John I Spangler III

Practice Areas

Construction and Real Estate

Professional Memberships

Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Law Section (Chair 1994–95); former member, Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry (2004–2008); former chair, Forum’s Division Two Steering Committee (Contract Documents); State Bar of Georgia.

Career

John Spangler has more than 35 years of experience handling construction disputes and negotiating and drafting design and construction contracts. John focuses his practice on representing owners, contractors and design professionals in construction disputes, including jury trials, arbitrations and mediations. He has defended and prosecuted all types of construction-related claims, including delay, interference and acceleration claims, extended overhead claims, and claims of defective construction and defective design, and has handled bid and procurement protests and government contracting disputes.

On the transactional side, John has extensive experience with teaming agreements, joint venture agreements, design-build, general contractor and construction management contracts, architectural and engineering agreements, program managements and project management agreements.