Jenny Fletcher is co-leader of the Litigation Practice Group and previously served as leader of the Construction Industry Practice Group and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Her practice involves construction industry issues exclusively. She has served as lead counsel and successfully resolved complex construction disputes throughout the country and internationally, representing construction managers, developers, general contractors, owners, municipalities and specialty contractors.
Jenny has served as lead counsel in many jury and bench trials, arbitrations, appellate arguments, court appearances and mediations. She has extensive jury trial experience, including winning the largest construction jury verdict in Nevada, in 2003. Jenny has also settled complex cases without the need for trials and has experience in deciding cases, having served as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Panel for more than 20 years.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
- Named “2013 Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in Atlanta Litigation - Construction
- Recognized as a “star individual” by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of construction law (2002-2013)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of construction law (2010, 2011)
- Named “Top 250 Women in Litigation” by Benchmark Litigation (2012)
- Selected as a Georgia Local Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation (2011-2012)
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of construction law (2006-2013) and litigation – construction (2012-2013)
- Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers® (2004-2012) (Top 100 lawyers; Top 50 female lawyers)
- Named among the “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine (2006, 2007)
- Listed in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers and member, ACCL Board of Directors
- Master, American Inns of Court (Lumpkin Inn of Court)
- Member, Board of Directors, Construction Section, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Author, “Expedited International Arbitration,” JAMS Quarterly Newsletter
- Author, “ADR,” Chapter in Thompson Reuters Book Inside the Minds: Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Co-author, “Top 10 Legal Project Management Requests,” Partnering Perspectives (Summer 2012)
- Author, “Project Management for In-House Counsel,” Partnering Perspectives (Winter 2011)
- Co-author, “Constructing Power: The Near Term Outlook for Construction of Power Generation Projects in the 21st Century,” Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 2011)
- Contributing Author, The Annotated Construction Law Glossary, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (2010)
- Co-author, “Successful Forensic Schedule Analysis,” Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers (Winter 2007)
- Contributing author, ABA Discovery Deskbook for Construction Disputes (2005)
- “Construction Defects from the View of the Construction Manager,” Seminar Paper (2005)
- “Managing the Complex Construction Case,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (2004)
- Co-author, “Design-Build Strategies,” American Institute for Professional Training (1999)
- Co-author, “Construction Law for Builders, Owners and Designers,” Griffin Cochrane & Marshall (1999)
- Speaker, “Successfully Managing Electronically Stored Information in Construction Disputes,” Building Better Construction Contracts 2013 (September 25, 2013)
- Speaker, “Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees and Costs in Construction Cases,” ABA TIPS Annual Meeting (January 24, 2013)
- Speaker, “Legalities of International Green Building,” Society of Construction Law Meeting, in conjunction with American and Canadian Colleges of Construction Law (Winter 2012)
- Speaker, “Electronic Discovery and Data Management,” Federal Publications Construction Year in Review (October 24, 2012)
- Speaker, “New Developments in Recovering Damages in Civil Cases,” Lumpkin Inn of Court (October 18, 2012)
- Speaker, “Legal Project Management,” ACC Annual Meeting (October 2, 2012)
- Speaker, “Top 10 Tips in Negotiating Construction Contracts & Resolving Disputes,” ALI-ABA Seminar (July 31, 2012)
- Speaker, “The Pitfalls of Defective Product and Power Output Warranties,” AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 – Conference and Exhibition (June 3-6, 2012)
- Speaker, “Accelerated Dispute Resolution -- What Works and What Does Not?”, Joint Meeting of the American College of Construction Lawyers, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, and the Society of Construction Law, Melbourne, Australia (May 2012)
- Speaker, “Contract Changes and Differing Site Conditions,” The Seminar Group Construction Law Program, Atlanta, GA (February 2012)
- Speaker, “Outside Counsel Management: Project Management for In-House Counsel,” ACC Annual Conference (October 24, 2011)
- Speaker and Moderator, "Legal Project Management," ACC Corporate Value Challenge Georgia (March 2011)
- Panelist, “Energizing Construction,” American College of Construction Lawyers 22nd Annual Meeting (February 17–20, 2011)
- Panelist, “The Arbitration Clause Says What?” ABA 2011 Midyear Meeting (February 9–15, 2011)
- Panelist, “Negotiating the Key Contract Provisions,” Associated Owners & Developers 14th Annual Construction Industry Conference (September 20–21, 2010)
- Speaker, “The Next Wave of Construction Industry Dispute Resolution,” The Seminar Group (October 16, 2009)
- Speaker, “Surviving and Prospering on Construction Projects Under the New Administration,” Associated Owners & Developers National Conferences East (September 14-15 and November 9-10, 2009)
- Speaker, “Builder’s Risk 101,” Insurance in the Construction Industry Seminar (May 7–8, 2009)
- Panelist, “Effectively Resolving Local and Global Disputes Through Mediation, Arbitration or Litigation,” AOD National Seminar, Atlanta; Miami (September/October 2008)
- Teacher, “Anatomy and Complexity of Construction Projects and Disputes,” AAA Construction Manager Training Program, Atlanta (April 2008)
- Panelist, “Mediation – What Works,” Construction Superconference, San Francisco (December 2007)
- “Dealing with Major Construction Defects,” Association of Owners and Developers Meeting, Atlanta (Fall 2007)
- “Trying the Complex Construction Case,” Association of Owners and Developers Meetings, Washington, DC and Atlanta (Summer and Fall 2007)
- “Condominium Defects Issues,” The Seminar Group, Atlanta (Spring 2007)
- “New Rules for International and Expedited Arbitration,” ABA Section of Alternative Dispute Resolution Meeting, Washington, DC (Spring 2007)
- “Specialized Contract Clauses in Construction Contracts,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Spring 2007)
- Panelist, “Presenting, Negotiating, and Avoiding Claims,” Associated Owners and Developers (AOD), (2006)
- Panelist, “Mediating Construction Claims,” National Contract Management Association (2006)
- Group leader, “Negotiating Settlements,” Georgia Bridge the Gap (2006)
- Lecturer, “Construction Defects: Water Intrusion and Other Calamities” (2005)
- Lecturer, “Managing the Complex Construction Case,” American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry (2004)
- Lecturer, “Construction Contracts Year in Review,” Federal Publications Thomson-West (2000-2005)
- Panelist, “Mediating Construction Claims,” American Bar Association Annual Meeting (1999)
- Lecturer and Co-author, “Design Build Strategies,” American Institute for Professional Training and Development (1999)
- Lecturer, “Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts,” Federal Publications (1998)
- Lecturer and Co-author, “Practical Construction Law,” Federal Publications (1996)
- 2000 Mock Argument, “Surety Claims,” TIPS Meeting, Construction Superconference (1996)
- Panelist, “Mediating Employment Issues,” Construction Superconference (1994)
- Lecturer, “Product Liability,” Georgia Institute of Technology (1985-1989)
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