John Neary

John M. Neary represents owners, contractors, and design professionals in civil litigation matters, and provides guidance on contract formation and administration. In addition, John’s practice focuses on state and federal government contracts counseling and dispute resolution in the information technology, defense and construction industries.

He has extensive experience litigating bid protests and contract disputes, as well as helping clients with mandatory disclosures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

Prior to attending law school, John was a field engineer for Kiewit on the replacement of the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and also worked as an engineer for the Babcock & Wilcox Company, providing technical support to home and field office operations on power generation and environmental air quality control systems.

Education :

• J.D., George Washington University Law School, 2013, with Honors; Thurgood Marshall Scholar
• M.S., University of Akron, Civil Engineering, 2012
• B.S., Purdue University, Civil Engineering, 2005

Bar Admissions : Virginia; District of Columbia

Court Admissions :

• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Professional Experience :

• Kiewit Pacific Company, Field Engineer, 2005-2006
• The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Engineer I & II, 2006-2010

Affiliations :

• American Society of Civil Engineers, Member
• American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law
• American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry
• Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association