John P. Holloway, Jr., Esq.
Jill A. Brabec, Esq.Douglas A. Karet, Esq.Catherine Swan, Esq.Office Staff
Holloway, Brabec & Karet, P.C.
330 South Lincoln Avenue, Suite 222
P.O. Box 770908
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477
Catherine Swan
Catherine resides with her young son in a little house with a big yard in North Routt County. She is a rancher at heart and will often be found on the weekends mending fence. In addition to her passion for helping businesses succeed, she enjoys riding her horses with family and friends, snowshoeing, camping, hiking, skiing and other outdoor pursuits. Catherine also volunteers for school, youth and church activities. Catherine was a strategic business partner for many aspects of corporate operations during her tenure as in-house counsel for a major heavy and industrial construction contractor. Her experience includes domestic and international Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC), Design-Build and General Construction projects for power, mining, oil/gas/chemical, maintenance/general services, renewable energy, cement, commercial electrical, agricultural and water pipeline markets. Catherine's practice at our law firm has two distinct components – construction law serving contractors, engineers, designers, owners and developers nationwide; and, helping Northwest Colorado businesses grow and thrive. |
Holloway, Brabec & Karet, P.C.Areas Of Practice:
- Complex Commercial Transactions
- Drafting, Negotiation and Administration of EPC Contracts and Other Complex Contracts
- Construction Risk Management, Mitigation & Dispute Resolution
- Insurance & Surety
- Corporate Law
- Ethics & Compliance
- Policy & Procedure
- Agricultural & Water Law
- Real Estate Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Joint Venture, Partnership, Teaming & Alliance Agreements
- Outsourcing Agreements
- Financing Agreements
- State and Federal Law and Regulation
Bar Admissions:
- Colorado, 2000
Education:
- DePaul University, College of Law, Chicago, Illinois 2000
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Valparaiso University, College of Engineering, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1991
- B.S.C.E., Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- Northwest Colorado Bar Association
- Association of Corporate Counsel
Publications and Presentations
- Dealing with Tension Between Business Goals and Legal Protection,
- Construction SuperConference, San Francisco, California, December 15, 2011
- Building New Energy Infrastructure – Lessons Learned from Troubled Projects,
- Construction SuperConference, San Francisco, California, December 11, 2008
- Power Industry Trends – Near Term: Business Issues – Capital Costs and
- Contracting Strategies, Electric Power Conference & Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, May 1, 2007
- In addition, while serving as in-house counsel for one of the world's largest construction organizations, Catherine presented and published many works for internal groups on various topics including: contract management; preparation, mitigation and resolution of claims and disputes; confidentiality; liens; and, purchase orders, procurement and subcontracting.
Prior Experience
- TIC Holdings, Inc., Steamboat Springs, Colorado 2001-2011
- Corporate Counsel
- (TIC Holdings merged with Kiewit Corporation in 2008.)
- Projects included: Coal, Gas, Combined Cycle, Cogeneration, Simple Cycle, Peaking, AQCS, Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric and Geothermal Green Power; Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants; Refineries and Oil Fields; Food Processing Facilities; Chemical Processing Facilities; Mining; Manufacturing; Defense and Correctional; Multi-Family Residential and Condominium; and, Other Commercial, Industrial and Heavy Construction Projects featuring Allowances, Incentives, Lump Sum, Cost Plus, Guaranteed Maximum Price, Target Price and Blended Compensation Systems
- Federal Aviation Administration, Des Plaines, Illinois 1991-2001
- Civil Engineer
- Projects included: Commercial Construction; Transportation; Navigational Aids; Radar Facilities; Communication Facilities; and Airport Traffic Control Towers
