Denis Ducran
USA Guide 2024
Band 4 : Construction
Band 4
About
Provided by Denis Ducran
Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management
Construction & Infrastructure
Professional Memberships
Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Governing Council, June 2014 – June 2017, Member
The College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
Houston Bar Association, Construction Law Section, Member
The American Institute of Architects, Architect Member
Publications
• Halfmoon Education Live Webinar, “Preventing and Addressing Construction Defects and Failures in Texas,” October 2021
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) Houston Seminar; Presenter, “Texas Construction Law Basics,” April 2021
• Toner Home Matters and Peckar & Abramson Joint Seminar; Presenter, “Texas Mold’em: Responding to a Mold Claim and Tips for Avoiding or Minimizing Them,” February 2021
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) Project Manager Development Program (PMDP); Speaker, October 2020
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Peckar & Abramson Joint Seminar; Presenter, “Construction 101: Session 2 - An Overview of Texas Construction Law,” September 2020
• TEXO and Peckar & Abramson Joint Seminar; Presenter, “Construction Law for Contractors,” September 2020.
• AGC Houston Webinar, "Delay Claims - Force Majeure or Merely a Pandemic," May 2020
• Annual CLE for Board-Certified Construction Lawyers, Houston, Texas; Presenter, "Lonergan: The Demise and the Revival", December 2019
• Associated General Contractors (AGC) Houston Project Manager Development Program (PMDP) Module: Risk Management, Houston, Texas; Speaker, November 2019
• HalfMoon Education Construction Law Seminar, Houston, Texas; Presenter, "Making Changes and Resolving Disputes During the Construction Process”, June 2019
• Future of the Construction Industry, Houston, Texas; Moderator, "86th Texas Legislative Session Update", June 2019
• AGC Houston Jobsite Innovation Forum, Panelist, "Data Collection – A Work in Progress", March 2019
• The 2017 Annual Conference on ADR, Houston, Texas; Panelist, “Arbitration User’s Panel – A View from the Inside”, May 2017
• 30th Annual Construction Law Conference; San Antonio, Texas; Moderator, “More Insights from In-House”, March 2017
• Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section; Houston Texas; Panelist, “Construction Contract 3 Ways - The Owner, General Contractor and Subcontractor Perspectives”, January 2017
• The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law; Houston, Texas; Presenter, “Public Procurement in Texas”, December 2016
• 29th Annual Construction Law Conference; San Antonio, Texas; Moderator, “In House Perspectives: What keeps us awake at night”, March 2016
• American Bar Association, TIPS Section Conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Panelist, “Bridging the Settlement Gap Between Insurers and Insureds”, May 2015
• 28th Annual Construction Law Conference; San Antonio, Texas; Co-Presenter, “Architect, Contractor and Program Manager: Three’s a Crowd?”, March 2015
• ALFA International Conference, Asheville, North Carolina; Panelist, “Project Claims, Defaults and Damages: Making Lemonade out of Lemons”, July 2014
• “How to Grow Responsibly” American Builders Quarterly, July 2014
• “Criminal Contempt Charges Against Immigration Counseling Service Underline a Big Problem in Texas” Texas Lawyer, September 2010
• Co-Author “AIA Contract Documents: Reloaded” Build Houston Magazine, December 2007
Education
The University of Houston
Bachelor of Architecture
South Texas College of Law
J.D.
Awards
Best Lawyers
2024
Texas Super Lawyers
2023
Chambers Review
USA
Houston-based Denis Ducran draws on his experience as a registered architect to advise contractors on the litigation, arbitration and mediation of construction disputes. He also advises on the negotiation of construction contracts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Denis has a strong background in construction. He is just exceptional and is well rounded in the transactional and controversy sides of construction work."
"Denis has a strong background in construction. He is just exceptional and is well rounded in the transactional and controversy sides of construction work."