Charles Kenny
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Construction
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About
Provided by Charles Kenny
Practice Areas
Construction & Infrastructure
Government Contracts
Career
Charles F. Kenny is a partner in Peckar & Abramson’s New Jersey office. His background is in construction contracts and legislation affecting the construction industry.
Charles serves as counsel to the Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey and served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has published articles on the New Jersey Construction Lien Law and other construction issues, and is the author of the chapter entitled “Construction and Development” in Commercial Real Estate Transactions in New Jersey, published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Charles is frequently a featured speaker and lecturer for that organization, as well as for the Associated Construction Contractors.
Charles is admitted to practice in the states of New Jersey and New York, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits and the United States District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, as well as the New Jersey State Bar Association and its section on Construction Law of which he served as chair for a number of years. Charles received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from Fordham Law School.
Professional Memberships
America Bar Association (Forum on the Construction Industry)
New Jersey State Bar Association (Construction Law Section, co-chair, 2006-2009)
Awards
Construction Law, New Jersey,
Chambers USA
2023
“New York Top-Rated Lawyers”
ALM & Martindale-Hubbell
2020
Thought Leader: USA
Who’s Who Legal
2024
Thought Leader: Construction
Who’s Who Legal
2023
New Jersey Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2024
New York Metro Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers
2023
Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers
2024
“Lawyer of the Year” in Construction Law – Hackensack Region
Best Lawyers
2024
“Lawyer of the Year” in Construction Law – Newark Region
Best Lawyers
2013
“Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Construction – Hackensack Region
Best Lawyers
2017
“Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Construction – Newark Region
Best Lawyers
2014
Top Lawyer - Construction
Bergen Magazine
2022
Professional Excellence Award, Mentor
New Jersey Law Journal
2019
Education
Georgetown University
B.A.
Fordham Law School
J.D.
Chambers Review
USA
Charles Kenny offers significant experience representing general contractors and construction managers in litigation and mediation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Charles Kenny is a very well respected and smart lawyer."
"Charles Kenny is a very well respected and smart lawyer."