Kushnick Pallaci PLLC
New York Construction Attorneys for Payment and Project Disputes
Kushnick Pallaci represents contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, and construction businesses in mechanic's liens, contract claims, payment disputes, defects, delays, access disputes, arbitration, and litigation across New York.
- AV Preeminent peer-review rating for Vincent T. Pallaci
- Long Island and Manhattan offices
- Construction-focused New York counsel
Construction dispute counsel
Focused legal help when a project becomes a financial or legal problem
Construction disputes rarely arrive at a convenient time. Payment stops, change orders pile up, liens are threatened, defects are alleged, or an adjacent project creates property damage. The right response has to be practical, fast, and grounded in the realities of the construction industry.
Kushnick Pallaci PLLC handles New York construction law matters involving mechanic's liens, lien foreclosure, contract disputes, construction defects, delay claims, excavation and underpinning damage, trust fund diversion, surety bonds, OSHA citations, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation.
- Deadlines and leverageIdentify lien, notice, contract, insurance, and claim requirements early.
- Project recordPreserve the contracts, communications, schedules, payment proof, photographs, and expert evidence.
- Right forumChoose negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, or a focused business resolution deliberately.
Experienced counsel
Construction lawyers who understand the project and the dispute
Kushnick Pallaci PLLC combines litigation experience with practical knowledge of construction contracts, project records, lien rights, access disputes, insurance, and business risk.
Vincent T. Pallaci
Construction, business, insurance, labor and employment, and real estate litigation counsel for clients throughout New York.
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Jeffrey A. Lhuillier
Legal representation for construction, commercial, and real estate disputes, with practical guidance for owners, contractors, developers, and businesses.
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Construction law services built around project risk, payment, and litigation
Construction litigation
Claims involving contracts, payment disputes, delays, change orders, defective work, project breakdowns, and business conflict.
Construction litigation counselMechanic's liens
Mechanic's lien filing, foreclosure, discharge, itemization demands, deadlines, and payment leverage under New York law.
Mechanic's lien counselConstruction payment and debt collection
Unpaid payment applications, invoices, retainage, change orders, lien, bond, trust-fund, and contract remedies.
Construction debt collection counselRPAPL 881 proceedings
Court-ordered access, license agreements, scaffolding, underpinning, monitoring, fees, and adjoining-property disputes.
RPAPL 881 attorney servicesConstruction defects and property damage
Defects, adjacent construction damage, excavation, underpinning, monitoring, and repair disputes.
Defect and property damage counselExcavation and adjacent-property damage
Claims and defenses involving excavation, underpinning, vibration, settlement, monitoring, and damage to neighboring property.
Adjacent construction damage counselContract drafting and review
Risk allocation, payment terms, change orders, indemnity, and dispute provisions.
Construction contract counselInsurance coverage
Coverage disputes tied to defects, property damage, defense obligations, and project claims.
Insurance coverage counselCommercial litigation
Business disputes, contract enforcement, ownership issues, and construction-related litigation.
Commercial litigation counselArticle 3-A trust funds
Claims involving project funds, unpaid beneficiaries, fund tracing, and fiduciary exposure.
Trust fund litigation counselSurety and bond disputes
Payment bonds, performance bonds, bid bonds, lien discharge bonds, and surety claims.
Surety and bond counselPublic construction
Public contracting, bidding, procurement, payment claims, bonds, notices, and public-work disputes.
Public construction counselReal estate litigation
Property disputes involving contracts, title, access, easements, development, and construction.
Real estate litigation counselEarly review can preserve leverage
A project deadline can become a litigation deadline
Lien, bond, notice, access, violation, hearing, and contract deadlines may require action before the dispute is fully developed.
How we approach the problem
Practical strategy for construction matters under pressure
Assess the leverage
We identify deadlines, lien rights, contract remedies, notice issues, evidence, and practical business pressure points.
Protect the record
We organize project documents, communications, payment records, photos, schedules, expert issues, and claim support.
Act with purpose
We pursue the path that fits the matter: negotiation, demand, lien, insurance position, arbitration, litigation, or defense.
Move toward resolution
We stay focused on the client's business goal: payment, protection, defense, risk reduction, or a practical settlement.
Focused guidance
More ways the firm helps New York construction clients
Explore focused resources for additional construction, payment, compliance, public-work, and project-dispute issues.
View all practice areasLong Island and Manhattan
New York construction counsel with two offices
Meet with the firm in Bohemia or Manhattan. Kushnick Pallaci represents construction and business clients throughout New York.
Bohemia, New York 11716Call (631) 752-7100 Manhattan office5 Pennsylvania Plaza
New York, New York 10001Call (212) 752-7155
Need help with a construction law issue in New York?
Tell us what happened, where the project stands, and what is at stake. Kushnick Pallaci PLLC can help evaluate the claim, deadline, contract, lien rights, and practical next step.