Construction Law

The construction group attorneys at Cohen Pollock Merlin & Small, P.C., provide counsel for every phase of the construction process, including pre-project planning and delivery method selection, contract drafting and negotiation, project procurement processes and protests, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation. With a nation-wide practice, our attorneys are seasoned and skilled in the representation of all stakeholders engaged in the construction process.

We draft custom forms of contracts, and related forms, for all typical construction delivery methods, and we are extremely experienced in providing recommended modifications to popular standard forms of contract published by construction industry organizations. Depending upon your needs, we draft contracts to fit your one-time project, your long-term construction program or your unique business customs and practices.

Our dispute resolution practice focuses first on the pure business economics, endeavoring to promptly assess and advise clients to enable the most cost effective decisions as early as possible so as to avoid, whenever possible, protracted and expensive dispute resolution processes. When the dispute is unavoidable, we have represented clients across the United States and internationally concerning claims such as design defects, differing site conditions, defective construction and loss of bonding capacity.

Our representative clients include major healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, utilities, public and private universities, boards of education, cities, counties, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals and sureties. We have lectured and written extensively in the field, and we serve as General Counsel to the Construction Owner's Association of America, Inc., and the Georgia Counsel of Educational Facility Planners, Inc.

Contact Attorneys who Practice in This Area:

Gregory K. Morgan
Elizabeth B. Hodges
Al Phillips