FN-1229882 MN-1229882 LN-1229882, Esq.
Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator
Jacksonville, Florida
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GrayRobinson PA – Shareholder
Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator
Shareholder, GrayRobinson PA, 2011-Present; Shareholder, Tritt|Henderson, 2002-2011; Associate, Holland & Knight LLP, 1998-2002; Associate, Kirschner Main et al., 1994-1998; Law Clerk, Offices of Hon. Howard T. Snyder, 1992-1994.
Over 20 years of experience handling a variety of construction-related matters for owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, sureties, manufacturers, and condominium associations. Experience includes construction litigation and construction arbitration matters in state court and federal court in Florida and Georgia, and before the American Arbitration Association.
Substantial litigation matters handled include construction lien and payment bond claims, construction defect claims, insurance coverage for construction defect claims, payment bond claims, and breach of contract and termination claims, including liquidated damages and acceleration damages claims. Substantial construction defect matters handled include roof design and construction, mechanical equipment design and construction, building envelope performance and post-tensioned concrete building pad failure issues.
Experienced in drafting and negotiating substantial commercial and residential construction contracts for owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, leading to familiarity with AIA form contracts and other industry standard contracts.
Substantial litigation matters handled include construction lien and payment bond claims, construction defect claims, insurance coverage for construction defect claims, payment bond claims, and breach of contract and termination claims, including liquidated damages and acceleration damages claims. Substantial construction defect matters handled include roof design and construction, mechanical equipment design and construction, building envelope performance and post-tensioned concrete building pad failure issues.
Experienced in drafting and negotiating substantial commercial and residential construction contracts for owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, leading to familiarity with AIA form contracts and other industry standard contracts.
Mediated multi-party construction defects matters and breach of contract matters between owners, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals and sureties. Have also mediated claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Issues mediated include alleged design defects, construction defects, insurance coverage issues, building code violations, mold issues, payment bond issues, and contract performance issues.
Parties are in control of mediation process, but mediator is there to challenge the parties' assumptions and help identify practical, mutually acceptable solutions.
Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, WebEx. Competent in Microsoft Teams. Have conducted final hearing by Zoom without incident.
Vanderbilt University (JD-1992); Berea College (BA, cum laude-1989).
Admitted to the Bar: Georgia (2005), Florida (1993).
Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Attorney (2006); Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator (2015).
Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Attorney (2006); Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator (2015).
American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Member, 2000-present; The Florida Bar, Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section, Member, 2010-present; Construction Law Committee, Chair, 2019-2022; The Florida Bar; Jacksonville Bar Association.
A Year of Near-Misses: Summarizing Construction Legislation from the 2021 Legislative Session, 41st Annual RPPTL Legislative and Case Law Update Seminar, July 23, 2021;
Ethical Considerations, 9th Annual Construction Law in Florida, 2020;
Criminal Traps in Civil Litigation, Jacksonville Bar Association Annual Bench & Bar Conference, 2020;
Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company: Balancing the Interests Surrounding Potential Insurance Coverage for Chapter 558 Notices of Claim, Florida Bar Journal, Volume 92, No. 9, 2018;
Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company: Balancing the Interests Surrounding Potential Insurance Coverage for Chapter 558 Notices of Claim, presentation to the Joint Meeting of the Construction Law Committee and the Insurance and Surety Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, 2018;
Insurance & Indemnity, ABA Forum on the Construction Law Course on Construction Contracts, 2016;
Georgia Lien Law, Associated Builders and Contractors, First Coast Legal Series, 2015;
AIA Form Documents: A312 Bond Form (2010) & B101 (2007) Contract Documents, and A133 (2009) and A121CMc (2003), The Florida Bar Advanced Construction Law Certification Review Course, 2015;
Construction Liens in Arbitration, The Florida Bar 8th Annual Construction Law Institute, 2015;
AIA Form Documents: A312 Bond Form (2010) & B101 (2007) Contract Documents, and A133 (2009) and A121CMc (2003), The Florida Bar Advanced Construction Law Certification Review Course, 2014;
AIA Form Documents: A312 Bond Form (2010) & B101 (2007) Contract Documents, and A133 (2009) and A121CMc (2003), The Florida Bar Construction Certification Review Course, 2013;
Prompt Payment in Florida, The Florida Bar Construction Certification Review Course, 2011.
Ethical Considerations, 9th Annual Construction Law in Florida, 2020;
Criminal Traps in Civil Litigation, Jacksonville Bar Association Annual Bench & Bar Conference, 2020;
Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company: Balancing the Interests Surrounding Potential Insurance Coverage for Chapter 558 Notices of Claim, Florida Bar Journal, Volume 92, No. 9, 2018;
Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company: Balancing the Interests Surrounding Potential Insurance Coverage for Chapter 558 Notices of Claim, presentation to the Joint Meeting of the Construction Law Committee and the Insurance and Surety Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, 2018;
Insurance & Indemnity, ABA Forum on the Construction Law Course on Construction Contracts, 2016;
Georgia Lien Law, Associated Builders and Contractors, First Coast Legal Series, 2015;
AIA Form Documents: A312 Bond Form (2010) & B101 (2007) Contract Documents, and A133 (2009) and A121CMc (2003), The Florida Bar Advanced Construction Law Certification Review Course, 2015;
Construction Liens in Arbitration, The Florida Bar 8th Annual Construction Law Institute, 2015;
AIA Form Documents: A312 Bond Form (2010) & B101 (2007) Contract Documents, and A133 (2009) and A121CMc (2003), The Florida Bar Advanced Construction Law Certification Review Course, 2014;
AIA Form Documents: A312 Bond Form (2010) & B101 (2007) Contract Documents, and A133 (2009) and A121CMc (2003), The Florida Bar Construction Certification Review Course, 2013;
Prompt Payment in Florida, The Florida Bar Construction Certification Review Course, 2011.
Jacksonville, Florida
$450 Per Hour
English
United States of America
Jacksonville, FL
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