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
- Tyler Presents on New AIA Documents at ABA Construction Forum Meeting
- Gesser and Tyler to Speak in AIA Contracts Seminar
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007
- Tyler to Speak at ABA Forum
Events
- "AIA Contracts"
- "A Disorderly Compendium of AIA Document A201 – 2007"
- "The 2007 AIA Documents: New Forms, New Issues, New Strategies"
- "Managing Construction Projects"
Publications
- Robert W. Scheffy, Jr.
E*Lert, January 11, 2007 - "Maritime Construction – Admiralty Jurisdiction Over Industrial Construction"Ruth Brewer Schuster , February 1, 2005
- Richard J. Tyler
ASHRAE Journal, February 1, 2002 - Richard J. Tyler
Construction Litigation: Representing the Contractor. 3d Ed., Aspen, Chapter 20, 2001 - Louisiana Construction LawRichard J. Tyler, principal author and editor
Federal Publications, 1995–1996






