New York construction law and litigation counsel
Meet Our New York Construction Attorneys
Kushnick Pallaci PLLC represents contractors, owners, developers, subcontractors, suppliers, and other project participants in New York construction disputes involving payment, mechanic's liens, contracts, defects, arbitration, insurance coverage, and litigation.
Our attorneys evaluate the contract, payment trail, project record, field conditions, deadlines, and business pressure behind the dispute from the beginning.
The attorneys
Construction-focused counsel for New York projects
Meet the lawyers who help clients assess leverage, preserve the project record, and choose a practical path through construction disputes.
Vincent T. Pallaci
Managing Member | New York construction litigation attorney
Vincent T. Pallaci focuses on construction disputes involving payment claims, mechanic's liens, litigation strategy, contract issues, project risk, and construction business conflict.
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Jeffrey A. Lhuillier
New York construction attorney
Jeffrey A. Lhuillier works with clients on construction-law matters involving mechanic's liens, payment disputes, project claims, contracts, and litigation-related issues.
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Address the dispute while leverage and records are still available
Early review can help identify deadlines, preserve proof, and prevent avoidable project mistakes.
Construction-law judgment
Focused on disputes and project risk
Many construction problems require action before the dispute is fully developed. A payment issue may involve lien deadlines, trust fund rights, retainage, bond claims, and contract remedies. A defect claim may involve experts, insurance tenders, indemnity, access issues, repair scope, and project records. A termination or default notice may require an immediate response to preserve leverage.
The attorneys at Kushnick Pallaci bring construction-law judgment to those pressure points. The goal is to understand what happened on the project, identify the available remedies, preserve the record, and choose a strategy that fits the client's business objective.
Construction matters
Find the guidance that fits the project problem
Explore the firm's core construction-law services by the issue driving the dispute.
Payment and lien rights
Claims involving unpaid project funds, retainage, lien rights, trust assets, and bond remedies.
Project disputes
Contract, performance, access, damage, schedule, and dispute-resolution matters.
Risk transfer and public work
Insurance, indemnity, public procurement, and bond issues that affect project recovery and defense.
A disciplined approach
How our attorneys assess a construction dispute
Identify the leverage
We examine lien rights, contract remedies, notice requirements, insurance, bonds, trust funds, project documents, and practical business pressure.
Preserve the record
We organize contracts, payment records, change orders, correspondence, daily reports, schedules, photos, expert issues, and witness information before the record gets stale.
Move with purpose
The right path may be negotiation, a demand, mechanic's lien, arbitration, litigation, insurance tender, bond claim, or targeted settlement strategy.
Questions clients ask
New York construction attorney FAQ
What kind of construction matters do the attorneys at Kushnick Pallaci handle?
The firm handles New York construction disputes involving payment, mechanic's liens, lien foreclosure, construction contracts, delay claims, defects, property damage, arbitration, litigation, insurance coverage, surety and bond claims, Article 3-A trust fund issues, and public construction disputes.
Do the attorneys represent only contractors?
No. Kushnick Pallaci represents contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, suppliers, construction businesses, and other project participants depending on the dispute, contract, project role, and legal issue.
When should a construction attorney be contacted?
A construction attorney should be contacted early when payment is withheld, a lien deadline is approaching, a default notice is served, defective work is alleged, an arbitration demand is received, insurance coverage is disputed, or the project record needs to be preserved.
Why use attorneys focused on New York construction law?
Construction disputes are driven by project documents, lien deadlines, contract clauses, payment records, expert issues, insurance tenders, and practical leverage. A lawyer who regularly handles construction matters can evaluate those pressure points quickly.
Speak with a New York construction attorney
If a project dispute, payment issue, lien deadline, defect claim, arbitration demand, insurance issue, or construction contract problem is becoming urgent, early legal review can help preserve leverage and avoid unnecessary mistakes.