Some attorneys like the dynamics of a trial, the verbal combat of litigation. While longtime construction attorney Robert F. Babcock certainly doesn't shy away from confrontation, he says he prefers to find out-of-court answers that work for everyone. Photo courtesy of Babcock Scott & Babcock Salt Lake City construction attorney Robert F. Babcock has built a reputation for finding workable solutions to disputes without resorting to expensive litigation. Related Links: Wyoming Lien Laws Utah's Liquidated Damages Clauses Babcock, 61, a partner and co-founder of Salt Lake City law firm Babcock Scott & Babcock, has been working for more than 35

Charles Keyes, a structural engineer with Martin/Martin Inc., is the 2013 recipient of the ENR Mountain States Legacy Award, given to an individual who has contributed significantly to the regional architecture-engineering-construction sector and the community. Photo courtesy of Martin/Martin Inc. Chuck Keyes stands on the construction site of Denver's Currigan Hall in 1967, where he led the structural engineering design for its patented space-frame system. Related Links: AIA Colorado Honors 2011 Award Winners ACEC Scholarships Keyes, 72, is beginning a "phased retirement" after 45 years at the Lakewood, Colo., firm and its predecessors. He is best known for his structural

Chances are, if you’ve driven almost anywhere in Utah on Interstate 80 or flown into Salt Lake City International Airport, you’ve used roads and tarmac paved by Mont Wilson. Photo: Alan Blakely Photography Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Wilson, now a part-time consultant for Granite Construction Co., Salt Lake City, has worked in the Utah paving industry for more than 45 years—and laid down a lot of asphalt across the state during that time. In his 20-year tenure at Granite, Wilson oversaw the company’s Portable Paving Division as division manager and helped to lead the expansion of Granite, headquartered

Wally Prebis knows as much about structural concrete as one person can. Related Links: Back to Gold Hard Hat Awards Prebis has spent his entire career, 41 years, telling anyone who would listen that prestress concrete is one of the best building materials around and why it should become a staple of the construction industry. PREBIS Now, Prebis, 79, who founded and led the Colorado Prestressers Association as its executive director for four decades, retired from the job this fall, and his calm, confident voice will be sorely missed. As the CPA leader, he convinced an entire industry, from owners

If you want to find a 7-11 store in Salt Lake City, just ask John Cameron. Cameron, the CEO of Salt Lake’s Cameron Construction Co., knows most of the city’s 7-11’s inside and out. He built 55 of them in only four years as his small contracting business grew from a small $600K - $1 million operation into one of the city’s most-respected midsize general contractors doing a thriving $23 million-$26 million a year. Photo: Cameron Construction Cameron Construction built the Temple Har Shalom church in Park City, a 30,000-sq-ft, two-story Jewish community center and synagogue. Related Links: Intermountain Best

The Mentor Retired contractor Ed Wambsganss sees life parallels where others might not—like the motivation he got from helping his mother wash chicken eggs on the family farm in Kansas when he was a boy, because “we got two cents more per egg if they were clean when she took them to the hatchery,” he says. Related Links: 2009 Legacy Award Architectural Design Project Engineering Design Project Project Managemen Project Civil/Public Works Project Cultural Project Project Environmental Project Government/Public Project Green Building Project Healthcare Project Higher Education/Research Project Industrial Project Design/Tenant Improvement Project K-12 Education Project Multifamily/Hospitality Project Renovation/Restoration Project