Jeffrey Ford

Practice Areas

Construction & Infrastructure

Construction Dispute Resolution

Internal Investigations

Power & Industrial Facilities/EPC

Public-Private Partnerships

Business Litigation

Surety

Career

Jeffrey A. Ford is of counsel in Peckar & Abramson’s Dallas office. He joined the firm in 2016 and served on the firm’s Executive Committee until the end of 2022. Prior to joining Peckar & Abramson, Jeff was a founding shareholder of Ford Nassen & Baldwin, P.C.

Jeff represents contractors, developers, owners, specialty contractors, and sureties in all facets of the construction process, from the preparation of contract documents, to counseling on business and legal issues that arise during projects, and the resolution of disputes. He has extensive experience as a mediator and arbitrator and is an active member of the American Arbitration Association’s Large Complex Construction Case Panel of Construction Arbitrators.

A highly proficient litigator, Jeff has successfully defended numerous contractors in cases involving claims of alleged defective construction. He is well-versed in negotiating complex settlements of claims, both within the United States and abroad, and has prepared and negotiated major design and construction agreements for numerous high-profile projects, including a multi-building headquarters for one of the world’s leading technology companies.

Jeff is an elected Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, and served on the College’s Board of Governors. He is also a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation. Jeff was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2013 Dallas Construction Law Lawyer of the Year. He was also ranked by Texas Super Lawyers among the Top Ten Texas Lawyers in 2016 – the only construction lawyer included – and in the Super Lawyers Top 100 Texas Lawyers from 2014 through 2019, and 2022.

Professional Memberships

American College of Construction Lawyers (Fellow and Member of Board of Governors)

State Bar of Texas (Construction Law Section, former member Governing Council)

Dallas Bar Association (Construction Law Section, former Chair)

American Bar Association (Forum on Construction Industry and Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, former Vice-Chairman)

North Dallas Chamber of Commerce (former Chair)

Education

Awards