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Richard Tyler is a partner in the firm's New Orleans office and chair of its construction practice.  He is a graduate of Georgetown University and the Georgetown University Law Center. 

He has been a member of the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group since 1982, and his practice involves complex matters in the fields of construction and real estate, business litigation, and health insurance. 

Mr. Tyler is a member of the American Arbitration Association's National Roster of Neutrals.  His ADR training includes AAA Arbitrator I Training (Commercial), AAA Arbitrator II Training (Construction), the Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop, and the AAA Construction Mediation Conference.

He is also an active member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, where he is the immediate past chair of the Division 3 (Design) Steering Committee, and the ABA Section on Litigation's Construction Litigation Committee, where he serves as a program co-chair.

Mr. Tyler frequently writes and speaks on a variety of topics.  He has participated in seminars and programs for the American Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, the Defense Research Institute, the National Conference on Building Commissioning, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Federal Publications, Lorman Educational Services, and Professional Education Systems.  He is a contributing author to Construction Litigation, Representing the Contractor, 3d Ed. (Aspen, 2001) and the Fifty State Monograph on the Enforceability of "No Damages for Delay Clauses" (American Bar Association, 1998).

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Construction Law (also listed in 2007)
• Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation (also listed in 2007)
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.

Representative Matters

• In re: Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation (Berthelot, et al. v. Boh Bros. Construction, et al.), Civil Action No. 05-4182, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.  Consolidated class and individual actions claiming that the New Orleans area hurricane protection system failed during Hurricane Katrina due to design and construction defects.
• Represent EPC contractor in payment dispute with refinery owner.
• Provider payment litigation: defending multiple insurers in dispute with health care provider over reimbursement rates.
• Baton Rouge airport litigation: Represented airport program manager in multiple suits arising out of contractor's termination.
• Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 947 So.2d 171 (La. Ct. App. 2006).  Represented a contractor in the appeal of adverse trial court judgement in a household exposure mesothelioma case.
• Represented purchaser in arbitration proceeding against vendor of customized Customer Relations Management software package.
• Agreement for turnkey construction of 48,000 horsepower gas handling facility and associated flowlines and connections.
• Master Service Agreement for $278 million road construction project.
• Design-build agreement for construction of $58 million heavy manufacturing plant.
• Design and construction agreements for newspaper administrative offices and production facility.

News

• Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
• 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® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
• Forty-Seven Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in the 2007 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers; One In Top Ten, Four In Top Fifty, Two In Top Twenty-Five Women
• Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007

Presentations

• "AIA Contracts", April 29, 2008
• "A Disorderly Compendium of AIA Document A201 – 2007", January 2008
• "The 2007 AIA Documents: New Forms, New Issues, New Strategies", January 2008
• "Fundamentals of Construction Law", November 2006
• "Ten Key Decisions to a Successful Construction Project", October 2005
• "Louisiana Construction Law, Mechanics' Liens and Public Works Contracts", May 2005

Publications

• "Clause For Concern: Common Construction Contract Provisions"
  ASHRAE Journal, February 1, 2002
• "Contract Law Principles"
  ASHRAE Journal, January 1, 2002
• "Defending Against Owner Claims"
  Construction Litigation: Representing the Contractor. 3d Ed., Aspen, Chapter 20, 2001
• Fifty-State Monograph on the Enforceability of "No Damages for Delay Clauses"
  American Bar Association, 1998
• Louisiana Appellate Practice Handbook
  The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1986–1995,
• Louisiana Construction Law
  Federal Publications, 1995–1996,
• "Legal Aspects of Building Commissioning – Claim Avoidance"
  ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 100, Pt. 2, 1994

Memberships

• American Bar Association
  • Section on Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee – Co-Chair, Program Subcommittee, and Former Chair, Survey of State Laws Subcommittee
  • Forum on the Construction Industry – Chair, Division 3 (Design) Steering Committee, 2006 to date, and Member, 2002–2006; Division Communication Task Force; Strategic Planning Committee
• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (Consultant, Guideline Committee GPC1-1996R; Task Group 1-GLE, General Legal Education – Voting Member, 2000–2002 and Program Chair, 2001–2002)
• Defense Research Institute (Construction Law Committee, 1996–1998)
• Garden District Security District (Commissioner, 2006 to date)
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (Member, 2001–2004; Chair, 2005–2006)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas