Curtis J Martin
USA Guide 2023
Band 4 : Construction
Band 4
About
Provided by Curtis J Martin
Practice Areas
Construction & Infrastructure
Construction Dispute Resolution
Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
COVID-19 Task Force
Government Contracts
Power & Industrial Facilities/EPC
Public-Private Partnerships
Career
Curtis W. Martin is co-managing partner of Peckar & Abramson’s Houston office. He represents contractors and owners on large construction projects and advises clients on all facets of the construction process, from the preparation of contract documents to counseling on risk management, business and legal issues that arise during projects, and dispute resolution. He is an active mediator and arbitrator.
Curt draws on extensive experience in the construction industry, where he has focused his professional life since 1979 as both a construction lawyer and an industry executive. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of an ENR-400 construction company. He is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has taught construction law and construction contract management in 22 US states and in Canada, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Malaysia, and Cyprus. He has also taught construction law at the undergraduate and graduate level at US universities including Colorado State University and Georgia Tech.
Professional Memberships
Associated General Contractors Texas Building Branch (Legal Committee)
National Associated General Contractors Risk Management Committee (2004-2011)
Associated General Contractors of Texas (Legislative Drafting Committee)
Spring Branch Independent School District (Former Chair or Co-Chair of SBISD's Long Range Facilities Planning Committee, Bond Committee, and Bond Oversight Committee)
American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals (Member of AAA's Large Complex Construction Case Panel)
Houston Contractors Association (former Member of Board of Directors, Education Committee Chair)
Texas Bar Foundation
Construction Lawyers Society of America (Fellow)
Education
Construction Law, Texas
B.A.
Harvard Law School
J.D.
Awards
Chambers USA
Construction Law, Texas
2022
Texas Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2022
“Lawyer of the Year” - Houston
Best Lawyers
2023
Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers
2023