R. Kelly Donaldson
Partner
kdonaldson@obt.com


                                  Construction & Surety Law

   
   
    P: 281-296-8877;

    F: 281-296-7444

 
Kelly Donaldson has practiced construction law since 1986. Mr. Donaldson
advises clients who develop and construct all manner of projects including
industrial, marine, public works & infrastructure, pipeline, commercial,
manufacturing, highway, utility, single family and multi family residential
 projects. From project planning through bidding, construction and
project start-up, Mr. Donaldson assists clients from start to finish.
 
Contract documents that are practical and complete are critical  to a successful
project. Mr. Donaldson drafts and reviews contract documents for construction
projects. His experience allows Mr. Donaldson to negotiate contracts that are
workable and fair.

Dispute resolution is an integral part of Mr. Donaldson’s construction practice,
including the use of experts and neutrals to resolve technical issues, mediation,
arbitration and litigation. Mr. Donaldson has experience with bid protests,
defective design and construction claims, claims for delay and disruption,
scope of work claims including extra and additional work, mechanic’s and
material men’s liens, surety bond claims, contractor default and project completion.

Mr. Donaldson assists clients in successfully resolving disputes on their construction projects while maintaining business relationships.

Mr. Donaldson is admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts in the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, and before the Fifth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. Mr. Donaldson has also arbitrated cases before the American Arbitration Association.

Mr. Donaldson was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1957. He received a B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1979, and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1986.

Mr. Donaldson is a member of the American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, and a member of the Construction Committee of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association.

He is a member of the Construction Section of the State Bar of Texas and the Construction Section of the Houston Bar Association, and also served on the governing council of both organizations.

Mr. Donaldson has been a member of the Associated Builders and Contractors and the Associated General Contractors for many years. He routinely presents seminars and articles to industry groups and industry publications.

Mr. Donaldson has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2012) in construction-surety law. He has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer (2009, 2010, 2011) in construction-surety law.

Orgain Bell & Tucker LLP started in 1907 in Texas, and maintains offices in Austin, Beaumont, Silsbee and Houston/The Woodlands.

Mr. Donaldson may be contacted at kdonaldson@obt.com; phone 281-296-8877; facsimile 281-296-7444