Peter Goetz
Peter Goetz
New York
New York (NY)
Construction/Surety
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Real Estate
Profile
Peter Goetz, widely regarded as the dean of New York construction lawyers, has over 40 years of experience as an attorney in the construction and real estate fields. As a trial attorney, he has both tried and defended complex construction claims involving disputes among owners, design professionals, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and building product managers relating to scope changes, design defects, changed conditions, delays, considerations and terminations. He also has an active practice in construction transactional law, real estate transactions and landlord-tenant law.
Mr. Goetz's engineering experience includes five years' practice in field engineering and supervision for highway, bridge and building construction as bridge engineer and assistant to field resident engineer on Throggs Neck Bridge construction in New York City.
Selected To
New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro Edition
New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2008 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2007 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2006 - Metro
Press Releases
Peter Goetz named to Super Lawyers four consecutive years (PDF - 10/29/2009)
About Peter Goetz
Admitted: 1960, New York
Professional Webpage: www.goetzfitz.com/FirmDetail.aspx?FirmID=23
Honors and Awards:
- "The Best Lawyers in America," 2006-2011; Rated AV Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board; New York Building Congress (Board of Directors, Emeritus; Public Procurement Committee, Co-Chair); American Society of Civil Engineers; Pilot Lawyer Bar Association; RPI's Civil and Environmental Enginnering Advisory Board (Chairman); the New York City Procurement Policy Board (Advisory Council); Fellow, Center for International Legal Studies (Charter Member)
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Author, chapters entitled "Representing the Contractor" and "Providing Liability to Allow Contractor to Recover Damages," in Construction Litigation. Has contributed a monthly column on construction law to Construction Executive magazine since 1978. Has published developments in construction law in Contractors Guide magazine and the New York Real Estate Journal. Frequent lecturere throughout the United States and abroad on arbitration, litigation, alternate dispute resolution, mediation, construction law and real estate valuation matters. Featured panelist for Lorman Construction Law Seminars in the New York area
Educational Background:
- Brooklyn Law School Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B., Civil Engineering
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