Raised in a logging and construction family, Katie Jeremiah has focused her education and career in the area of construction. As an attorney at Jordan Ramis, Katie works in matters involving construction and mining law.

Katie graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor of science degree in construction engineering management and from Lewis & Clark Law School with dual certificates in environmental law and business law.

Prior to law school Katie worked as a project engineer/project manager for DPR Construction, Inc. in San Diego, CA. Her projects included a $400 million pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Oceanside, CA; a $20 million sports resort in Del Mar, CA; a MRI clinic in Encinitas, CA; a cadaveric operating theater in San Diego, CA; and a cardiac catheterization lab in La Jolla, CA. During her time at DPR Construction Inc., Katie also co-led the development and implementation of a company-wide project management software system. She was a mentor for ACE Mentoring, a program to enlighten and introduce high school students to professions in architecture, construction, and engineering.

While at Oregon State University, Katie served as president for the student chapter of the Associated General Contractors. She was an engineering intern for Kiewit Pacific Co. on an advanced national fiber optic network project in Washington state (Level (3) Communications), and for Granite Construction in Carson City, NV.

Education and Professional Qualifications

• J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon, 2009
  Certificates in Environmental Law and Business Law
• B.S., Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 2001
  Construction Engineering Management

Memberships and Honors

DJC Up & Coming Lawyers, 2011

Articles

A Key Step to Protecting Your Branding Investment: Trademark Registration

Little Tips to Avoid Big Citations

Before You Shriek About Leaks and Creaks: Tips for homeowners who discover leaks and other construction defects

Mining Industry Equipment Manufacturers: Stuck Between a Rock and A Hard Place MSHA

Construction Material Suppliers: Stuck Without a Payment Remedy on Government Projects

Follow These 10 Steps Before Signing a Contract

Is Your Construction Site at Risk for Fines? Demystifying Construction Stormwater Permit Requirements

Changes in MSHA Leadership Beneficial to Industry

Hungry for Construction Work? Don't Eat a Bad Contract

A Big Win for Aggregate Producers

Aggregate Producers Feel the Heat as MSHA Enforcement is on the Rise

Important Changes to ODOT's DBE Program — Effective March 1, 2010, co-authored with John J. Hickey

Risk Management in a Competitive Market, co-authored with John J. Hickey

Stormwater Discharge and New Construction, co-authored with Christopher L. Reive

I Earned It, I Spent It, Why Can't I Keep It?, co-authored with Douglas P. Cushing

Aggregate Producers — 2009 Legislative Watch, co-authored with John J. Hickey

Effective July 1, 2008: New Requirements for Residential Construction, co-authored with John Baker

Compliance Tools

• Count of Violations in Oregon
• Mining in Oregon Employment Statistics
• Top 10 MSHA Violations in Oregon
• Violations Checklist
• Count of Violations in Washington

Legislative Updates

• House Committee on Appropriations Letter — May 20, 2011
• Letter to MSHA — November 18, 2011
• Letter to MSHA — November 21, 2011