Jim Archibald

Practice Areas

Construction, International Arbitration, Construction Contract Negotiation, Administration, Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, Government Contracts, International and Cross Border, Disaster Planning, Recovery and Relief

Career

Jim has been a construction lawyer with Bradley for over 25 years. He has advised clients on public and private projects, including projects administered by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. General Services Administration, and the Army Corps of Engineers. He has extensive experience prosecuting and defending differing site conditions, extra work, delay, acceleration, impact, and inefficiency claims on private and public jobs. Many of these claims have exceeded $10 million, and have included claims by the general contractor and pass-through claims by numerous subcontractors.

Jim has advised clients on public and private projects, including projects administered by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. General Services Administration, and the Army Corps of Engineers. He has extensive experience prosecuting and defending differing site conditions, extra work, delay, acceleration, impact, and inefficiency claims on private and public jobs. Many of these claims have exceeded $10 million, and have included claims by the general contractor and pass-through claims by numerous subcontractors.

Jim also advises owners and design builders on heavy industrial projects, and has handled multimillion-dollar performance disputes and defaults arising out of these projects. He regularly handles cases involving construction defects and disputes over insurance coverage for construction defects. Jim has experience defending against these claims and trying to obtain insurance coverage to protect his clients against the claims.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Birmingham Bar Association; ABA Forum on the Construction Industry; ABA Section of Public Contract Law; Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association