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Curt Martin Spoke at the Houston Contractors Association
Published Date: July 1, 2016
Curt Martin, a Partner in the firm's Houston office, spoke at the Houston Contractors Association on June 16, 2016 at the Hess Club in Houston, Texas. The presentation titled, "Weather Days – Will Your Contract Time be Extended?" discussed whether the weather justifies a time extension under your contract, building your CPM schedule to anticipate weather, documenting the impact of [...] Read More
Frank M. Rapoport Quoted in Daily Business Review
Published Date: July 1, 2016
Frank M. Rapoport was quoted in a July 18, 2014 article in the Daily Business Review titled "Plans for Miami Streetcar System Revived". The story focuses on the Miami Streetcar project being contemplated as a Public-Private Partnership (P3). Mr. Rapoport was quoted as saying "Streetcar's are sweeping the country; everyone wants to do them." He also went on to say [...] Read More
Michael S. Zicherman Authored “Pay-If-Paid Clause are Enforceable, But…”
Published Date: June 25, 2016
Michael S. Zicherman authored an article titled, "Pay-If-Paid Clause are Enforceable, But…" which focused on the enforceability of a "pay-if-paid" clause in a construction contract. The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of such a provision for a contractor as well as the enforceability of this provision in some states. While contractor’s often focus on proper contract drafting to ensure [...] Read More
Florida and California 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Published Date: June 21, 2016
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters attorney rating service, ranked nine attorneys from the firm’s Florida and California offices as 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. According to Super Lawyers, these attorneys were honored following completion of Super Lawyers’ patented multiphase selection process, which is conducted annually through a statewide survey [...] Read More
Kevin J. O’Connor Quoted in Law360
Published Date: June 17, 2016
Kevin J. O'Connor was quoted in an article titled "Attorneys React To High Court's EEOC Attorneys' Fee Ruling" in Law360, May 19, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court found a defendant doesn't need to obtain a favorable judgment on the merits of a Title VII claim to be a prevailing party, but declined to decide if the EEOC must pay $4.7 [...] Read More