Jennifer Harris is a Senior Associate in Peckar & Abramson’s Washington, D.C. office. Her primary areas of practice are construction and government contracts law, complex commercial litigation, and real estate law.
Senior Associate
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Joining Peckar & Abramson’s Washington, DC office enables me to serve many of the top general contractors and construction managers in the industry and work alongside highly experienced attorneys.
Jennifer’s construction experience includes representation of general contractors and subcontractors in matters involving claims for nonpayment, mechanic’s liens, wage and hour claims, design defects, and delay and disruption claims, as well as the representation of clients in the investigation and defense of payment and performance bond claims and indemnity actions. Jennifer also represents individuals, entities, and condominium associations in real estate transactions, land-use litigation, latent defect cases, and contract disputes.
Over the course of her career, Jennifer has counseled her clients in arbitrations and mediations, as well as in all stages of state and federal litigation, including jury trials and appeals.
Prior to joining Peckar & Abramson, Jennifer was a litigation attorney in Baltimore, Maryland. Jennifer also clerked for the Honorable Mickey J. Norman in the Third Judicial Circuit of Maryland.
Jennifer holds a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she graduated summa cum laude and was a member of the Heuisler Honor Society. During law school, Jennifer was on the Executive Board of the University of Baltimore Law Review, competed on the National Labor Law Moot Court Team, and served as a Rule 16 Attorney for the Civil Advocacy Clinic. Jennifer also completed externships with the U.S. Department of Labor – OSHA and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Jennifer is admitted to practice in Washington, D.C. and Maryland.
State of Maryland
District of Columbia
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Washington Building Congress
Associated Builders and Contractors
ACE Mentor Program, Greater Washington-Metro Chapter
Trash Free Maryland, Pro Bono Non-Profit Advisory Counsel - 2018
Business Volunteers of Maryland - GIVE Program Fellow - 2018
University of Baltimore School of Law Peer Mentorship Program - 2018
University of Baltimore Alumnae Council – 2017, 2018
University of Maryland at College Park, B.A.
University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude
Washington, DC Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2019
Heuisler Honor Society, University of Baltimore School of Law
“Virtual Mediation – How Do I Make it Work for Me?” ConsensusDocs, December 2020 (co-author)
“Government Limits Adequate Price Competition Exception to the Requirement to Submit Certified Cost or Pricing Data,” Peckar & Abramson GovConLaw Blog, July 2019 (author)
“Collections: Statute of Limitations on Service Contracts and Commercial Leases,” June 2018 (author)
“’Technically Speaking’—the Do’s and Don’ts of the New Maryland Electronic Filing Rules,” October 2017 (author)
“Maryland’s Reasonable Accommodations for Disabilities due to Pregnancy Act: Meaning, Interpretation, and Implications,” 44 U. Balt. L. Rev. (Sept. 29, 2014) (author)