Partners Paul G. Monte and Neal I. Sklar, of Peckar and Abramson, P.C.(P&A), have been selected as Fellows of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA). The CLSA describes itself as is an invitation-only international honorary association composed of preeminent lawyers specializing in construction law and related fields.

Paul Monte is Co-Managing Partner of P&A’s New York office. Paul has 30 years of experience in construction, public contract and infrastructure law. He has extensive trial, arbitration and appeals experience, successfully prosecuting and defending complex multi-million-dollar disputes. He also has significant transactional and project support experience on cutting-edge infrastructure projects, including design-build and public-private partnership (P3) projects.

Neal Sklar is a Partner in P&A’s Miami office. His primary area of practice is focused on the representation of general contractors, construction managers and infrastructure contractors in a variety of construction related matters. These matters include providing counsel on state and federal government projects as well as P3s involving transportation, commercial, heavy and social infrastructure, energy and multifamily residential projects.

P&A Chairman, Steven M. Charney notes, “it is an honor that CLSA has named Paul Monte and Neal Sklar as fellows. It is a privilege to work alongside Paul and Neal. Their unrelenting determination to achieve the best outcome for our clients across the construction industry is inspiring to all who work with them.”

P&A is proud to have the following attorneys recognized as Fellows of CLSA:

• George C. Baldwin
• Curtis W. Martin
• Bruce D. Meller
• Paul G. Monte
• Stephen M. Seeger
• Neal I. Sklar
• Michael S. Zicherman

About the Construction Lawyers Society of America

The CLSA describes itself as an invitation-only international honorary association composed of preeminent lawyers specializing in construction law and related fields. According to CLSA, lawyers are invited into Fellowship upon a proven record of excellence and accomplishment in construction law at both the trial and appellate levels and may be in any discipline in the construction law arena, including contract specialization, negotiations, litigation, arbitration, appellate and/or surety law, but who have in addition superior ethical reputations. The CLSA also states that it seeks a high level of diversity in its selection process. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level or are independent practitioners with recognized advanced status among their peers. 

About Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. maintains offices in New York City, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Oakland, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston and Dallas, and has affiliations with global firms in Latin America (through its founding membership in CONSTRULEGAL), London, China and India. In addition to its core construction practice, the firm has affiliated practice groups who counsel contractors on labor and employment matters, corporate and regulatory compliance issues including D/M/WBE compliance and general corporate and real estate matters. For more info, visit www.pecklaw.com