Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Construction Litigation and Transactional lawyer Christopher A. Ruhman has joined the firm's Houston office as Senior Counsel. An experienced complex commercial litigator and advocate, Ruhman has represented general contractors, corporate and individual owners, developers, subcontractors, vendors/suppliers and material manufacturers on projects including the new construction, renovation and build-out of large [...] Read More

Tracey L. Williams, an Associate in Peckar & Abramson's Dallas Office, has received a Diversity Scholarship for the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2018 Annual Meeting entitled “Taking Care of Business: A Mini-MBA Program for the Construction Lawyer.” The Annual Meeting will take place at the Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 11 – 13, 2018. Williams [...] Read More

Richard T. Preiss, Partner in Peckar & Abramson's New York office, participated in a panel discussion at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL), February 22 - 25, 2018 at the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, CA.  Mr. Press's session titled "Investigations in the Construction World - Who is Watching?" focused on enforcement arms [...] Read More

For the fifth consecutive year, Peckar & Abramson's Miami office has served as Supporting Sponsor of the Kozyak Minority Mentoring Picnic (MMP). Described as “the Ultimate Networking event for Minority Law Students, Lawyers and Judges,” this annual event was held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Zoo Miami with more than 300 people in attendance. Lawyers and staff from P&A attended [...] Read More

Scott G. Kearns, Partner in Peckar & Abramson's New Jersey office, authored an article in the February 2018 issue of the ConsensusDocs Newsletter entitled “Federal Appeals Court Rules That Lien Claims Filed After A Contractor Files For Bankruptcy Violate Automatic Stay”. The article illustrates the importance of timely lien filings in circumstances where a bankruptcy is anticipated. AGC Newsletter Read More