Duane Morris Partner John S. Polzer Named to Retail Contractors Association Advisory Board

Duane Morris partner John S. Polzer has been appointed to the Retail Contractors Association (RCA) Advisory Board. RCA is a national organization of retail contractors united to provide a solid foundation of ethics, safety, quality and professionalism within the retail construction industry. Advisory board members are appointed by the president and serve three-year terms. During that time, they actively assist the RCA Board of Directors in identifying key industry issues and formulating policies and programs designed to positively impact those issues.

Polzer’s practice areas include commercial litigation, construction and real estate. He has worked with RCA member companies including Westwood Contractors, Elder-Jones and Shrader & Martinez. Polzer has represented numerous clients in asset purchase litigation and represented an international food company in class action litigation in California. He has represented an exploration & production (E&P) company in title litigation involving more than 200 parties and a global technology company in an antitrust suit filed by a major airline. Polzer’s experience also includes representing an international oil and gas producer in shareholder litigation filed after the announcement of a merger.

Polzer is a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2005), where he was articles editor of the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, and the University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 2002). He is an adjunct professor at Texas Christian University. Polzer’s community service includes volunteering at the YMCA and serving on the Chancellor’s Centurions for the University of Texas System.