FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – February 9, 2016 – Steven B. Lesser, a shareholder at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of law firm Becker & Poliakoff and the chair of its Construction Law and Litigation Practice Group, has been re-elected as vice president of the Southeast Florida chapter of the International Concrete Repair Institute. […]
Chapter 558, Florida Statutes requires property owners, contractors and developers to participate in a presuit process to resolve construction defect claims before proceeding to litigation. This legislation and recent case law have posed many challenges to practitioners seeking productive ways to maximize the benefits from the Chapter 558 presuit process. […]
“Grab hold of a star and great things will happen.” – Fred Gray, Forum Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, Florida, April 18, 2015 Industry commentators observe that reported decisions have languished in recent years due to an increased use of alternative dispute resolution and private arbitration. Yet despite a drop in reported decisions […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – August 21, 2015 – Steven B. Lesser, a shareholder at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of law firm Becker & Poliakoff and chair of the firm’s Construction Law and Litigation Practice Group, has been appointed by the President of the American Bar Association, Paulette Brown, to serve on the […]
