Smith Cashion & Orr, PLC is a Nashville based law firm that focuses its practice in the area of construction litigation. The firm's clients include architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, developers, material suppliers, and insurers of architects, engineers and contractors. The firm offers its clients a wide range of services, including contract review and preparation, bid protests, claims analysis and preparation, claims avoidance, alternative dispute resolution, licensing consultation, and litigation support. The firm's attorneys have vast experience representing its clients in arbitrations, mediations, and trials at the State and Federal level. Smith Cashion & Orr routinely represents such clients in matters involving construction cost overruns, differing site conditions, changes, construction defects, defects in plans and specifications, delay, acceleration, labor disruption and inefficiency, contract suspension, and contract termination. Smith Cashion & Orr is situated to serve the legal needs of those involved in and doing business with the construction industry. Many of the attorneys of Smith Cashion & Orr have educational backgrounds in engineering and/or architecture. Furthermore, many of the firm's attorneys have actually worked within the construction industry. Furthermore, many of the firm's attorneys are members of the American Arbitration Association where they serve as arbitrators and mediators in large complex construction disputes.