Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Kim Altsuler, chair of the firm’s residential and multi-family practice and co-chair of the firm’s diversity & inclusion committee, has been named Co-Managing Partner of the firm’s Houston office. Kim shares the role with Matt Moore. Matt has also been named Managing Partner of the […]

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that eight attorneys have been named to the 2022 Florida Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists. The following P&A attorneys were named to the Florida Super Lawyers list for 2022: Jerry P. Brodsky Melinda S. Gentile Adam P. Handfinger Stephen H. Reisman Gary M. Stein The […]

CE: “Top 50 Law Firms”: Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that it has been ranked first among Construction Executive (CE)’s “The Top 50 Construction Law Firms™.” P&A has held this distinction since 2019, the inaugural year of the publication’s rankings. According to CE, to determine the 2022 ranking the publication invited […]

On June 10, 2022, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed two House Bills that amend the Illinois Wage Payment & Collections Act, 820 ILCS 115 et. seq. (“Wage Act”), to provide greater protection for individuals working in the construction trades against wage theft in a defined class of projects.  Pursuant to this new law, every general […]

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here During a construction project, it is not uncommon for disputes to arise between a general contractor and a subcontractor.  Frequently, these disputes involve claims for extra work and delay damages that can be attributed to the owner of the project due to deficient […]

This article was written for the ConsensusDocs newsletter and first appeared here. There has been much talk in the last several months about OSHA’s intent to establish a national standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness. OSHA’s Region VI, covering the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico[1], has had a regional emphasis […]

Jerry P. Brodsky, a partner in the firm’s Miami office and Director of the Latin American practice, will present “Ethics, Advocacy, and Expert Independence” at the Society of Construction Law North America‘s 2022 Conference. The presentation will take place on July 8 from 4:00-5:00pm MDT. The conference runs from July 7-8 at the Omni Interlocken […]

Steven Weber, co-chair of the firm’s government contracting & infrastructure practice, and Timothy D. Matheny, managing partner of the firm’s Dallas office, will present “Understanding Buy America Legislation to Avoid Buying Trouble” at the 2022 AGC Federal Contractors Conference. The presentation will take place during lunch on June 22 from 11:30-1:00pm ET. The conference runs […]

Charles F. Kenny, a partner in Peckar & Abramson’s New Jersey office, will participate in the 2022 Construction Law Forum hosted by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education and presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Construction Law Section. The program will provide a day of in-depth analysis of some of the most common […]