James C. Washburn
Jim
Washburn practices construction law and commercial litigation,
primarily handling complex construction matters, including contract
drafting and negotiation, schedule-driven claims, bid protests,
terminations, design and construction deficiencies, licensing
issues, and lien and bond disputes. As a Board Certified
Construction Law Attorney, he holds the Florida Bar’s highest level
of recognition for an attorney’s competency in a particular area of
law. Jim has represented public and private owners, design
professionals, general contractors, sureties, and subcontractors. He
has lectured and written articles on Florida’s Construction Lien
Law, standard construction contract provisions, and updates in
Florida law affecting the construction industry, and was a lecturer
at The 7th Annual M/WBE Construction Management Course sponsored by
Turner Construction Company and The M/WBE Alliance. Prior to
attending law school, he worked for his family’s underground utility
subcontracting company.
In addition to his construction-related practice, he has represented
clients in real estate disputes, employment agreements, disputes
involving the sale of goods, a co-generation steam-sale contract,
civil theft and commercial fraud. Jim is admitted to practice in the
State of Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District
of Florida.
Jim is a member of the Florida, Orange County, and Seminole County
Bar Associations. He serves on the Membership Committee for the
Central Florida Chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors,
Inc., sits on the Board of Directors for Give The Kids A World of
Health, Inc., and is a graduate of Leadership Seminole - Class of
2002.
Jim obtained both his B.A. degree in English and law degree from the
University of Florida. He also attended the University of Cambridge
as an undergraduate and lived in Dracy-le-Fort, France for a period
of time. He grew up in Central Florida, and attended Bishop Moore
and Lake Mary High Schools. He and his wife Jennifer have a son and
a daughter and live in Seminole County.
E-mail: Washburn@PohlShort.com