Sanjay Kurian | Becker

Practices

Credentials

Education

- Boston University, J.D.
- University of South Florida, B.A., Mathematics

Bar Admissions

- Florida

Court Admissions

- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Clerkships

- Served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert M. Gross at Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal.
- He also gained experience as an Assistant General Counsel for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.

Speaking Engagements

Perspectives

Bio

Sanjay Kurian is Board Certified in Construction Law and AV Rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been selected as a Super Lawyer every year since 2019 which is a recognition by his peers of the top 5% of lawyers in Florida. He serves as Vice Chair of the Firm’s Construction Law and Litigation Practice.

Mr. Kurian has substantial experience representing community associations, owners and developers in a variety of construction and insurance issues. He also is a member of the firm’s Disaster Recovery team and has handled numerous hurricane claims representing condominium associations against their own insurance carriers.

He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating construction contracts for owners and developers, including with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Engineering Joint Contract Document Committee (EJCDC) contract forms. He has also drafted and negotiated numerous service contracts on behalf of Association clients.

Mr. Kurian speaks and presents frequently on construction and insurance matters with an added interest in technology and the practice of law. He has presented on “iPad and the Construction Lawyer” at the Florida Bar Construction Law Institute in 2012 and 2013. He has lectured on AIA Owner-Contractor Contract Documents for the Construction Law Review Course in 2013. Additionally he has co-presented a webinar for the Florida Bar on the Economic Loss Rule. He has also presented webinars on Hurricane preparedness and Post-hurricane Disaster Recovery. Additional topics Mr. Kurian has spoken on include insurance claims, mold issues, indemnification obligations, liquidated damages, consequential damages, statutory warranties and common law implied warranties. He is also a contributor on construction, contract, insurance and litigation issues to the Firm’s Community Association & HOA law blog.

RECOGNITION

Recognized by leading legal publication Chambers USA in the Construction category
2015 Rising Star Award
Recipient of the Austin T. Stickells Scholarship awarded for Best Written Brief for Moot Court Competition

PROFESSIONAL / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

The Florida Bar

Real Property Probate and Trust Law (RPPTL) Section

Chair, Construction Law Committee
Member, Insurance and Surety Committee (RPLISC)

Chair, Legislative Subcommittee

Co-Vice Chair, Construction Law Institute

Appointee, Professional Ethics Committee, 2020-2021

20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee, Appointed by Governor DeSantis, 2019