Frank M. Rapoport was quoted in a July 18, 2014 article in the Daily Business Review titled "Plans for Miami Streetcar System Revived". The story focuses on the Miami Streetcar project being contemplated as a Public-Private Partnership (P3). Mr. Rapoport was quoted as saying "Streetcar's are sweeping the country; everyone wants to do them." He also went on to say [...] Read More

Michael S. Zicherman authored an article titled, "Pay-If-Paid Clause are Enforceable, But…" which focused on the enforceability of a "pay-if-paid" clause in a construction contract. The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of such a provision for a contractor as well as the enforceability of this provision in some states. While contractor’s often focus on proper contract drafting to ensure [...] Read More

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters attorney rating service, ranked nine attorneys from the firm’s Florida and California offices as 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. According to Super Lawyers, these attorneys were honored following completion of Super Lawyers’ patented multiphase selection process, which is conducted annually through a statewide survey [...] Read More

Kevin J. O'Connor was quoted in an article titled "Attorneys React To High Court's EEOC Attorneys' Fee Ruling" in Law360, May 19, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court found a defendant doesn't need to obtain a favorable judgment on the merits of a Title VII claim to be a prevailing party, but declined to decide if the EEOC must pay $4.7 [...] Read More

K. Stefan Chin authored a byliner entitled "Cyberattacks can Cripple the Construction Industry" which ran in the May 30, 2016 issue of the Miami Herald’s Business Monday in a feature called Sage Advice. The byliner discussed recent cyberattacks and data breaches in the US and how contractors and others in the construction industry should be aware of the risks and [...] Read More