J. Thomas Nocar

J. Thomas “Tom” Nocar is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Area in the Columbus office. Tom dedicates his practice to construction law and construction businesses. Before becoming a construction lawyer, Tom spent 26 years managing construction projects. This experience provides him with a unique set of skills to offer his clients—broad technical knowledge of the commercial construction industry and a practical approach to dispute avoidance and resolution.

Tom regularly represents construction and real estate industry clients in transactional needs (i.e., contract negotiations and drafting, teaming agreements, licensing), project claims (i.e., nonpayment, nonperformance, defect cure, delay, acceleration, mechanic’s liens), and dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. He is a trained arbitrator and a member of the American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction Arbitrators.

Tom is well-versed in the intricacies of commercial real estate development. He has bought, developed, leased and sold commercial property. Tom has created proformas, developed if-come design, negotiated easements and tenant leases and secured financing for projects. He has constructed infrastructure, storefronts, vanilla boxes, and lease-back developments in a variety of industries including medical, retail, industrial and office.