What is Construction Litigation
https://reganatwood.com/2020/02/04/wh... (Jacksonville, Florida) and (Orlando, Florida) Jeff Regan, Gene Atwood, and Chad Walker are Florida Bar board certified construction law attorneys and partners at Regan Atwood P.A.
The attorneys' board certification makes them experts in construction law. In this video, they discuss what construction litigation they handle, is and the types of construction law cases they work on.
Gene said he loves construction litigation "because it''s something that is new every time you do it. You don't know how it's going to start, and you certainly don't know how it will end. You meet interesting people. They have intriguing problems. And the problems can be quite complex."
Gene talks about some of the cases he's worked on, that he has appreciated the clients he's worked for, and quality attorneys he's faced.
Chad said that construction law or construction litigation is anything involving the construction industry. That could be commercial construction, industrial construction, residential construction, and even roads and bridges.
There are disputes that come up all the time on construction projects. Sometimes they come up in the beginning of a project, sometimes they come up in the middle and sometimes years later, and it could be any kind of issue.
It could be a breach of contract claim, it could be a dispute about a change on the project, which is called a change order claim.
There could be delay issues on the project or multiple sources of delay. There may be a dispute about who's responsible for that delay. And oftentimes there's a liquidated damages clause in a contract. So there might be disagreement among the parties as to who's responsible for those liquidated damages.
There can be payment issues such as lien claims or bond claims on a project. You could have a subcontractor, for example, on a commercial project that just goes bankrupt or otherwise defaults on its obligations. And so really, the practice of construction law is really anything involving a construction project and those types of disputes that can happen.
Construction law is recognized as a specialty by the Florida bar who provides a board certification in construction law. Jeff, the managing partner of the firm, is a double board certified attorney: in construction law, and in business litigation.
Jeff describes construction law as involving both the transactional and litigation practice in the areas of construction projects.
Construction law involves on the transactional side, the drafting of contracts to construct anything from a simple family residence to a multimillion-dollar industrial project. It involves not just drafting the contracts but involves negotiations, understanding the building codes and the nuances that have to be considered within that and understanding how to allocate risks within the construction contract among the different contracting parties.
On the litigation side, construction law involves resolving disputes before a tribunal, whether that's a state or federal court or in a private arbitration panel if so chosen by the parties. The number of disputes in construction litigation are varied.
The saying that time is money is very true in the construction practice because one of the big areas of litigation involves delay on projects.
Regan Atwood handles construction law, business litigation, and real estate litigation for large and small local, regional, national and international clients.
Regan Atwood is known for handling sizable construction cases, real estate issues, and complex business disputes.
• Managing Partner and Attorney, Jeffrey C. Regan, has 30+ years practicing Florida law, Florida Bar Board Certified in Business Litigation, and in Construction Law.
• Partner and Attorney, F. Eugene Atwood, has 20+ years practicing Florida law, Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law; admitted in Florida and Georgia.
• Partner and Attorney, Charles R. Walker, Jr., has been practicing Florida law since 2001, and is Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law.
• Partner and Attorney Chad Dean, has practiced Florida law since 2002, and concentrates on real estate and title litigation, homeowner and association litigation, commercial litigation and real estate transactions.
• Attorney Judson C. Bradley, has been practicing Florida law since 2015, concentrating on construction litigation, business litigation, and real estate litigation.
You may contact Regan Atwood for serious legal inquiries by calling 904-356-1300 for an appointment. Regan Atwood PA is located at 9905 Old St. Augustine Rd., Suite 400, (Jacksonville, Florida) 32257.
Regan Atwood P.A. also has offices located at 4767 New Broad Street, (Orlando, Florida) 32814. For serious legal inquiries please call 407-514-2621 for an appointment.