About
Christopher J. Weiss practiced with Holland & Knight, LLP for 35 years. He become the co-exercise institution chief of the Florida Construction Industry Practice Group. He commenced his creation boutique law workplace in 2012. A diagnosed authority in construction matters, Mr. Weiss has represented clients in production disorder, architectural and engineering claims because 1977. He has conducted primary litigation in many nation and federal courts, and has also participated in a whole lot of arbitrations.
Mr. Weiss regularly lectures on the invitation of various expert corporations sponsored through the Orange County Bar, Florida Bar Association, Practicing Law Institute, and The School of Building Construction on the University of Florida. He has authored many articles associated with the construction enterprise.
MATTERS HANDLED BY MR. WEISS:
* Defense of claims totaling $fifty one,000,000 on behalf of a manufacturer springing up from the construction of a desalinization plant in Florida;
* Defense of a first-rate architectural company over the layout of faculties;
* Prosecution of a first-rate architectural organization over the design of Courthouses;
* Defense of claims on business and retail belongings in and round Richmond, VA for differential structural settlements allegedly due to increasing coal-ash fill;
* Class motion protection of a national residential developer sued by way of a category of lots of tenants for alleged breathing issues springing up from mould infection;
* Defense of a countrywide contractor for deterioration of fire retardant plywood used in a main subject matter park;
* Drafting and negotiation of construction agreement documents for, and counsel for the duration of the administration of, dispute resolution for creation of quite a few theme parks;
* Representing private proprietors, contractors, subcontractors, public proprietors in a huge type of production claims, mainly concerning moisture intrusion in multi-circle of relatives projects; and
* Representing construction and layout specialists in alternative dispute resolutions, including mediation, arbitration and conventional litigation.
MR. WEISS REPORTED DECISIONS INCLUDE:
O Keef Architects, Inc. v. CED 909 So. 2d 370 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005)
CED Construction, Inc. v. Kaiser-Taulbee Assoc., Inc., 816 So.second 813, 27 Fla.L.Weekly D1167 (Fla.App. five Dist., May 17, 2002);
Charles Boyd Const., Inc. v. Vacation Beach, Inc., 959 So. 2d 1227 (Fla. fifth DCA 2007)
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar Association
ABA, Forum at the Construction Industry
Associated Builders and Contractors
Construction Financial Management Association
Associated General Contractors of America
American Subcontractors Association
Liberty Counsel, Chairman
COURT ADMISSIONS:
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
"Eichleay Damages and Delay Claims," Lorman Educational Teleconference, March 26, 2010
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Location
Videos
Legal Issues
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Costs
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Conditional Fees
25 - forty% -
Retaines and Rates
$350 - $450 per hour Checks and Cash proper varieties of payment
Certificates
Florida Bar Association
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
Christopher Weiss Lawyer at Law, P.A.
2012
Holland & Knight LLP
1977
Educations
Graduation year: 1974
