The Adams and Reese Construction and Real Estate Litigation Practice Team includes representation of political subdivisions, municipalities, public utilities, developers, owners, buyers, sellers, lenders, architects, engineers, general contractors, and sub-contractors in construction and real estate litigation throughout the South. We have successful experience in prosecuting, defending, and consulting in all types of real estate and construction disputes at the local, state and federal court levels. Additionally, many of our attorneys serve as arbitrators and mediators. Some are also engineers who are trained in critical path scheduling. We also assist in negotiation of all types of real estate and construction contracts, and are very familiar with the standard real estate and AIA documents. We provide proactive advice and counsel to our clients to help them find practical business solutions to avoid distracting and costly litigation. We understand that our clients are not in business to litigate. When there is no other practical business solution available, we are capable and successful in arbitrating, mediating, and if necessary, litigating complex issues.
Our clients
- Architects
- Buyers
- Developers
- Engineers
- General Contractors
- Lenders
- Municipalities
- Owners
- Political Subdivisions
- Public Utilities
- Sellers
- Sub-Contractors
Representative matters
The Adams and Reese Construction and Real Estate Litigation Practice Team focuses on providing seamless services for contracting projects from inception through financing, contract negotiation and dispute resolution.
- Assist in negotiation of all types of construction and real estate contracts.
- Identify practical legal solutions in various aspects of large scale projects.
- Utilize attorneys who are also engineers and trained in critical path scheduling.
- Prosecute, defend, and consult in all types of construction and real estate disputes in arbitration and/or mediation and at the local, state and federal court levels.
- Permitting and licensing for contractors and owners
- Public bid and procurement issues, including protests
- State and federal government contracts
- Real estate and development contracts
- Construction defects
- Delay and extra work claims
- Expropriations
- Insurance surety and/or bond requirements and claims
- Miller Act Suits
- Litigation
- Regulatory compliance
- Liens and privileges
- Zoning
Representative experience
- Handled the expropriation for Phase 3 of the New Orleans Convention Center.
- Represents shipyard in numerous private and government vessel construction matters.
- Litigation over Louisiana Public Bid Law for a Siemens company.
- Litigation challenging the validity of performance-based energy contracts in Louisiana.
- Drafted legislation concerning performance-based energy contracts.
- Represented an Alabama insurer in $25 million dollar construction contract dispute.
- Represented a distributor of synthetic stucco homes in numerous construction mold litigation claims.
- Advice and consultation regarding bid protests under the Federal Acquisition Regulations before the United States General Accounting Office.
- Defending and asserting lien claims under the Louisiana Public Work Acts.
- Protesting of a building management system contract for additional expansion of a 1.1-million square foot convention center.
- Served as Regional Counsel representing a major retail client in connection with bond finance transactions.
- Represented contractor during the construction of a 35-story tower in downtown Mobile, Alabama.
- Resolved dispute for large manufacturing company through proceeding before the American Arbitration Association.
- Advised client and property manager concerning transactions and litigation issues pertaining to forest lands in the South.
- Currently involved with monitoring all welding fume litigation throughout the U.S. for one of the nation's largest distributors of industrial, medical and specialty gases.
- Represents modular home builder marketing their homes in Louisiana through Home Depot.
- Represents several office building owners in connection with routine and post Hurricane Katrina issues.
