About

Provided by Adams and Reese LLP

The Adams and Reese Construction team comprises more than 75 practitioners across nine states. The team in Florida includes AAA and Florida-certified arbitrators, construction mediators, certified general contractors, and nine Construction Law certified attorneys from the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. The team is included on the Top 50 Construction Law Firms by Construction Executive (CE) and maintains a national ranking in Construction Law in U.S. News & World Report. Attorneys work at the state, regional, and national level to serve every aspect of the construction industry, including general contractors and subcontractors, developers, owners, materials suppliers, engineers, trade associations, and technology companies.


The attorneys at Adams and Reese focus on the breadth of construction issues, from catastrophic personal injury and motor vehicle issues to construction defects, delay claims, insurance, employment, and regulatory inquiries. Additionally, the team has developed several niche construction industry practices. They are a global leader for advocacy in the roofing industry, with members of the team serving as general counsel to numerous roofing trade associations. They are uniquely adept at handling matters for materials suppliers in the construction supply chain, including windows, doors, drywall, and electrical supplies.

Chambers Review

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Construction - Florida
5
Band 5
What the team is known for

Adams and Reese LLP is home to an expert team of construction practitioners. The group is known for its niche expertise in the representation of roofing contractors that extends into public policy, statute drafting and building codes. The firm has additional related capabilities in construction-related OSHA work.

Work Highlights

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  • Adams and Reese LLP represented RWE Clean Energy Solutions in an arbitration concerning an alleged breach of a public institution's $21 million dollar energy performance contract dispute.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Trent Cotney
3
Trent Cotney
3
Band 3

Trent Cotney maintains a comprehensive construction practice covering litigation, arbitration and contract review, with particular expertise when acting for clients in the roofing industry.

Ranked Lawyers at
Adams and Reese LLP

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Florida

Construction

Trent Cotney
3
Trent Cotney
3
Band 3

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Industries

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Claims Litigation

Construction Defect

Contractors

Engineering

Infrastructure

Materials Suppliers

OSHA/Workplace Safety

Roofing

Subcontractors