Denis G. Ducran

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Denis G. Ducran

Co-Vice Chair- Construction Contracts & Risk Management

Partner

Houston, TX

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"P&A offers its construction clients the best in risk assessment and dispute resolution. I will continue to work closely with contractors and other construction industry members to minimize exposure to financial and legal risk, as well as efficient resolution of disputes."

Bio

Highlights

Admissions

State of Texas

Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western U. S. District Courts of Texas

Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, Registered Architect

Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Board Certified – Construction Law

Memberships

Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Governing Council, June 2014 – June 2017, Member

The College of the State Bar of Texas, Member

Houston Bar Association, Construction Law Section, Member

The American Institute of Architects, Architect Member

Education & Courses

The University of Houston, Bachelor of Architecture, cum laude

South Texas College of Law, J.D.

FIDIC Module 2: Claims and Disputes Resolution

Awards & Recognitions

Best Lawyers, 2020-2025

Chambers USA, Construction Law, Texas, 2024

Texas Super Lawyers, 2022-2023

Publications & Presentations

Halfmoon Education Live Webinar, “Preventing and Addressing Construction Defects and Failures in Texas,” October 2021

Associated General Contractors (AGC) Houston Seminar; Presenter, “Texas Construction Law Basics,” April 2021

Toner Home Matters and Peckar & Abramson Joint Seminar; Presenter, “Texas Mold’em: Responding to a Mold Claim and Tips for Avoiding or Minimizing Them,” February 2021

Associated General Contractors (AGC) Project Manager Development Program (PMDP); Speaker, October 2020

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Peckar & Abramson Joint Seminar; Presenter, “Construction 101: Session 2 - An Overview of Texas Construction Law,” September 2020

TEXO and Peckar & Abramson Joint Seminar; Presenter, “Construction Law for Contractors,” September 2020.

AGC Houston Webinar, "Delay Claims - Force Majeure or Merely a Pandemic," May 2020

Annual CLE for Board-Certified Construction Lawyers, Houston, Texas; Presenter, "Lonergan: The Demise and the Revival", December 2019

Associated General Contractors (AGC) Houston Project Manager Development Program (PMDP) Module: Risk Management, Houston, Texas; Speaker, November 2019

HalfMoon Education Construction Law Seminar, Houston, Texas; Presenter, "Making Changes and Resolving Disputes During the Construction Process”, June 2019

Future of the Construction Industry, Houston, Texas; Moderator, "86th Texas Legislative Session Update", June 2019

AGC Houston Jobsite Innovation Forum, Panelist, "Data Collection – A Work in Progress", March 2019

The 2017 Annual Conference on ADR, Houston, Texas; Panelist, “Arbitration User’s Panel – A View from the Inside”, May 2017

30th Annual Construction Law Conference; San Antonio, Texas; Moderator, “More Insights from In-House”, March 2017

Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section; Houston Texas; Panelist, “Construction Contract 3 Ways - The Owner, General Contractor and Subcontractor Perspectives”, January 2017

The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law; Houston, Texas; Presenter, “Public Procurement in Texas”, December 2016

29th Annual Construction Law Conference; San Antonio, Texas; Moderator, “In House Perspectives: What keeps us awake at night”, March 2016

American Bar Association, TIPS Section Conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Panelist, “Bridging the Settlement Gap Between Insurers and Insureds”, May 2015

28th Annual Construction Law Conference; San Antonio, Texas; Co-Presenter, “Architect, Contractor and Program Manager: Three’s a Crowd?”, March 2015

ALFA International Conference, Asheville, North Carolina; Panelist, “Project Claims, Defaults and Damages: Making Lemonade out of Lemons”, July 2014

“How to Grow Responsibly” American Builders Quarterly, July 2014

“Criminal Contempt Charges Against Immigration Counseling Service Underline a Big Problem in Texas” Texas Lawyer, September 2010

Co-Author “AIA Contract Documents: Reloaded” Build Houston Magazine, December 2007