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Vertex Sponsors the ABA Public Contract Law Section 2025 Fall Forum as Gold Sponsor

November 6, 2025

Vertex is a Gold Sponsor of the ABA Public Contract Law Section 2025 Fall Forum, taking place November 13–15, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia.

Representing Vertex’s Commercial Damages & Investigation team are:

Hosted by the American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section, this year’s Fall Forum—Contracts, Compliance, and Change: Legal Perspectives in Shifting Times—brings together leading government contract attorneys, in-house counsel, compliance officers, and industry professionals to examine the evolving landscape of public contracting and procurement law.

As regulatory scrutiny intensifies and contract disputes become increasingly complex, counsel and contracting professionals rely on objective, defensible analysis to inform their strategies.  Vertex’s Commercial Damages & Investigations Government Contracts experts deliver comprehensive financial, accounting, and forensic analyses in evaluating disputes and compliance issues, quantifying damages, and assessing performance and causation issues. Drawing on decades of litigation and expert witness experience, our professionals support clients across all phases of the dispute process – from early case assessment through expert testimony – helping ensure decisions are grounded in evidence and backed by technical precision. . 

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To learn more about Vertex’s Government Contracts services or to speak with an Expert, call 888.298.5162 or submit an inquiry.

For more information about the event, visit: https://events.americanbar.org/event/DFCA075D-DD55-4839-89E4-19823168456E/summary

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Kelsey Bonner

CFE
Senior Director, Commercial Damages & Investigation

Kelsey Bonner is a Certified Fraud Examiner with experience across multiple industries. She has provided expert testimony with opinions on changed work, disruption, bid reasonableness, and forensic data analysis. She provides expertise in cost and pricing issues on U.S. Government contracts.

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The Author

Garrett Gustafson

Managing Consultant, Commercial Damages & Investigation

Mr. Gustafson is a Managing Consultant specializing in construction disputes, bid protests, and government contracts. He analyzes cost data, contractor claims, and indirect rates, providing litigation support and financial assessments across multiple industries.

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Erin O’Shea Haneman

Director, Commercial Damages & Investigation

Ms. O’Shea Haneman has over 18 years of experience in damages and cost analysis for commercial and government contracts. She specializes in bid protests, FAR compliance, forensic accounting, and contract disputes, assisting clients with claims, pricing analysis, and litigation support.

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The Author

Joel E. Lesch

CPA, CFE, CFF
Director, Commercial Damages & Investigation

Joel Lesch specializes in damages analysis, government contracts, fraud investigations, and financial assessments for troubled companies.

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The Author

Michael R. Martin, Jr.

CPA, CFF, CFE
Managing Director, Commercial Damages & Investigation

Michael R. Martin, Jr. is a Subject Matter Expert at LitCon Group, LLC, a Vertex Company (LitCon). Mr. Martin has more than 25 years of experience specializing in the preparation and defense of damage claims, investigations, forensic accounting and compliance issues for clients in the construction and government contracting industries. He has developed and rebutted damages analysis in litigation and other forums, assisted clients in responding to Government inquiries and participated in negotiations with various Government entities such as DCAA, DCMA and multiple Offices of Inspector General. Mr. Martin has been qualified and testified as an expert related to government cost accounting, incurred costs, and damages issues.

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