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Berger Singerman Grows Construction Law Practice With Addition of Adam E. Richards
Seasoned Construction Law attorney joins firm’s award-winning Dispute Resolution Team
October 1, 2020
MIAMI, FL – October 1, 2020 – Berger Singerman, Florida’s business law firm, is pleased to announce that construction lawyer Adam E. Richards has joined the firm as a partner on the Dispute Resolution Team. Adam is an innovative strategist who will handle both the transactional and dispute resolution/litigation needs of the firm’s growing construction client base. He will be resident in the firm’s Miami office.
“Adam’s substantial experience in construction and complex litigation will add to our already deep and strong Dispute Resolution Team and will be of great value to our clients,” said Paul Steven Singerman, co-chair of Berger Singerman. “His background representing clients across a wide range of industries gives him great insight into understanding clients’ business objectives and the ability to offer them creative and effective counsel. Our entire team is thrilled to welcome Adam to the firm.”
Adam has dealt with a wide range of construction projects throughout the state, including hotels, courthouses, treatment plants, residential/commercial buildings including one of the tallest in the country, restaurants, a major expressway in Miami as well as other road improvements, and luxury homes. He represents national and international general contractors, owners/developers, associations, local builders/trades, and design professionals in both the public and private sectors.
Adam began his legal career in the construction defect group of a regional law firm, where he became intimately familiar with the role of insurance in construction, recovery, as well as defending claims and lawsuits. He then worked at a boutique law firm routinely drafting and revising AIA Construction Agreements in connection with a multitude of construction projects. Notably, his experience also includes a role as General Counsel and Vice President of Operations for the largest residential roofing contractor in South Florida, where he was responsible for all phases of the business from training, contract negotiations, preconstruction, management, closeout, to dispute resolution efforts with customers, trade partners, suppliers and municipalities.
Following his time in-house, Adam joined a large, Orlando-based law firm where he lead the construction practice for the firm’s Miami office, and most recently, he litigated multi-million dollar disputes on behalf of national and international general contractors.
Adam’s complex construction experience includes contract disputes, delay claims, non-payment, lien/bond claims, defects, insurance/loss events, property damage, catastrophic injury/death, inverse condemnation, subrogation, and risk transfer/indemnity in state and federal courts on both public and private projects throughout Florida.
He earned his BA in Philosophy, Politics and Law from SUNY at Binghamton, graduating cum laude and his JD from University of Miami School of Law, graduating cum laude.
