Construction SuperConference 2019

Levi Barrett
Chair, Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management; Co-Managing Partner, NJ office
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.


Levi W. Barrett is a partner in Peckar & Abramson's New Jersey and New York offices. He serves as co-managing partner of the New Jersey office and chair of the firm's Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management practice. Levi focuses his practice on construction law and counsels clients on all aspects of public and private construction contracts. Levi leads a team of lawyers who are responsible for the preparation, negotiation and review of more than 500 construction contracts each year. This team counsels clients across the United States on issues related to risk mitigation planning and risk assessment, in connection with both public infrastructure and private construction projects. Levi works with general contractors, construction managers, owners and developers to structure and negotiate contract documents for construction projects across the United States. He also has extensive experience representing general contractors and subcontractors in complex disputes involving construction inefficiencies, delays, differing site conditions, constructive changes, extra work, and default claims. He also counsels clients regarding dispute resolution and dispute avoidance strategies. Levi has written extensively on changes to the AIA documents and conducted presentations across the country on the 2017 changes. He is also a frequent speaker and author on contract negotiations, emerging issues relative to emerging project delivery methods, design-build, and delegated design. Levi is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the State of New Jersey, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from San Francisco State University, and his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law.

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