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Dawn Chism Simms is listed as Senior General Counsel (Transactional Unit) at School District of Philadelphia, a company with 12123 employees, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at philasd.org and a matched LinkedIn profile for Dawn Chism Simms.
Dawn Chism Simms previously worked as Assistant General Counsel (Transactional Unit) at School District Of Philadelphia and Associate - Litigation Department at Dilworth Paxson Kalish & Kauffman. Dawn Chism Simms holds Certificate #1 Fundamentals Of Construction June 2008, Construction Management Certificate Program, Overall G.P.A. 4.0 from Drexel University.
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Dawn Chism is a recognized expert in all legal aspects of procurement, bidding, contracting, claims and disputes resolution for construction, alteration, repair and maintenance work and professional services [architectural, engineering, program management, construction management, environmental services and facility services] for school facilities due to 30+ years of experience with the School District of Philadelphia. She is also a former construction litigator for a large Philadelphia law firm and the District. Due to her expertise, she was selected to draft the Program Management Contract with URS Corporation to provide program manager support for multi-year, multi-billion Capital Improvement Programs from 2002-2007. Dawn was awarded a Certificate in Construction Management (Certificate #1 Fundamentals of Construction) from Drexel University in June 2008. She took construction management courses in Drexel University's Certificate Program in Construction Management on a part-time basis to develop an expertise in the technical aspects of construction management so that she could use her combined legal and construction management skills on design and construction projects. Dawn is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and received her B.A. in the Honors Program, "summa cum laude", from Villanova University.Dawn has been involved in continuing education activities, serving as a Guest Lecturer on "Public Construction Law in Pennsylvania" in Drexel University's Construction Management Program, and as a Planning Committee Co-Chair for "Philadelphia Community Outreach Program" on Commercial Real Estate, Trusts and Estates held by American Bar Association's Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law.Specialties: Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Claims and Litigation, Procurement Law, Government Contracts, School Construction, Construction Management.
Listed skills include Contract Negotiation, Contract Management, Document Drafting, Counseling, and 12 others.
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Sole in-house attorney representing new Board of Education (7/18-present), Superintendent William Hite, Jr., Ed.D., and Offices of Capital Programs, Facilities and Maintenance, and Environmental Management and Services regarding contract matters, disputes and claims for capital projects involving design, construction, environmental and facility services.
Sole in-house attorney representing former Board of Education (12/87-12/01) and School Reform Commission (12/01-6/18) under various Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents and CEOs (including William Hite, Jr., Ed.D., Arlene Ackerman, Ed.D., Constance Clayton, Ed.D., Leroy Nunery, Ed.D.,, and Paul Vallas), and Offices of Capital Programs, Facilities.
Handled commercial litigation matters for private and public sector clients in federal, state and local courts including construction litigation, government contracts, Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, mortgage foreclosures and mechanics' liens.Member of winning jury trial team defending Litton Systems, Inc. in multi-million dollar construction lawsuit.
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Andy Pettit
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, United States
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Jenna Silverman
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia, United States
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Tammy Pierce-Thomas
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, United States
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Carol Coe
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Warrington, Pennsylvania, United States, United States
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Dr. Janicka Newbill
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Blackwood, New Jersey, United States, United States
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Kerry Goldman
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
United States, United States
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Dante Banks
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, United States
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Jack Matts
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Canada, Canada
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Gail Bunting
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States, United States
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Kristin Williams
Colleague at School District Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, United States
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Activities and Societies: Guest Lecturer-Summer Quarter 2008-2009, Contracts & Specifications I & II, Instructor Stanley Jackson, M.S..
Activities and Societies: Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company
Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Pre-Law Society
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Dawn Chism Simms holds Certificate #1 Fundamentals Of Construction June 2008, Construction Management Certificate Program, Overall G.P.A. 4.0 from Drexel University.
Dawn Chism Simms is listed with skills including Contract Negotiation, Contract Management, Document Drafting, Counseling, Compliance, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, and Claims.
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