Gurley & Associates, PA
- The principal office is located at 601 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236.
- The firm proudly holds the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest attainable rating for legal services and ethics.
- Mr. Gurley is Florida Bar Board Certified as an expert in the specialty of Construction Law.
- The firm expanded its services to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 2003 to serve its construction, surety and design clients.
- Mr. Gurley is admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
- Mr. Gurley has been recognized yearly by Chambers & Partners as a leading Florida Construction/Surety lawyer and honored by Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in Construction Law.
- The firm has handled major construction and surety claims involving projects in the Southeastern United States and Puerto Rico; these projects included office towers, waste treatment facilities, power generation plants, airports, military installations, theme park, hotels, retail malls and luxury high rise condominiums.
- The firm’s expertise spans all phases of the construction process from project conception through completion. The lawyers provide advice and counsel concerning:
- Claim avoidance and resolution
- Project delivery systems
- Contractual risk assessment
- Project documentation
- Bonds and insurance
- Project Scheduling issues
- Changes in scope
- Design issues
- Construction liens
- Contract default and termination
- Bid bond issues and bond form questions
- Investigations of non-performing principals
- Decisions to finance or complete projects, assert defenses or tender the penal sum
- Preparation of takeover agreements
- Negotiations with subcontractors of defaulted principals
- Interpretations of whether bond rights have been waived by principals, obligees, subcontractors, laborers or materialmen
- Miller Act claims
- Evaluation of principals’ affirmative construction claims
- Settlement through alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) proceedings, such as mediations and “mini-trials”
- The firm’s services are available to private and public owners, general contractors, surety companies, large subcontractors, liability insurers, material suppliers and design professionals.
- The firm has a corporate culture which encourages community involvement through the support of various nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, The Wellness Community of Southwest Florida, All Children’s Hospital and, internationally, SAVE DARFUR.