Anthony D. Lehman

Partner

Paralegal office:
678-701-2863
Supports:
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Bio Summary

Overview

Case History

  • Represented the owner of a large beach hotel in Hollywood, Florida, in multiple construction design, delay, and defect cases involving violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act, concrete slab design, defective tempered glass, defective window and curtain wall systems, defective underground water piping, and excessive subsurface settlement.
  • Represented the City of Hartwell, Georgia in an affirmative claim against the designer and building of its wastewater treatment plant. Successfully negotiated a favorable settlement through mediation.
  • Represented a large construction/program manager with respect to claims for increased costs on a multi-year school construction program including allegations of delays, failures to use standardized and bulk purchasing, failures to control change orders and increased construction costs, and failures to document all matters on the nearly three hundred projects properly.
  • Represented the Kennesaw State University Foundation related to the architect's and contractor's failure to design and construct on-campus freshman housing in a way to prevent water intrusion into the buildings. Obtained a successful settlement through negotiations.
  • Successfully obtained summary judgment on promissory notes on behalf of a multi-state real estate franchisor against a defaulting franchisee.
  • Defended a window manufacturer against claims that its windows were defective and failed to prevent water intrusion on a project in Augusta, Georgia. The case settled for nuisance value shortly after a summary judgment hearing.
  • Defended a sitework contractor and its surety company in claims of termination for default on multiple projects located in Mobile, Alabama.

Publications

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The Dispute Resolver, (The Online Publication of Division 1 of the Forum on Construction Law).

Exposing Experts to Mediation: A Cautionary Note, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, July 2015 (Vol. 17 No. 2).

Construction Basics: An Overview of CPM Scheduling and Delay Claims, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, January 2015 (Vol. 17 No. 1).

A New Alternative: The AAA's "Supplementary Rules for Fixed Time and Cost Construction Arbitration," Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, September 2014 (Vol. 16 No. 2).

How to Draft Lawsuits to Trigger Insurance Coverage, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law (with Anthony L. Osborn), April 2014 (Vol. 16 No. 1).

Construction Basics: Betterment, Premium Costs, and First Costs, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, November 2013 (Vol. 15 No. 4).

Construction Basics: Construction Contract Warranties, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, August 2013 (Vol. 15 No. 3).

United States Construction Law, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Construction & Engineering Law 2014 Edition, ICLG, July 1, 2014 (with Anthony Meagher).

"Word Tenants' Leases Carefully to Avoid Subcontractor Liens," Retail Construction Magazine, March 2003 (with S. Gregg Joy).

"Creation of a Contract by Solicitation of a Bid," Findlaw, 1999.

Publications

The Dispute Resolver, (The Online Publication of Division 1 of the Forum on Construction Law).

Exposing Experts to Mediation: A Cautionary Note, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, July 2015 (Vol. 17 No. 2).

Construction Basics: An Overview of CPM Scheduling and Delay Claims, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, January 2015 (Vol. 17 No. 1).

A New Alternative: The AAA's "Supplementary Rules for Fixed Time and Cost Construction Arbitration," Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, September 2014 (Vol. 16 No. 2).

How to Draft Lawsuits to Trigger Insurance Coverage, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law (with Anthony L. Osborn), April 2014 (Vol. 16 No. 1).

Construction Basics: Betterment, Premium Costs, and First Costs, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, November 2013 (Vol. 15 No. 4).

Construction Basics: Construction Contract Warranties, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, August 2013 (Vol. 15 No. 3).

United States Construction Law, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Construction & Engineering Law 2014 Edition, ICLG, July 1, 2014 (with Anthony Meagher).

"Word Tenants' Leases Carefully to Avoid Subcontractor Liens," Retail Construction Magazine, March 2003 (with S. Gregg Joy).

"Creation of a Contract by Solicitation of a Bid," Findlaw, 1999.

Education

Vanderbilt University, B.A. cum laude

  • Phi Sigma Alpha Political Science honorary society
  • Intercollegiate debater

University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. cum laude

  • Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review

Bar & Court

  • Georgia State Bar
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
  • Florida State Bar
  • Florida Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • Alabama State Bar
  • Alabama Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
  • United States Court of Federal Claims


Anthony D. Lehman

Partner

Disciplines
Construction Law
Paralegal office:
678-701-2863
Supports:
No items found.
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Summary Overview

Mr. Lehman has been a construction lawyer and litigator for over 25 years. His abilities and knowledge in construction law were recognized in 2017 when he satisfied all the requirements to be recognized as a Board-Certified Specialist in Construction Law by the Florida Bar – one of only two bar associations in the country to recognize construction-law specialists.
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Credentials Overview

Mr. Lehman earned his B.A. from Vanderbilt University and J.D. from the University of Georgia.

He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama and in the Court of Federal Claims.

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Summary Overview

Mr. Lehman has been a construction lawyer and litigator for over 25 years. His abilities and knowledge in construction law were recognized in 2017 when he satisfied all the requirements to be recognized as a Board-Certified Specialist in Construction Law by the Florida Bar – one of only two bar associations in the country to recognize construction-law specialists.
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Credentials Overview

Mr. Lehman earned his B.A. from Vanderbilt University and J.D. from the University of Georgia.

He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama and in the Court of Federal Claims.

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Case History Summary

  • Represented the owner of a large beach hotel in Hollywood, Florida, in multiple construction design, delay, and defect cases involving violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act, concrete slab design, defective tempered glass, defective window and curtain wall systems, defective underground water piping, and excessive subsurface settlement.
  • Represented the City of Hartwell, Georgia in an affirmative claim against the designer and building of its wastewater treatment plant. Successfully negotiated a favorable settlement through mediation.

More Detail

Publications

No items found.

The Dispute Resolver, (The Online Publication of Division 1 of the Forum on Construction Law).

Exposing Experts to Mediation: A Cautionary Note, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, July 2015 (Vol. 17 No. 2).

Construction Basics: An Overview of CPM Scheduling and Delay Claims, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, January 2015 (Vol. 17 No. 1).

A New Alternative: The AAA's "Supplementary Rules for Fixed Time and Cost Construction Arbitration," Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, September 2014 (Vol. 16 No. 2).

How to Draft Lawsuits to Trigger Insurance Coverage, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law (with Anthony L. Osborn), April 2014 (Vol. 16 No. 1).

Construction Basics: Betterment, Premium Costs, and First Costs, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, November 2013 (Vol. 15 No. 4).

Construction Basics: Construction Contract Warranties, Under Construction: The Newsletter of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, August 2013 (Vol. 15 No. 3).

United States Construction Law, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Construction & Engineering Law 2014 Edition, ICLG, July 1, 2014 (with Anthony Meagher).

"Word Tenants' Leases Carefully to Avoid Subcontractor Liens," Retail Construction Magazine, March 2003 (with S. Gregg Joy).

"Creation of a Contract by Solicitation of a Bid," Findlaw, 1999.

Presentations

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  • "Guided Choice Dispute Resolution," with Paul Lurie, ABA Forum on Construction Law, October 2014 (Divisional Lunch).
  • "Multi-Party Arbitrations," Panel Discussion, ABA Forum on Construction Law, September 2013 (Divisional Lunch).
  • "Construction on Trial," Atlanta Bar Association CLE Program, February 18, 2005.
  • Chair, "Construction Law for the General Practitioner," Institute of Continuing Legal Education of Georgia, September 2007.
  • Lorman Education, "Georgia Construction Law," Atlanta, Georgia, 2003.

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