Surety

Home » Experience » Surety

Experience

Practical Results

P&A delivers clear advice and strategy on matters that are most important to our Surety clients — from inception through resolution.

We are dedicated to minimizing loss and avoiding unnecessary litigation.

When necessary, we leverage our extensive litigation experience to serve and protect our clients’ interests.

Peckar & Abramson has successfully resolved performance bond, payment bond, indemnification and subrogation matters through motion practice, trial and settlement in federal and state courts throughout the United States and abroad.

Ultimately, we recognize that sureties place a premium on pragmatic, sensible and cost-effective solutions. Our experience allows us to provide high quality representation while never losing sight of our clients’ priorities and putting Results First®.

Navigating Complex Issues

A claim against a performance bond, payment bond or other construction bond sets off a complex series of interrelated events. It is essential for a surety to quickly evaluate the facts and circumstances behind the claim and understand its rights and obligations.

Our attorneys thoroughly understand the intricacies of the law governing a surety’s rights and obligations and the complexities and realities of the construction industry in both public and private sectors. We draw upon this combined understanding to assist our surety clients with a range of matters, including:

  • Performance and payment bond claim investigation, analysis, response and litigation
  • Meetings with bond principals, obligees and indemnitors
  • Enforcement of indemnity rights and prosecution of indemnity actions
  • Contesting bond principals’ default termination and pursuit of principals’ affirmative claims
  • Protection of sureties’ rights in bankruptcy proceedings and receiverships
  • Negotiation, drafting and management of takeover, tender and completion arrangements
  • Enforcement of subrogation rights and prosecution of subrogation actions
  • Drafting of bond and indemnification documents
  • Negotiation and drafting of financing arrangements
  • Monitoring of tender arrangements

P&A combines our insight and experience in the construction industry with a genuine understanding of issues affecting sureties to provide pragmatic solutions to complex problems.

View PDF

Insights

Shared

Super Lawyers® Names Five Peckar & Abramson Attorneys to 2023 Texas Rising Stars List; Crystal Dang Named to Top Up and Coming Lists

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been named to Super Lawyers 2023 Texas Rising Stars list. According to the publication, the list is exclusive, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys as Rising Stars. The following P&A attorneys were named to the Texas Rising Stars list for ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Attorney Jennifer L. Harris Named Chair of ABC Metro-Washington’s Women Building Washington Committee

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Jennifer L. Harris, senior counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has been named Chair of ABC Metro of Washington’s Women Building Washington Committee for the 2023-2024 term. The group’s mission is to support the development of women as leaders in their businesses and professions ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Expands Associate Ranks by Adding 14 Attorneys in Past Year

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that 14 associate attorneys have joined the firm since February 2022 in eight of the firm’s 11 offices – including Boston, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, River Edge, and Washington, DC. Senior Associates Hugh D. Baker (Houston, TX) Brian C. Glicos (River Edge, ... Read More

New Jersey Appellate Decision Reminds Bid Protestors to Take Caution When Determining Where to File an Action

On February 21, 2023, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that University Hospital is not a “state administrative agency” and, therefore, the Appellate Division does not have original jurisdiction to determine the merits of an action commenced by an unsuccessful bidder to challenge the award of a contract. In re Protest of Contract for Retail ... Read More

California Employers Beware: SB 1162 Expands Pay Data Reporting and Transparency Requirements

On September 27, 2022, Governor Newsom signed the Pay Transparency Act (“SB 1162”) amending California Government Code section 12999 and California Labor Code section 432.3. Of note, SB 1162 significantly changes two key areas that employers should be aware of: (i) it changes and adds to the pay data reporting requirements set forth in Gov. ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Attorney Crystal Dang Named Among ENR Texas & Louisiana’s 2023 Top Young Professionals

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Crystal Dang, senior associate in the firm’s Houston, Texas office, has been named to Engineering News-Record (ENR) Texas & Louisiana’s 2023 Top Young Professionals list. According to the publication, this annual recognition honors “the best and brightest individuals in the AEC industry under 40 years ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Partner Jerry Brodsky Named a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Jerry P. Brodsky has been named a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL). According to ACCL, Fellowship in the College is invitation-only and offered to those who have mastered the practice or teaching of construction law and dispute resolution; have established the ... Read More

Update Regarding New York’s New Registration Requirement for Contractors and Subcontractors Performing Public Works and Covered Private Projects

Some significant changes are being made by chapter amendments (S.838 and A.984) to Section 220-i of New York’s Labor Law. Contractors and subcontractors bidding on public contracts and performing work on covered private projects will have two years (by December 30, 2024) to register with the Department of Labor, Bureau of Public Works, rather than ... Read More

New Certification Requirements for Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns Seeking Public Procurement Contracts

Effective January 1, 2023, Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (VOSBs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBs) will be required to obtain Small Business Administration (SBA) certification to participate in any federal government agency VOSB or SDVOSB sole source or set-aside prime contracts. This change originated from a Final Rule (87 FR 73400) published by the ... Read More

Peckar & Abramson Announces New Executive Committee Members

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce the addition of Adam P. Handfinger, co-managing partner of the firm’s Miami office, and Matthew S.C. Moore, managing partner of Peckar & Abramson’s Texas offices, to the firm’s Executive Committee. As has been P&A’s practice, before formally joining the Executive Committee, Adam and Matt sat in ... Read More