Janette "Jan" Keiser PE, JD
is the principal of J. Keiser &
Associates. Her years of
experience as both a civil
engineer and an attorney have
given her a unique set of skills
and expertise. In addition to
being an active practitioner,
she is a gifted speaker and
workshop leader, as well as a
talented writer and teacher.
is the principal of J. Keiser &
Associates. Her years of
experience as both a civil
engineer and an attorney have
given her a unique set of skills
and expertise. In addition to
being an active practitioner,
she is a gifted speaker and
workshop leader, as well as a
talented writer and teacher.
We practice the following disciplines:
Construction Law
Alternative Contract Methodologies
Public Involvement
Diversity Management
Small Business Development
Teaching
Community Service
Construction Law
- government contracts and procurement - major state, regional, and municipal public works
projects - private development projects
- contract administration and construction management
- construction claims analysis and presentation
- dispute resolution
Alternative Contract Methodologies
- expert in "project partnering" facilitation and training
- conducts partnering sessions nationwide for public and private owners
- advocate of the "alliancing" contract method
- continuously investigating opportunities to improve contracting methods.
Public Involvement
- develops public involvement and community outreach policy for major public works projects
- executes public involvement and outreach programs for public and private entities
- trains and coaches public and private entities with community outreach
Diversity Management
- created and managed diversity program for large regional transportation project
- served as legal counsel for diversity program office for major public agencies
- expert in law and practice of diversity inclusion programs
Small Business Development
- collaborates with public and private sector business resource providers to provide seamless
customer service - assists small businesses to help with:
- start-up (formation, legal, etc)
- marketing/networking
- risk management
- promotes small businesses to large private and public construction projects/firms
Teaching
- University of Innsbruck, Austria
- Alternative contract methodologies
- Construction management
- University of Freiberg, Dresden, Germany
- Alternative contract methodologies
- City University
- Organizational management
- Managerial communications
- numerous in-house programs for public and private entities
Community Service
- provides pro-bono Legal Services Clinic for the New Life Community Development Agency, a
faith-based non-profit organization in Bremerton, Washington - serves as subject matter expert for the Contractor's Development & Competitiveness Center,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Seattle Urban League
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