Top Construction Lawyers Near Me in Little Rock Area

The Overton Firm is devoted to helping small businesses, large corporate firms and individuals in the design and construction industry.. We serve start-up firms, emerging businesses and established companies, whether operating as sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations.. Our services range from providing general counseling on personal and business matters to highly specialized, sometimes nearly unique, services for design and construction industry participants.. Unfortunately in today's economy there has been an increase in issues related to the payment for labor and/or materials used for construction. This economic reality has caused a considerable increase in lien claims for non-payment of funds. Recent revisions to the Arkansas Lien Law has made it more important than ever to have an attorney who is familiar with the entire lien process to assist in either the filing of or defending against construction liens in Arkansas to protect yourself.

Professional Experience   Perry Wilson concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, commercial litigation and construction law and litigation. He is a member of the firm’s Business and Corporate Law Practice Group and Construction Law Practice Group. As part of his corporate and business law practice, Perry serves as general legal counsel for a number of businesses in Arkansas. He has negotiated and formalized the sales and acquisitions of numerous small and mid-sized businesses. He has litigated over 35 jury trials to verdict during his career, and he has significant experience in handling multi-party, multi-district litigation. From 2000 to 2002, he served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas. Perry joined the firm in 2002.. Practice Areas. Court Admissions. Professional Associations. Community Involvement. Presentations and Thought Leadership. Noteworthy. Education

Dewey Watson practiced law for thirty-nine years with Arkansas’ largest firm, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, as a trial lawyer. Currently, he is a full-time mediator with ADR, Inc. Throughout his career as a trial lawyer, he tried a wide variety of cases before juries, judges, and arbitrators throughout the State of Arkansas. He is a bronze star recipient for service in Vietnam and a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.. Since 1990, Dewey has had extensive training as a mediator and has mediated cases concerning medical malpractice, automobile accidents, premises liability, property disputes, commercial construction, residential construction, franchise rights, and domestic relations. Dewey is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes through principled negotiation. If negotiation fails, he believes that arbitration is a fair, confidential, speedy, and economical forum for final resolution of disputes.

David M. Donovan's training for law practice began in college, competing in intercollegiate debate. Following his law school education, David clerked for a United States District Court Judge in Little Rock, before beginning private practice. He is licensed in both Arkansas and Arizona, and has actively litigated in both jurisdictions.. David's practice focuses on complex insurance and commercial litigation. In recent years, he has focused his practice on: ERISA and disability insurance; insurance bad faith; products liability; professional liability, defending lawyers, engineers, architects, and insurance brokers; construction litigation; complex commercial litigation, including the defense of consumer class actions; and the prosecution and defense of lender liability claims. David also has an active medical malpractice practice.. David has extensive experience in federal court. He was appointed by the Judges of the Eastern District of Arkansas to the Court's Federal Practice Committee, serving as chairman in 2010. He has conducted CLE seminars on federal court practice.. David's practice extends to both trials and appeals. He is one of the select few Arkansas litigators who is recognized as both an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer.. David has been the lead defense counsel in the litigation of the constitutionality of the 'Arkansas Tort Reform' legislation.

All construction projects have risks, and having the right legal counsel is paramount. Clients know Larry for his expertise in construction contracts, finance, regulation, litigation, mediation, and arbitration. Yet, it is his understanding of the construction business that makes him invaluable.. Larry's experience in construction and construction contracts began long before he was attorney. Prior to becoming a construction attorney, he was a project superintendent, project engineer, project manager, and senior project contracts manager for  the largest construction, architecture, and engineering companies in the United States. With 20 plus years in the construction industry, Larry's knowledge of and experience with every aspect of commercial, industrial, and energy projects make him an invaluable asset.. Larry has worked as an attorney for a large law firm and as corporate counsel for one of the largest engineering & construction companies in the world, providing legal counsel for local, national, and international projects and construction disputes. He is a panel American Arbitration Association Arbitrator & Mediator. Larry has extensive legal experience with construction litigation, construction claims, consulting contracts, design agreements, construction contracts,  project finance, supply agreements, project counsel, construction business and tax matters, and construction regulatory, licensing, and lien matters. Larry also provides legal counsel on contract structures for large projects, including project delivery methods (design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager, EPC & EPCM). As one of the only attorneys in the State of Arkansas who has worked on public-private partnership transactions deals and project development, Larry supplies administrative and transactional guidance to clients on public-private partnership projects.. In addition to construction law matters, Larry also provides general corporate law and OSHA legal services, such as compliance counsel and citation representation & appeal counsel. Larry is publishes often in construction publications, is a corporate contract advisory attorney for LexisNexis, and is an adjunct professor of construction law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Construction attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.