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J. David Pugh

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2009
  • Recognized in:
    Construction Law
    Litigation - Construction
  • Law School:
    Vanderbilt University
  • Website:
    http://www.bradley.com
  • Location:
    One Federal Place
    1819 Fifth Avenue North
    Birmingham, AL 35203
"J. David Pugh is very energetic and knowledgeable; he gets involved where it counts!"

-Dan Brodbeck (Compass Partners), Brentwood

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Lawyer Bio

David Pugh is a partner in the firm's Construction and Procurement Practice Group. He is also a member of the firm's Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups.

David has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, insurance companies and sureties throughout the United States. He has advised clients at every stage of a construction project: conception, planning, performance and closeout. He has drafted and negotiated contracts for several large scale projects, and he has participated in trials, hearings, appellate arguments, mediations and arbitrations in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Mexico, among others. He has also argued before the United States Supreme Court representing a pipe subcontractor involved in the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Florida and Alabama.

In addition to his work with the firm's Construction Practice Group, David has worked on various general litigation matters including commercial contract and insurance cases. He is also a registered patent attorney and has prosecuted a variety of mechanical, electrical and chemical patents as well as design patents and trademarks. He has litigation experience in state and federal courts prosecuting and defending claims of patent infringement, trade secrets, Lanham Act violations and other business tort or anticompetitive practices.

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  • Additional Information
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge

Education:

  • Vanderbilt University , J.D., graduated 1988
  • The University of Alabama, B.S., graduated 1984

Bar Admissions:

  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association

Affiliations:

  • Alabama State Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Birmingham Bar Association - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Construction Law, Birmingham (2019)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
 

Awards:

  • Alabama Architectural Foundation, Board, 2011- present
  • Design Build Institute of America, South Central Region Board, 2011- present
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, Alabama Chapter Board, 2007-present
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, National Board, 2013-2015

Areas of Expertise:

  • Commercial Development
  • Condominiums
  • Construction Disputes
  • Contract Review and Negotiation
  • Contractors
  • Government Contracts
  • Industrial
  • Insurance Coverage
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"J. David Pugh is very energetic and knowledgeable; he gets involved where it counts!"

Dan Brodbeck, Compass Partners, Brentwood

Firm Details

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
http://www.bradley.com
 
Headquarters
One Federal Place
1819 Fifth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 521.8000
10 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Alabama

Alabama

Huntsville, AL

200 Clinton Avenue West, Suite 900

Huntsville, AL 35801-4900

United States

(256) 517.5100

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Montgomery, AL

RSA Dexter Avenue Building, Suite 9075

445 Dexter Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36104

United States

(334) 956.7700

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Washington, DC

1615 L Street, NW, Suite 1350

Washington, DC 20036

United States

(202) 393.7150

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Florida

Florida

Tampa, FL

100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2200

Tampa, FL 33602

United States

(813) 559.5500

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Mississippi

Mississippi

Jackson, MS

One Jackson Place, Suite 400

188 East Capitol Street

Jackson, MS 39201

United States

(601) 948.8000

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North Carolina

North Carolina

Charlotte, NC

Hearst Tower, Suite 3700

214 North Tyron Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

United States

(704) 338.6000

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Tennessee

Tennessee

Nashville, TN

Roundabout Plaza, Suite 700

1600 Division Street

Nashville, TN 37203

United States

(615) 244.2582

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Texas

Texas

Dallas, TX

4400 Renaissance Tower

1201 Elm Street

Dallas, TX 75270

United States

(214) 939.8700

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Houston, TX

JPMorgan Chase Tower, Suite 4800

600 Travis Street

Houston, TX 77002

United States

(713) 576.0300

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Lawyer Case History

Other Court Admissions


  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
  • United States Patent & Trademark Office
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama

 
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