Best Lawyers Near You in Florham Park, New Jersey for Litigation - Construction
Patrick Greene is Of Counsel with Peckar & Abramson PC and is a member of the firm’s Construction and Infrastructure Practices. Based in River Edge, New Jersey, Pat focuses his practice on Construction Law and Construction Litigation . With nearly 40 years of experience, he has advised construction contractors, construction managers, and design-builders on performance, compliance, and risk management issues arising from public and private sector projects, including extensive work in...
Paul is a foundational figure in New Jersey’s legal community. A tenacious trial lawyer with a career that spans decades, he has long been recognized both statewide and nationally as one of the most formidable practitioners of complex commercial and matrimonial litigation. His career has been characterized by the shrewd legal judgment and sharp-sighted instincts that have made him a trusted advisor in some of the most prominent and highly publicized litigations in New Jersey history. Pa...
Charles F. Kenny is a Partner in the New Jersey office of Peckar & Abramson PC , based in River Edge, New Jersey. His practice focuses on Construction Law and Litigation - Construction , with an emphasis on construction contracts and legislation affecting the construction industry. Charles serves as Counsel to the Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey and previously served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Techno...
Brian M. Murphy is a Partner in our office in Paramus, New Jersey, and he has defended clients in insurance litigation and other liability claims for over four decades. He has tried countless cases to verdict in New Jersey and New York as well as in federal courts, and he serves a strategic business partner who helps each client achieve their business goals while protecting their interests. Brian specializes in defending first- and third-party claims in premises liability matters, constructio...
Gerard J. Onorata has been with Peckar & Abramson PC since 1992 and practices in the firm’s construction litigation group. Based in River Edge, New Jersey, he focuses his practice on Litigation - Construction, with an emphasis on representing general contractors in complex disputes. Gerard regularly advises clients on issues arising under the New York Lien Law, the New Jersey Bond Act, and the New Jersey Construction Lien Law. He has authored numerous articles on these topics for th...
Edward T. Kole chairs the Business and Commercial Litigation team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. Mr. Kole handles complex corporate and commercial disputes on behalf of public and private companies in New Jersey and across the nation. Mr. Kole has represented large and medium sized businesses and corporations at every level of state and federal courts, involving a myriad of legal issues including complex contract disputes, restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation, securities ...
Donald E. Taylor is a shareholder in the Business, Commercial and Construction Litigation group at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. He is experienced in all areas of complex commercial litigation, including conducting many bench and jury trials in both State and Federal courts. In addition to handling shareholder disputes, franchise, breach of contract, leasing, and restrictive covenant cases, a significant portion of Don’s practice involves representing owners, builders, developers...
Robert J. MacPherson is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and former Chair of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry. He has extensive experience in construction matters, focusing his practice on drafting and negotiating all manner of contracts relating to construction projects and the resolution, through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation in State and Federal Courts of construction disputes. Mr. MacPherson also acts as a mediator and arbitrator and ...
Robert Drucker is a Co-Managing Partner at Peckar & Abramson PC, based in River Edge, New Jersey. He is a former structural design engineer with significant hands-on experience in both the construction industry and the curtain wall industry prior to practicing law. This technical background, including the ability to read and interpret complex design drawings and specifications, informs his legal work and supports his analysis of technically intensive construction matters. With more than 3...
Armen Shahinian practices in the areas of commercial litigation, construction litigation, fidelity and surety law, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He joined the firm in 1977 and today leads the firm’s nationally recognized Fidelity and Surety Group, one of the largest in the country. Armen served as a member and chairman of the New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee for West Essex County from 1989 to 1993. He is a member of the American Bar Association Tort Trial &am...
Daniel J. Kluska is a shareholder on the Business and Commercial Litigation team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. In his construction litigation practice, Mr. Kluska regularly represents owners, builders, developers, and general contractors in transition litigation matters and other lawsuits arising out of the construction of numerous types of projects, including condominium developments, residential communities, and single-family homes, involving claims of alleged construction and des...
A Partner in Peckar & Abramson PC ’s New Jersey office, Nick focuses his practice on Construction Law and related business disputes on behalf of contractors and corporate clients. Based in River Edge, New Jersey, he advises clients throughout all phases of claims and litigation involving complex infrastructure projects, commercial development, and residential construction. Nick regularly represents heavy-highway construction contractors, sitework and utility contractors, and special...
Bruce Meller has been a Partner at Peckar & Abramson PC since 1979 and is based in River Edge, New Jersey. His practice focuses on Construction Law and Construction Litigation , representing participants in complex construction matters across the United States. Bruce has been recognized by legal industry publications including Chambers USA , Who’s Who Legal , and The Legal 500: United States for his work in construction-related disputes and trial proceedings. Bruce’s work incl...
James P. Lisovicz is a shareholder of the Firm. Jim has 32 years of civil trial experience and has taken over 75 verdicts in premises liability, construction and construction defect, products liability, and insurance coverage matters. Jim‘s insurance practice is focused on general liability, commercial/auto, workers' compensation and employment. Jim was a founding partner of Coughlin Duffy and was the Practice Group Leader for that firm's Defense Litigation Group for 12 years.
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