As Southwest continues to evolve – from its treasured residential communities to luxurious high-rise condos and multi-use facilities to modernized government and public facilities – so does Williams Parker. Since our inception 100 years ago, the Williams Parker name has been linked to some of the Gulf Coast’s most prestigious and well-known projects. 

OUR CLIENTS

Many clients call on us first when contemplating a new project. That’s because we have the ability to see each project through the lifecycle – and can come in at any step along the way to help – enabling our clients to meet their business, legal, and strategic objectives. We serve the construction and design need of a diverse range of industry participants, including local and national commercial builds and owners, local government agencies (including airport authorities, hospitals, and colleagues), performing arts foundations, architects and engineers, design-build firms, high-net worth individuals, and family-owned businesses.

Our strong history, stability, and reputation are key to serving clients in the greater Sarasota-Manatee region and up and down the I-4 corridor. With our deep bench of construction law and design experience, we advise on licensing, preconstruction planning, drafting and negotiating agreements, acquisitions and financing, contracting and design, compliance with local/state codes and regulations, project management, construction, protecting assets and, when necessary, disputing claims.

OUR TEAM

Closely tied to the community at large, our dedicated Construction & Design lawyers act as general counsel to several Florida airports and hospitals, participate in Women in Construction and other networking groups, and serve on the boards of local foundations and charitable organizations. Some of our team members have the distinction of being board certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar Association  and have advanced degrees in civil engineering and building construction. This unique skill set, coupled with our pragmatic business sense, makes Williams Parker counsel of choice for clients.

OUR SERVICES

Williams Parker understands the nuances and issues that are unique to our Construction & Design clients. Whether it’s navigating the local and state environment, the latest regulatory requirements and codes, or the best strategies to resolve potential disputes, we have you covered throughout the lifecycle of your project:

• Outside general and project counsel
• Planning and design
• Procurement
• Claim avoidance 
• Dispute resolution
• Project conception and initiation
• Construction and design contracts/agreements
• Insurance and surety issues
• Project management 
• Breach of contract, multi-party disputes
• Project closeout
• Land use and identification 
• OSHA

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