| Biography | Robert S. Peckar is the founding partner of Peckar & Abramson as well as a recognized leader among the national construction bar. While he has obtained very substantial recoveries in litigation and arbitration, he has gained widespread recognition for his ability to formulate creative solutions to complex construction problems and is a leading advocate in the use of ADR, serving as an arbitrator in complex international arbitrations. Mr. Peckar has devoted his career to serving the construction industry and bar. He taught at the AGC's Advanced Management Program for sixteen years and has made presentations to other major national and local industry groups. He has served as General Counsel of the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey, the New York Building Congress (recently named General Counsel Emeritus), the Building Trades Employers Association of New York City and the national CFMA. Mr. Peckar has authored many articles on construction law topics, is the contributing author in several construction law textbooks and is the author of "New Jersey Practice: Construction Law". Mr. Peckar's prominence in Construction Law has led to glowing accolades by clients and colleagues alike. As quoted by Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2004, "[c]lients spoke warmly of 'his intimate knowledge of the construction industry' and ability to 'take control of the issue, seek out the truth early on and find out how to bring it to closure.'" In the Chambers 2005 edition, Mr. Peckar was lauded as "undoubtedly one of the sector's super-lawyers," in the 2006 edition, he was described by clients as "super-intelligent, creative and business-oriented" as well as being "'on everyone's short list' for dispute resolution. In the Chambers 2007 edition, he was recognized as an "important attorney who attracts the greatest respect," in the 2008 edition, he was recognized for his "skillful leadership" and in the 2009 edition, he was ranked in the top tier of attorneys in his field for the seventh consecutive year. Mr. Peckar has also been recognized by The International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America and as a New York and New Jersey Super Lawyer in Construction Law and was named as the Leading Construction Lawyer in the World by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Mr. Peckar is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers where he has chaired its ADR Committee. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuits, The United States Court of Federal Claims, The United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey as well as the state courts of New Jersey and New York. Mr. Peckar graduated from Rutgers College and Columbia Law School. |