Press Release

Date:  8/4/2008

Orlando Construction Attorneys, Robert Alfert, Jr. and Trey Tate Earn Construction Law Certification by Florida Bar

ORLANDO, Fla.; August 4, 2008 — The statewide law firm Broad and Cassel is pleased to announce that Orlando Partner Robert Alfert, Jr. and Associate George W. “Trey” Tate have become Florida Bar Certified in Construction Law. To achieve certification Alfert and Tate’s competency and experience within construction law was tested, along with their professionalism and ethics in practice.

Robert Alfert, Jr., a member of the Firm’s Construction Law and Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Appellate Practice Groups, is a Construction Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Thanks to his degree in architecture and prior work experience as an architect, Alfert has a well-rounded and wide-ranging background in the construction industry. With over 15 years of experience in construction law and litigation, Alfert has worked in both private and public sectors, providing counsel and handling issues, such as contract and change order negotiations and drafting, bid protests, arbitration and trial.

Also a member of the Construction Law and Litigation and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups, George W. “Trey” Tate was designated this year as a “Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer” by Florida Trend Magazine. Prior to joining Broad and Cassel, he spent four years serving as Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles. Concentrating his practice in the area of complex construction litigation with an emphasis on lien and bond claims, Tate also handles delay claims, construction defect claims and payment disputes for his clients.

Established in 1982 by the Supreme Court of Florida, board certification helps consumers identify specialists in various areas of law, and it recognizes attorneys’ exceptional knowledge, skill and proficiency in their area of practice. Certification is the highest level of evaluation of the competency, experience, professionalism and ethics of attorneys within an area of law.

Broad and Cassel established its Orlando office in 1975, and it has become the largest office in the firm. The firm’s Orlando attorneys focus their practices primarily in the following areas of law: Affordable Housing and Tax Credit, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Commercial Litigation, Corporate and Securities, Eminent Domain, Estate Planning, Government Relations, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment Law, Land Use and Environmental Law, Real Estate and Public Finance and Capital Projects. Broad and Cassel, founded on January 1, 1946, has more than 175 lawyers and 250 support personnel located in eight offices throughout the State of Florida. The firm has extensive experience in a wide variety of corporate practice areas and industries. For more information, please visit us online at www.broadandcassel.com.

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