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Carlton Fields' Construction Law Practice Group is one of the largest in the Southeast. Attorneys in the group have represented parties in some of the largest construction projects in the country, including airports, hospitals, condominiums, power plants, office buildings, space shuttle launch facilities, highways, residential developments, and sports and other special use projects. The group includes nationally recognized construction lawyers experienced in all types of dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and trial. We are very proud of the fact that seven of the lawyers in our group are board certified in construction law. A successful construction project requires more than brick, glass, concrete, and hard work by skilled people. It arises from carefully drawn contracts, properly handled labor and employment issues, and the soundest possible advice on a wide range of issues from insurance and risk management to warranties; bids to bonds to contract drafting and negotiation. Whether you’re a general contractor, subcontractor, supplier, insurer, surety, public entity, private owner, architect, or engineer, we can provide legal services during all phases of construction. For example: Contracts: - Drafting and Negotiation
- Bid Mistakes and Bid Protests
- Modifications to Industry Forms
Claims and Dispute Resolution: - Trials
- Mediations and Arbitrations
- Defective Work Claims
- Differing Site Conditions
- Design Malpractice
- Condominium Warranties
- Change Order and Payment Disputes
- Construction Liens
- Delay, Acceleration, and Inefficiency Claims
- Terminations
Suretyship and Insurance: - Payment and Performance Bonds
- Builders Risk
- Commercial General Liability
- Errors and Omissions Coverage
Associations: We are leaders and active members in many construction-related professional associations, including: - The American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry
- The American College of Construction Lawyers
- The American Bar Association’s Committee on Construction Litigation of the Section of Litigation
- The American Bar Association’s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section
- National Bond Claims Association
- Surety Claims Institute
- The Defense Research Institute’s Construction Law Committee
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Associated General Contractors
- Construction Financial Management Association
- Local bar association construction law committees
Educators and Authors: Members of Carlton Fields’ Construction Practice Group frequently lecture, publish, and teach about construction law and related issues. Among the speaking engagements and articles our lawyers have produced: - “Public Contract Code and Competitive Public Bidding in Florida” (Lorman)
- “Implied Duties of Owners: ‘Say, You Agreed to Build It…You’re the Expert… I Didn’t Take on Any Risk Here’” (ABA’s Forum)
- "State-by-State Guide to Architect, Engineer & Contractor Licensing" (Aspen Law and Business)
- “Differing Site Conditions: Identifying the Risks and Liabilities” (Lorman)
- “Florida Construction Law … What Do You Do When” (National Business Institute)
- “Florida Law for Design Professionals” (Lorman)
- “Dispute Avoidance – Dumb Things Smart People Do” (Walt Disney Imagineering)
- “Preparation When Construction Litigation is on the Horizon” (National Association of Women-Tampa Chapter)
- “State-by-State Survey of the Economic Loss Doctrine in Construction Litigation” (ABA)
- “Computer Generated Evidence: Considerations in Opposing Admissibility of Animations” (ABA)
- “Defense of Sinkhole Claims: Technical and Legal Considerations” (HAS Engineers & Scientists)
- “Preparing and Presenting the Complex Surety Case to a Panel of Arbitrators” (ABA)
- “Construction Law Update” (Construction Financial Management Association)
- “Mock Arbitration”(Contractors Institute and American Arbitration Association)
- “Indoor Air Quality Claims: Defining The Practical and Legal Issues” (ABA)
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