Biography
George Meyer is a construction and real estate lawyer, with extensive experience representing owners, developers, contractors, and designers on large, complex development projects. He handles all types of construction and real estate transactions, including the preparation, negotiation, award/closing, and administration of development agreements, design contracts, construction contracts, design-build contracts, construction management agreements, P3 contracts, purchase and sale contracts, option agreements, easements, leases, operating agreements, and project financing facilities. Mr. Meyer has worked on major projects all across the country, including many stadiums, arenas, ballparks, convention centers, airports, hospitals, education facilities (primary, secondary, university and research), hotels, casinos, mixed use (residential, retail and commercial), telecommunication facilities (including cell towers and undersea cables), manufacturing facilities, pipelines, refineries and railroads. He has helped clients successfully resolve all manner of contract claims and disputes, including design and construction deficiencies, delay claims, change orders, additional services, construction liens and bond and insurance claims. Mr. Meyer is board certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar and is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and American College of Construction Lawyers. He is consistently rated by Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers and the Legal 500 as one of the top construction lawyers in Florida, including being named by the Legal 500 as one of the top 10 construction lawyers in the country. He has served as Chair of the ABA's Forum on Construction Law and as Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar. He is the recipient of the RPPTL Section's John Arthur Jones Annual Service Award, Robert C. Scott Memorial Service Award and the Section’s Construction Law Committee's Lifetime Achievement Award.