Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Gregory A. Eichorn, partner in the firm’s Chicago office, was elected as Chairman of the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee for the 2024-2025 term. Effective June 7, 2024, Greg will lead the committee whose goal is to enhance the development and objective standard of contractual relations between parties involved in engineering design and construction projects.

Edward O. Pacer, managing partner of P&A’s Chicago office, commented, “We couldn’t be more excited for Greg and this opportunity to lead the committee’s efforts in bolstering the project delivery process for U.S. Infrastructure projects.” He continued, “His exceptional knowledge base will undoubtedly be instrumental in furthering the education and promotion of high-quality contract documents.”

About Gregory A. Eichorn

Greg currently represents some of the nation’s largest contractors, and his practice involves the resolution of complex construction disputes through negotiations, mediation, and, when necessary, arbitration and litigation for issues including breach of contract, liens, delays, wrongful termination, impacts, defective work and design, governmental audits, inefficiencies, bonds and insurance claims.

Greg’s background in construction and the law has afforded him with a unique ability to troubleshoot difficult issues before they become formal disputes through counseling, best practices, innovation, strategic solutions, and risk assessment and management.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. His law degree at John Marshall Law School was earned while he worked full time for the nation’s largest general building contractor and construction manager in a variety of roles, ranging from cost and scheduling engineer, project accountant, senior engineer, project superintendent, and then serving as Corporate Counsel. Greg is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois. He serves as an adjunct professor of construction contracts and disputes at Northwestern University.

About Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee

The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) is a joint venture of key contractor and engineering professional associations charged with producing standardized documents for use on construction projects involving the use of engineering services as well as guidelines and commentaries on the use of these documents. Visit the Committee’s website here.

About Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. maintains offices in New York City, New Jersey, Boston, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston and Dallas, and has affiliations with global firms in Latin America (through its founding membership in CONSTRULEGAL) and across Europe (through its founding membership in Leading Construction Lawyers International Alliance). In addition to its core construction practice, the firm has affiliated practice groups who counsel contractors on labor and employment matters, corporate and regulatory compliance issues including D/M/WBE compliance and general corporate and real estate matters.