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New Jersey
70 Grand Avenue
River Edge, NJ 07661
tel. +1 201.343.3434
fax +1 201.343.6306
rdrucker@pecklaw.com
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Robert
A.
Drucker
is a
structural
design
engineer
and
has
substantial
experience
in
the
construction
industry.
He
began
his
engineering
career
as a
design
engineer,
and
then
worked
for
contractors,
first
as a
superintendent
and
then
as a
project
manager
for
several
commercial
construction
projects.
He
also
has
an
extensive
background
in
the
curtainwall
industry.
Mr.
Drucker's
technical
background,
his
work
experience
in
the
Industry
from
which
he
developed
the
ability
to
read
and
understand
construction
drawings
and
specifications,
coupled
with
his
over
twenty–five
years
of
handling
construction
disputes
has
provided
him
the
ability
to
understand
and
analyze
the
highly
technical
aspects
of
any
matter
and
to
develop
solutions
from
both,
a
technical
and
legal
standpoint.
Mr.
Drucker’s
law
practice
involves
a
full
spectrum
of
services
to
the
Construction
Industry,
including
the
formation
and
negotiation
of
construction
contracts,
bid
protests,
extensive
counseling
to
his
clients
during
the
performance
of
the
Project
and
the
resolution
of
claims
including
complex
claims
pertaining
to
extra
work,
defective
work
claims,
delays,
suspension
of
work
and
loss
of
productivity
claims,
lien
claims,
subcontractor
claims,
insurance
coverage,
surety
claims
and
other
related
issues.
Mr.
Drucker
represents
clients
extensively
in a
variety
of
forums,
including
federal
and
state
courts,
appellate
courts,
mediations,
arbitrations,
dispute
resolution
boards
and
administrative
boards.
Mr.
Drucker
has
experience
in
the
defense
of
construction
related
personal
injury
and
property
damage
claims
Mr.
Drucker
has
successfully
obtained
the
dismissal
of
all
claims
in a
multimillion
dollar
arbitration
involving
defective
construction
and
property
damage
case,
arising
out
of
the
construction
of a
precast
garage,
as
well
as
successfully
defended
against
defect
cases
in
residential,
hospitals,
manufacturing
plants
and
school
projects,
as
well
as
recovered
twenty-one
million
dollars
in
damages
for
a
contractor
who
was
simultaneously
terminated
on
three
HUD
housing
projects.
Mr.
Drucker
has
developed
for
the
Construction
Industry,
ProjectNoticeŽ
a
new
software
risk
management
tool.
The
program
is
designed
to
provide
instant
access
to
notices
mandated
by
the
contract
for
any
notice
triggering
event
which
may
occur
on a
specific
project,
providing
contractual,
regulatory
and
statutory
compliance.
In
light
of
his
accomplishments,
Mr.
Drucker
was
selected
to
be
in
Best
Lawyers
in
America
(2006-2011),
New
York
and
New
Jersey
Super
Lawyers
(2006-2009)
for
Construction
Law
Mr.
Drucker
is
admitted
to
practice
before
the
United
States
Courts
of
Appeals
for
the
Third
Circuit,
the
United
States
Court
of
Federal
Claims,
the
United
States
District
Court
for
the
Southern
District
of
New
York
and
the
District
of
New
Jersey,
as
well
as
the
courts
of
the
State
of
New
York
and
the
State
of
New
Jersey.
Mr.
Drucker
is a
co-managing
partner
of
Peckar
&
Abramson’s
New
Jersey
office.
He
is
also
a
member
of
the
Construction
and
Public
Contract
Sections
of
the
New
Jersey
State
Bar
Association.
He
is
also
a
member
of
the
Municipal
and
Environmental
Sections
of
the
New
York
State
Bar
Association.
He
is a
graduate
of
Syracuse
University,
where
he
received
his
Bachelors
degree
in
Civil
Engineering,
and
of
New
York
Law
School.
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