Construction projects are all about risk and construction contracts are all about allocating that risk to the party best able to bear it. By developing and negotiating fair contract documents, I help my clients manage their risk and avoid disputes. When “shifting gears” is needed, though, I vigorously advocate for my clients in court or through the dispute resolution process.
Mr. Nudelman concentrates his practice in construction law. For over 25 years he has represented members of the construction industry across a broad spectrum of matters.
On the transactional side, Mr. Nudelman works with owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals to prepare and negotiate contract documents for construction in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area. Drawing on his experience with construction claims, Mr. Nudelman drafts, modifies and negotiates customized contracts, as well as contracts based on standard industry forms from groups such as the American Institute of Architects, ConsensusDocs and Design Build Institute of America. Mr. Nudelman also works with developers and owners to select the appropriate project delivery system, and then follow through with assistance in contract administration, and, if necessary, claims management.
Mr. Nudelman’s construction contracting work helps his clients manage the risk inherent in construction projects so they may adequately protect their interests now to avoid claims and disputes in the future.
When claims and disputes are unavoidable, Mr. Nudelman draws upon his wide-ranging experience in construction litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, as well as in local and international mediations and arbitrations. He has defended and asserted claims on behalf of owners, developers, condominium associations, general contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, vendors and sureties involved in public and private construction projects.
Mr. Nudelman has specific experience with claims and disputes involving change orders and extra work, construction defects, design and performance defects, errors and omissions/professional malpractice, building code violations, project management, delay and disruption, acceleration, liquidated damages, lost productivity, site conditions, warranties, project closeout, construction liens, municipal mechanic’s liens, condominium liens, payment and performance bonds, public contracting and violations under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.
He has also represented clients who receive code violations lodged by state or local enforcement officials under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code Act, defending them in proceedings in municipal court and before the Construction Board of Appeals and the Office of Administrative Law.
Mr. Nudelman has written numerous articles and spoken at national and local seminars about a variety of construction topics, including the AIA contract documents and the decennial changes, construction claims and defenses, ethics in construction project management and alternative dispute resolution.
Honors & Awards
- Charter Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) in the Litigation - Construction practice area (2012 – present)
- Selected by Best Lawyers® (a trademark of Woodward/White, Inc.) as Woodbridge "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation - Construction (2013)
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent (a trademark of Internet Brands, Inc.) (2012 – present)
- Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Construction Litigation, Business Litigation and Business/Corporate practice areas (2018 - present)
- Listed in Who’s Who Legal (a publication of Law Business Research Ltd.) in the Construction Law practice area (2019)
- Recipient of APEX Award for Publication Excellence in Feature Series Writing (2006)
- Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Writing as a law school student
- Bar Reader, New Jersey State Board of Bar Examiners (appointed by New Jersey Supreme Court) (2007-present)
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Uniquely NJ
- Member, New Jersey State Bar Association; Co-Vice Chair, Construction Law Section; Member, General Council
- Chair, District Fee Arbitration Committee (District VIII - Middlesex County)
- Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Complementary Dispute Resolution
- Member, Middlesex County Bar Association
- Member, Rensselaer Club of New Jersey; former Vice President (2006 – 2012)
More Activities & Experience
- Legal Columnist, Plumbing Engineer and PHC News (2015-present)
- Member, American Bar Association: Section of Litigation; Forum on Construction Law; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section; Young Lawyers Division New Jersey Delegate to the Assembly (2004 – 2005); Editor, Young Lawyers Division Newsletter (2003 – 2004)
- Member, Diversity Law Institute
- Member, Trial Law Institute
- Law Merit Badge Counselor, Boy Scouts of America
- Legal Columnist, Plumbing Systems & Design, American Society of Plumbing Engineers (2008-2011)
- Former judicial intern to The Honorable Naomi R. Buchwald, United States District Court, Southern District of New York (former Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge)
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law and Policy, Brooklyn Law School (1994-1995)
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, 2021 Construction Law ForumSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 16, 2021
- Sponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc., May 21, 2021
- Sponsor: The Knowledge Group, March 31, 2021
- Sponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc., March 26, 2021
- Sponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc., February 16, 2021
- Sponsor: New Jersey Builders Association, December 1, 2020
- Panelist, New Jersey Engineering Law and EthicsSponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc., November 18, 2020
- Sponsor: Middlesex County Bar Association, October 22, 2020
- Sponsor: The Knowledge Group, September 23, 2020
- Panelist, Construction Contract WorkshopSponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc., August 6, 2020
- Sponsor: Strafford Publications, June 24, 2020
- Presenter, 2020 Construction Law ForumSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 4, 2020
- Sponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc, May 4, 2020
- Presenter, Construction Disputes: Strategies and Best Practices to Manage Complexities and ChallengesSponsor: The Knowledge Group, April 28, 2020
- Presenter, COVID-19 and Construction ContractsSponsor: PHCPPros, April 28, 2020
- Moderator and Speaker, Construction Law Issues in the Age of CoronavirusSponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 23, 2020
- Sponsor: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, March 23, 2020
- Presenter, Navigating the Use of Economic Loss Rule in Construction Litigation: Practical Tips and StrategiesSponsor: The Knowledge Group, February 13, 2020
- Presenter, Construction Law Claims and DisputesSponsor: Burlington County Bar Association, January 22, 2020
- Lecturer, Laws for New Jersey ArchitectsSponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc., December 5, 2019
- Panelist, Construction Contract WorkshopSponsor: HalfMoon Education Inc., November 21, 2019
- Presenter, Construction Law FundamentalsSponsor: NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, October 24, 2019
- Presenter, Construction Law FundamentalsSponsor: NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education, September 26, 2019
- Presenter, Addressing Risks and Legal Issues Associated with Drafting, Negotiating and Administering ContractsSponsor: The Knowledge Group, April 9, 2019
- Sponsor: The Knowledge Group, April 8, 2019
- Sponsor: 2019 Atlantic Builders Convention, New Jersey Builders Association, April 4, 2019
- Speaker, Construction Contract WorkshopSponsor: Halfmoon Education, January 17, 2019
- Sponsor: The Knowledge Group, January 16, 2019
- Sponsor: The Knowledge Group, December 6, 2018
- Sponsor: American Society of Plumbing Engineers – New Jersey Chapter, September 26, 2018
- Sponsor: The Knowledge Group, June 27, 2018
- Sponsor: The Knowledge Group, April 4, 2018
- Sponsor: HB Litigation Conferences, September 12, 2016
- Sponsor: HalfMoon Education, Inc. Seminar, March 18, 2015
- Speaker, Law of Easements and Right of WaySponsor: HalfMoon Education, Inc. Seminar, December 13, 2013
- Speaker, Legal Issues for New Jersey ArchitectsSponsor: HalfMoon Education, Inc. Seminar, September 12, 2012
- Sponsor: General Meeting of New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators, June 13, 2012
- Sponsor: New Jersey State League of Master Plumbers Seminar, April 17, 2012
- Speaker, Amendments to New Jersey Construction Lien LawSponsor: New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 19, 2011
- Presenter, Amendments to Construction Lien LawSponsor: Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP webinar, January 31, 2011
Publications & Alerts
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, May 14, 2020
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, May 6, 2020
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, April 9, 2020
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP Client Alert, March 24, 2020
- Co-Author, New Jersey ChapterCPI Lien Law Online (Construction Publications, Inc., 2018)
- Plumbing Engineer, August 2019
- Author, Counteroffer with CarePHC News, June 2019
- Plumbing Engineer, April 2019
- PHC News, March 2019
- Practical Law (Thomson Reuters, 2018)
- PHC News, December 2018
- Co-Author, Construction Laws and Customs: New JerseyPractical Law (Thomson Reuters, 2018)
- Author, Be Wary of the WaiverPlumbing Engineer, October 2018
- PHC News, September 2018
- Author, Specification EtiquettePlumbing Engineer, July 2018
- Author, ‘Remember the Architect!’PHC News, July 2018
- Plumbing Engineer, April 2018
- PHC News, March 2018
- Plumbing Engineer, December 2017
- Co-Author, Construction Laws and Customs: New JerseyPractical Law (Thomson Reuters, 2017)
- Plumbing Engineer, September 2017
- PHCPPROS.com, August 24, 2017
- PHC News, June 2017
- Plumbing Engineer, June 2017
- PHC News, March 2017
- Plumbing Engineer, March 2017
- PHC News, December 2016
- Plumbing Engineer, December 2016
- New Jersey State Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter, September 2016
- Plumbing Engineer, September 2016
- PHC News, September 2016
- Plumbing Engineer, June 2016
- PHC News, June 2016
- Plumbing Engineer, March 2016
- PHC News, March 2016
- Plumbing Engineer, December 2015
- PHC News, June 2015
- Plumbing Engineer, June 2015
- PHC News, April 2015
- Author, Paying the PiperPlumbing Engineer , April 2015
- PHC News, February 2015
- Plumbing Engineer, February 2015
- Plumbing Systems & Design, May 2011
- Author, The 'Partial Performance' Exception to the Statute of FraudsPlumbing Systems & Design, March 2011
- Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, January 2011
Departments
Practice Groups
Education
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1995
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B.S., cum laude, 1990
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1995
- New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2000
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A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found HERE. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.