonesty,” ABA National Institute on Employee Dishonesty, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 4-5, 1983.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: South Dakota Bar Association New Orleans Bar Association Federal Bar Association American Bar Association (Committee on Fidelity & Surety Law of TIPS); Chair, August 1999-2000) Chairs TTIPS CLE Board (2002-2004) Chair, New Orleans Pro-Bono Project, 2004 Louisiana State Bar Association (Chair, Fidelity, Surety & Construction Section 1995-) Board of Directors, New Orleans Bread for the World ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry International Association of Defense Counsel Defense Research Institute (Chairman, Fidelity & Surety Committee, 1992-1993) American College of Construction Lawyers Bread for the World