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Miami
One Southeast Third Avenue
Suite 3100
Miami, FL 33131
tel. +1 305.358.2600
fax +1 305.375.0328
sreisman@pecklaw.com

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Stephen
Reisman
is
Vice
Chairman
of
Peckar
&
Abramson,
serves
on
the
Firm’s
Executive
Committee
and
is
the
Co-Managing
Partner
in
Florida.
Mr. Reisman’s
primary
area
of
practice
is
Construction
Law
and
he
is
certified
by
the
Florida
Bar
as a
Construction
Law
Specialist.
His
practice
includes
the
representation
of
general
contractors,
construction
managers
and
other
construction
professionals
in
the
negotiation
and
preparation
of
construction
documents,
and
the
negotiation,
mediation,
arbitration
and
litigation
of
construction
contract
claims,
construction
and
design
defect
claims,
insurance
claims,
surety
bond
claims
and
related
matters.
Mr.
Reisman’s
construction
law
practice
also
includes
project
administration
assistance
for
the
early
identification
and
resolution
of
potential
conflicts
and
disputes.
Mr.
Reisman
has
represented
clients
in
all
aspects
of
the
procurement
process
for
public
and
private
construction,
including
airport,
seaport,
and
infrastructure
projects,
as
well
as
hotel,
retail,
hospital,
and
multi-family
residential
projects.
He
has
litigated
and
arbitrated
cases
involving
building
cladding
systems;
roofing;
foundations;
reinforced,
prestressed
and
post
tensioned
concrete
construction;
drywall
assemblies;
masonry
construction;
stucco
and
EIFS
systems;
metal,
PVC
and
CPVC
piping
and
many
other
building
systems
and
components.
He
has
also
litigated
and
arbitrated
delay
and
impact
claims
and
presented
requests
for
equitable
adjustment
on
public
works.
Mr.
Reisman
has
served
as
an
Arbitrator
for
the
American
Arbitration
Association
in
many
construction
disputes,
including
large
complex
cases
and
international
cases,
and
has
served
as
Mediator
in
numerous
construction
and
commercial
disputes.
Mr.
Reisman's
general
litigation
practice
includes
real
estate,
banking,
insurance
and
contract
disputes,
business
torts
and
property
damage
claims.
Mr.
Reisman
is
admitted
to
practice
law
before
the
United
States
Supreme
Court,
the
United
States
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Fifth
and
Eleventh
Circuits,
the
United
States
District
Court
for
the
Southern
and
Middle
Districts
of
Florida,
the
United
States
Bankruptcy
Court
for
the
Southern
District
of
Florida
as
well
as
all
courts
of
the
State
of
Florida.
Mr.
Reisman
is
AV
rated
by
Martindale
Hubbell
and
is
listed
in
Chambers
USA
among
the
highest
ranked
construction
lawyers
in
Florida.
He
is
certified
as a
Specialist
in
Construction
Law
by
The
Florida
Bar
and
is
recognized
by
publications
such
as
The
Best
Lawyers
in
America
(chosen
Lawyer
of
the
Year
in
Construction
Law
for
2012
for
Miami),
The
International
Who's
Who
of
Construction
Lawyers,
The
Legal
500
and
Florida
Super
Lawyers.
Additionally,
he
served
on
the
Construction
Advisory
Council
of
the
American
Arbitration
Association
and
serves
on
the
Advisory
Counsel
of
Florida
International
University’s
Department
of
Construction
Management.
He
is a
member
of
the
American
Bar
Association
(Construction
Industry
Forum
and
Litigation
Section),
the
Florida
Bar
(Litigation
and
Business
Law
Sections),
the
Construction
Association
of
South
Florida
and
Associated
General
Contractors.
Mr.
Reisman
is
an
active
Arbitrator
and
Mediator
and
is a
member
of
the
American
Arbitration
Association’s
Panel
of
Arbitrators
for
Construction
Industry
Disputes.
Mr.
Reisman
has
authored
articles
and
conducted
seminars
on
various
construction
law
topics
for
The
Florida
Bar,
National
Business
Institute,
Construction
Specifications
Institute,
Construction
Association
of
South
Florida,
Southeast
Construction,
and
Lorman
Educational
Services.
Mr.
Reisman
is a
graduate
of
Emory
University
(1973)
and
the
University
of
Miami
School
of
Law
(1976).
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