Katherine L. Heckert

Experience

• Represented national homebuilders and suppliers in defense of construction defect disputes related to defective stucco and mold claims; claims included breach of contract, business torts, fraud, and statutory violations in state and federal courts.
• Represented national homebuilder in defense of Chinese-manufactured gypsum drywall class actions.
• Represented subcontractor in the defense of an $85 million defective construction and environmental claim on a phosphate reservoir project.
• Represented manufacturer in defense of $65 million defective construction claim on a public transit project.
• Represented manufacturer in indemnity and breach of contract litigation against a subcontractor arising from a construction injury suffered by the subcontractor’s employee in federal court.
• Lead arbitration counsel for national homebuilder in defense of construction defect disputes.
• Represented nation's largest lessor and distributor of industrial and heavy cranes in various lien and bond disputes.

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Recognition

• Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar
• Florida Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2019–2020)

Professional & Community Involvement

• The Florida Bar
  • Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
    • Executive Committee (2018–present)
    • Co-Vice Chair, Insurance and Surety Committee (2018–present)
    • CLE Chair, Construction Law Committee (2018–present)
  • Construction Law Board Certification Committee
• Lutheran Services Florida 
  • Head Start Advisory Committee
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Construction Law Section
    • Co-Chair (2019–2021)
• Emerge Tampa Bay
• Tampa Connection, Class of 2014–2015

Speaking Engagements

• “Demand Letters That Work,” National Association of Credit Management (NACM), Florida Statewide Wholesale Building Materials Distribution Group (June 19, 2018)
• "Electronic Discovery Basics: Practical Considerations and Tips," Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association April CLE Luncheon (April 11, 2017)
• “Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Collection Processes and Procedures,” Carlton Fields Firmwide CLE (August 17, 2015)
• "How to Use Technology and Social Media Effectively as Affiliate Leaders," ABA Young Lawyers Division Spring Conference, Tampa, FL (May 15, 2015)
• "Everyday Discovery Challenges: The Practical Basics of Electronic Discovery," Carlton Fields Firmwide CLE (April 15, 2015)

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