Don R. Schneider, M.S., J.D.
Instructor, Recruiting Coordinator
Recipient of the CETF Educator of Practice Award
3315-F Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Phone: (225) 578-0941
Educational Background
Master of Civil Engineering & Master of Public Works Administration, University of
Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University
Juris Doctorate in Law, Louisiana State University
Employment History
2007 – Present: Instructor (full-time since August, 2007) at Louisiana State University
in the Construction Management Department, College of Engineering, teaching Construction
Law, Construction Enterprise (capstone course), and Construction Administration. Student
Recruitment Coordinator.
1991 – Present: Attorney, of counsel to Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Blache, Balhoff & McCollister,
Baton Rouge, LA. Clients include engineers, architects, real estate developers, construction
entities, and individuals with construction problems. Worked on subdivision developments,
golf course communities, and light commercial buildings regarding contract formations,
interpretations, and enforcement, and re negotiated settlements in contested matters,
and regarding planning options for companies and owners.
1988 – 1991: Attorney, sole practitioner, Baton Rouge, LA. Practice in same areas
as present practice.
1983 – 1988: Attorney, co-managing partner in Rubin, Curry, Colvin & Joseph (now McGlinchey
Stafford), Baton Rouge, LA. Practice in same areas as present practice.
1983 – 1992: Adjunct assistant professor in the Construction Management Department
at Louisiana State University, teaching construction administration and law.
1982 – 1983: Attorney with Wesley W. Steen, Baton Rouge, LA. Practice in same areas
as present practice.
1979 – 1982: Law student at Louisiana State University. Supervised major engineering
project in Baton Rouge, LA during first year and a half of law school.
1969 – 1980: Registered professional civil engineer practicing in the area of design
and construction supervision of major road, canal, and environmental projects; supervision
of horizontal and vertical control survey program for East Baton Rouge Parish government
Research Projects
“How to Use Employee Fringe Benefits in Estate Planning” published in Prentice Hall’s
Successful Estate Planning Ideas, 1988.
Manual on how to design and build sanitary landfills, 1972.
Teaching Responsibilities
- Introduction to Construction Management
- Construction Law
- Construction Enterprise
- Construction Administration