1. CLARAMARGARET H. GROOVER
111 North Orange Avenue; Suite 1400
Orlando, Florida 32801
P: (407) 808-7656 F: (407) 875-0955
E-mail: cgroover@bplegal.com
EDUCATION AND BAR ADMISSION
2011 Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator
2008 Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction
2008 Eligible to enroll in Roll of Solicitors – Law Society of England and Wales
2001 Appellate Mediator – Fifth District Court of Appeal Mediator Pilot Program
2000 Florida Circuit Civil Arbitrator, qualified to serve as court-appointed arbitrator
1995 Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
1988 Admitted to The Florida Bar;
Also admitted to United States District Court, Middle and Southern Districts;
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court
J.D., 1987 University of Florida College of Law; December, 1987
B.A., 1974 Stetson University
University of Madrid - Junior Year Abroad
LEGAL AND MEDIATION PRACTICES
AV peer-rated distinction - Martindale Hubbell
2009 - 2015 Florida Super Lawyers
Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., Of Counsel
Providing litigation and transactional services to a wide range of construction, real estate, and
commercial clients including aviation service providers.
• Represent all aspects of the construction industry including owners, contractors,
architects, engineers, and sureties regarding contracting, risk management, and claims
avoidance and resolution from contract execution through close out and claims resolution;
representation in mediation, arbitration, and litigation; contractor licensing and administrative
issues.
• Provided full-time project counsel, as Director of Legal Affairs, to Universal City
Development Partners, to develop risk management, contracting, and claims avoidance and
resolution for 1,100+ contracts created for the $2.5 billion expansion to Universal OrlandoSM
-
Universal Studios Islands of AdventureSM
; Universal Studios CityWalkSM
; along with The
Portofino Bay Hotel, The Hard Rock Hotel, and the Royal Pacific, all Loews hotels at
Universal OrlandoSM
; and resort infrastructure including north and south parking structures,
roadways, waterways, and Interstate-4 interchange. Dispute resolution counsel through step-
negotiation, pre-suit mediation, and litigation for the design, construction, and attraction
development projects.
• Represented aviation service providers, as Senior Legal Counsel for BBA
Aviation Services Group, regarding real estate leasing and development matters as well as
general and commercial aviation operational matters: equipment leases, general aviation
services, air carrier into-plane fueling and ground handling, fuel facility operation, glycol
recovery and deicing services; and analysis required for corporate mergers and acquisitions
as well as corporate realignment of commercial services.

2. • Successfully concluded Seminole County homeowner class action against major
developer and siding manufacturer; successfully concluded individual homeowner action
against realtor and seller for fraud regarding failure to disclose latent conditions;
• Representation in disputes under employment contracts and discrimination.
Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Appellate Mediator
Circuit Mediator - since 1995; Appellate Mediator – since 2001
Mediating civil trial and appellate matters including construction, civil litigation, including
commercial and residential foreclosures
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
2015-2017 ABA Forum on Construction Law – Division 12 – Owners and Lenders - Chair
2013-2014 Seminole Community College - Adjunct Professor: Professional Liability and
Construction Law
2008- date Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida, Inc. – President 2013
2007 Oxford University Certificate of Completion - Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test
Qualified to enroll in Roll of Solicitors - Law Society of England and Wales
2006- 2010 Member/Agent, Attorney’s Title Insurance Fund, Inc.
2005- 2009 Orange County Government -Citizen Review Board reviewing citizen claims
regarding Sheriff’s excessive use of force and abuse of power-Chair 2009
2004 College Park Neighborhood Association - President
2003- 2008 Share-the-Care, Inc. – Founding Board President
2001- 2005 City of Orlando – Municipal Planning Board, Chair 2005
2000- 2004 The Florida Bar – Chair - Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee “D”; Committee “A”
1994-95
1998- 2002 Christian Service Center – President, Board of Directors 2000
1995 Rollins College - Paralegal Studies Advisory Board Member
1994 Rollins College – Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Studies
1993- 1995 Orange County Government, Minority and Women-owned Business
Enterprise (M/WBE) Advisory Board - Chair 1995
Orange County Government - External Task Force to study M/WBE ordinance
Chairman, Joint Ventures and Credit Program Committee
1988- date Orange County Bar Association
American Bar Association - Fidelity and Surety Committee
Forum on Construction - Corporate Counsel Steering Committee 1998
1988- 1989 University of Central Florida –Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Studies
Construction Law, Legal Research and Writing
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
2015 “Maintaining Your Construction Lawyer Skills as In-house Counsel”-ABA Forum
on Construction Law – Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida
2014 “Owner’s Discovery of Defective Work” – ABA Forum on Construction Law –
Washington, D.C.
2014 “Contracting Considerations under Florida’s Public-Private Partnership Law” –
Miami, Florida
2013 HomeownerKnowHow.com launch– CEO of MG3 LLC, Developer
2012 The Florida Construction Authority - Blog
2010 Value Engineering: Bain of Existence or Benefit to All -American Bar
Association
2007 “So You Want to Build a Hotel?” - AAHOA Lodging Business Magazine
1998 Advocacy in Partnering: Do Lawyers Have a Place at Partnering?
Co-authored, ABA Forum on Construction Law
2 5 2015

3. 1992 “Reconsidering the Statute of Repose: A Reasonable Reduction”,
Florida Architect
1988 “Two Generations of A201 General Conditions: Evolution of the
Document”, Co-authored with James W. Markel
1983.1985 Editor: In Jure and Addendum - Publications of the Association of
Designers and Developers, Inc.
3 5 2015