Jones Walker’s Construction Law attorneys offer a broad range of construction-related legal services. The team works closely with other attorneys in the firm, such as the environmental and toxic torts practitioners, to ensure that each matter is handled as effectively, efficiently, and economically as possible.

Noteworthy

Construction law attorneys are involved in many legal, educational, and industry organizations, including:

• ABA Forum on the Construction Industry
• ABA Litigation Section Construction Law Committee
• Associated Builders & Contractors Bayou Chapter
• Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Inc.
• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
• Construction Specifications Institute 
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering

Our attorneys have authored papers and presented programs, both at the local and national level, on a variety of construction law issues, including claims, claim avoidance, commissioning, damages, indoor air quality, public and private works acts, and public bid law.

News

• Jones Walker Joins with Miller Hamilton
• Tyler to Moderate Session at Fall Meeting of ABA Forum on the Construction Industry
• Louisiana Now Requiring Extensive Disclosures By Those in Public Service
• Tyler Presents on New AIA Documents at ABA Construction Forum Meeting

Events

• "Resolving Problems and Disputes on Construction Projects"
• "Owners and Architects Part II: 'I Think this is the Beginning of a Beautiful Relationship'"
• "AIA Contracts"
• "A Disorderly Compendium of AIA Document A201 – 2007"

Publications

• Jones Walker Overview of 2008 Louisiana State Legislature Regular and Extraordinary Sessions
  July 3, 2008
• "New Construction Codes"
  Robert W. Scheffy, Jr.
  E*Lert, January 11, 2007
• Tip Sheets For Hiring Contractors in LA and TX
  Richard J. Tyler and Stephen T. Miller
  Jones Walker E*Bulletin, October 20, 2005
• "Clause For Concern: Common Construction Contract Provisions"
  Richard J. Tyler
  ASHRAE Journal, February 1, 2002