The national construction law firm of Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that seven attorneys from its Texas offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston, have achieved Texas Board Certification from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) in the program’s inaugural year for the category of Construction Law.As a result, P&A now has the most Texas Board Certified construction law attorneys in any law firm.

The seven P&A attorneys now Board Certified in Construction Law in Texas are:

• George C. Baldwin, Partner (Austin)
• J. Paulo Flores, Partner (Dallas)
• Jeffrey A. Ford, Partner (Dallas)
• Tracy Russell Galimore, Senior Counsel (Houston)
• Curtis W. Martin, Partner (Houston)
• Timothy D. Matheny, Partner (Dallas)
• Matthew S. C. Moore, Partner (Houston)

According to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, "Board Certification is a mark of excellence and a distinguishing accomplishment. Within the Texas legal community, Board Certification means an attorney has substantial, relevant experience in a select field of law as well as demonstrated, and tested, special competence in that area of law."

About George C. Baldwin

George, a partner in the Austin office, focuses his practice on the resolution of commercial disputes through litigation, mediation, and arbitration. He is consistently called upon by top decision makers for his depth of knowledge and ability to resolve complicated construction-related problems in a cost-effective and business-oriented manner. He has extensive experience in cases involving scheduling problems, acceleration, delays, defective construction, and defective and ambiguous plans and specifications. Baldwin also serves as an arbitrator and mediator for the Washington, D.C. and Dallas offices of the American Arbitration Association and for private parties.

About J. Paulo Flores

Paulo is a partner in Peckar & Abramson’s Dallas office. With over 25 years of legal experience, he focuses his practice on construction law and litigation. He has successfully handled numerous construction related disputes in litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute forums and represents a wide range of industry clients. Paulo serves as both a mediator and an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association on its construction and commercial law disputes, as well as large case panels.

About Jeffrey A. Ford

A partner in Peckar & Abramson’s Dallas office, 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 understands the nuances and challenges of the construction industry and consistently demonstrates an expert handling of legal issues, as well as a deep personal commitment to his clients.

About Tracy Russell Galimore

Tracy is Senior Counsel in the Construction Law and Surety practice groups in P&A's Houston office. Tracy’s practice includes the general representation of contractors, sureties, owners, developers, subcontractors and suppliers in contract negotiation, general project execution and dispute resolution. Her experience includes first and second chair representation of construction clients in all phases of litigation. Tracy regularly negotiates commercial, industrial, multi-family and residential construction contracts and has supported the negotiation of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, as well as joint venture agreements on several major energy, chemical and power projects.

About Curtis W. Martin

Curtis is Managing Partner of P&A’s Houston office. He represents contractors and owners on large construction projects and advises clients on all facets of the construction process, from the preparation of contract documents to counseling on risk management, business and legal issues that arise during projects, and dispute resolution. Curtis draws on his extensive experience in the construction industry, where he has focused his professional life since 1979 as both a construction lawyer and an industry executive. He is one of very few lawyers who have served as President and Chief Operating Officer of an ENR-400 construction company.

About Timothy D. Matheny

Managing Partner of P&A’s Dallas office, Tim focuses his practice on construction disputes and litigation, including all phases of public procurement law, including bid and proposal preparation, contract award controversies, performance-related disputes, and contract claims. Clients value his exceptional legal acumen as well as his results-oriented and no-nonsense approach on important matters that allow companies to advance business growth.

About Matthew S. C. Moore

Matt is a Partner in P&A's Construction and Surety practice groups, where he focuses primarily on the transactional litigation and dispute resolution aspects of construction law. He represents general contractors, sureties, owners, developers, subcontractors and suppliers in all phases of construction and on a wide variety of construction-related issues, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, mechanic’s liens, contractual and statutory indemnity, payment and performance bonds, collections, fraud, extra work, construction defects, contract termination, differing site conditions, bid protests, bid mistakes and delay and disruption claims, in both the public and private sectors. He is also frequently involved in drafting and reviewing contract documents.

About the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

There are more than 100,000 attorneys licensed to practice in Texas and only 7,450 are Board Certified.Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) is authorized by the Supreme Court of Texas. It certifies attorney in 22 specific areas of law and paralegals in six specific areas. TBLS serves as a resource by listing all certified attorneys and paralegals on their online database. TBLS works to ensure that the citizens of Texas receive the highest quality legal services. For more information, visit http://www.tbls.org/Default.aspx.

About Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. maintains offices in New York City, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Oakland, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston, Dallas and Pennsylvania, and has affiliations with global firms in Latin America (through its founding membership in CONSTRULEGAL), London and China. 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. The firm’s website can be found at www.pecklaw.com.