Cooper Levenson, P.A.

The attorneys in Cooper Levenson's Construction Defect Litigation practice area have a collective century of experience in construction law ranging from simple contract matters to the most complex cases involving catastrophic building failure, personal injury, and loss of life.

The construction industry is highly competitive and multifaceted. We realize that, because of the field's complexity, a solid and experienced team of experts is vital to the process of bringing construction disputes to resolution. Whether the method of resolution be arbitration, mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution or litigation, our attorneys have the expertise needed to guide clients through the process.

Our Construction Litigation Group has an extensive network of industry experts and consultants, including forensic construction specialists, architects, engineers, certified industrial hygienist and mold experts, and others. We can efficiently assemble a team of experts to present our client's case effectively. The Cooper Levenson team has a broad reaching knowledge of the industry and has represented clients who are involved in every phase of construction projects, from planning, design, engineering, financing, construction, occupancy, claims, and litigation, including:

• Owners
• Developers
• Contractors
• Subcontractors
• Construction Managers
• Engineers
• Manufacturers
• Lenders
• Architects
• Risk Insurers
• Sureties
• Material suppliers

Our client list includes those on each side of the table and in market segments including commercial, industrial, institutional, residential, hospitality, and public works. Each case is unique. Our approach in the handling of each case is also unique -- and the strategies are custom tailored to the client's needs, to produce the best result in the most cost effective manner.

The basic philosophy of this firm is to require our adversary to react to us, as opposed to us reacting to them. This is done by taking a positive, aggressive approach in the discovery process, obtaining information from outside sources, and determining whether the matter is more likely to be tried or settled. This immediately signals to our adversary that, whether it is a case to be settled or tried, he knows that he has his work ahead of him. This effective and efficient utilization of time, also results in overall cost savings, and with the knowledge and experience of our construction defect litigation team, favorable verdicts and settlements for our clients.

At Cooper Levenson, we believe our future rests in our collective ability to embrace change and leverage diversity through our leadership, employment, and continued community support. We believe that diversity is critical to our business strategy, our relationships with our clients and employees and will improve our competitiveness and prospects for long-term success.

The firm is a member of the New Jersey Law Firm Group, which is comprised of New Jersey Law firms, corporate legal departments, governmental agencies and public interest organizations that recognize the importance and advantages of diversity in not only serving the needs of clients but also in enhancing the legitimacy and public image of the legal profession. Each year, this organization provides a fellowship, a job fair, mentor programs and roundtable discussions at each of New Jersey's law schools to demystify the recruitment process and to encourage participation in the group's programs.

Cooper Levenson is also a member of the Minority Counsel Program of the American Bar Association, Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. The mission of this organization is to promote diversity in the legal profession through education and by building relationships between corporations and lawyers who are racially and ethnically diverse.

Committed to diversity issues since its very inception, firm founder, James Cooper was a member of President Kennedy's Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, having litigated civil rights cases in Mississippi in 1966. One of our attorneys was the first woman president of the Atlantic County Bar Association. While in law school, another of our attorneys served as the National Executive Director of the National Black Law Students Association, which presided over all Black law student associations around the country.

Cooper Levenson is proud of this commitment to diversity among its clients, its employees and its community support.

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