Renard Barnes, Esq.
General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer & Secretary
Mr. Barnes has over 25 years of experience and expertise in the representation of architects, engineers, and consultants with a variety of disciplines. Having earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University in 1987 and his Juris Doctorate from Pace University School of Law in 1994, he was admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey in 1998.
Mr. Barnes currently serves as General Counsel/Chief Risk Officer of PS&S, LLC. He also manages the Company’s forensic expert and litigation service practice. Prior to joining PS&S, Mr. Barnes was a Senior Litigation Attorney at the Law Offices of Joseph Carolan, a CNA Staff Counsel Office; Corporate Counsel at Schoor DePalma/CMX; and he litigated in various Counties in the City of New York at three prominent law firms, including the Law Department at the Consolidated Edison Company of New York (“Con Ed”).
Over the years, Mr. Barnes has acquired a keen knowledge of the applicable statutes, regulations and common laws governing the practice of design professionals, which has enabled him to assist his clients in analyzing and managing their risk exposure to achieve positive results. Mr. Barnes presents a yearly ethics seminar entitled “Ethical Obligations for Licensed Engineers,” for which members of various local and national engineering associations in attendance earn continuing engineering unit credits.
He joined AJS Shared Services in 2014.
