James H. Landgraf is a shareholder in Cureton Clark where he heads the Construction Industry Practice. He provides over twenty years of specialized experience in handling construction contracting and litigation for the benefit of the Firm’s construction industry clients including public and private owners, prime contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers and design professionals. He is further certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney, handling complex commercial and construction litigation for the Firm’s clients.

Jim has practiced as a civil litigation and trial attorney in New Jersey since 1976, handling all manner of civil disputes. Since the early 1980’s his practice has evolved to concentrate on construction industry and complex commercial issues and disputes faced by his clients. He joined the Firm in 1995 as a shareholder and since that time has worked extensively with the Firm’s business and construction clients in developing successful contractual and business relationships and in assisting in resolving disputes arising out of their business and projects.

In his construction industry practice, Jim has been able to utilize a broad perspective for the benefit of Cureton Clark’s clients. His experience in both transactional contract development and litigation provides clients with a greater overview of both issues that can arise and methods of avoiding or resolving those issues. His further experience in representing industry clients over a broad range of interests including public school boards and municipalities, private commercial and residential owners, commercial and residential developers, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers and design professionals allows him to offer clients a wide range of services that can take into account and recognize all sides of existing and anticipated issues.

Jim maintains a strong level of involvement in Bar Association, trade and civic organizations. These activities have enabled him to access legal and trade developments necessary to stay at the forefront of the industry for the benefit of the Firm’s clients. They have also allowed him to give back the benefits of his experience and expertise to the community and profession through volunteering his time and skills to these organizations.

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey - 1976
• United States District Court for the State of New Jersey - 1976
• US Circuit Courts for the 3rd Circuit - 1978
• United States Supreme Court - 1980
• Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court – 1988

Education

• Rutgers-Camden School of Law, Juris Doctor – 1976
• Muhlenberg College; Bachelor of Arts in English Literature -1973

Professional Associations and Activities

Current:

• Associate Member – South Jersey Mechanical Contractor’s Association
• Associate Member – New Jersey Association of School Administrators
• Co-Chair - American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Construction Litigation Committee
• Member – American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
• Member – American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract Law
• Member – New Jersey State Bar Association, Section on the Construction Industry
• Member – Burlington County Bar Association
• Member – Southern New Jersey Development Council
• Trustee – Discovery Institute for Addictive Disorders
• Trustee – Paterson Counseling Center
• Trustee – The Lennard Clinic
• Trustee – Northeast Lifeskills

Former:

• New Jersey State Bar Association, Section on the Construction Industry
  • Co-Chair 2003-2005
  • Member of Committee on Multi-Jurisdictional Practice
• Burlington County Bar Association
  • President – 2000-2001
  • Trustee – 1988-91; 1994-97

Programs and Publications
 

LECTURER/PANELIST:
 

2008, 2004, New Jersey Construction Lien Law
2002, 2001, (Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)
2000,1999

2008 New Best Practices in Mold Litigation
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2007 How to Get Evidence and Expert Testimony Admitted into Court
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)


2007 Proving Damage Caused by Mold
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2007 Leading the Process: Resolving Construction Disputes
(Sponsored by New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

2007 Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in New Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2006 Averting Chaos on the Jobsite
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2006 Resolving Problems and Disputes on Construction Projects
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2006 Construction Law Basics
(Sponsored by ABA Forum on the Construction Industry)

2005 Construction Defect Claims
(Sponsored by Lorman Education Services)

2005 Getting Paid-Resolving Construction Lien and Bond Claims
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2005 Construction Basics
(Sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Ass’n)

2005 Homeowner Association Construction and Transition
(Sponsored by ABA Forum on the Construction Industry)

2005 Residential Construction in New Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2005 Public Contracting in New Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2005 What to Do…When in New Jersey Construction
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2004 Construction Law Basics
(Sponsored by the ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry)

2004 Tricks, Traps and Ploys in Construction Scheduling in New Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Education Services)

2004 Advanced Construction Law in New Jersey
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2004 Water Intrusion and Toxic Mold Claims in Delaware
(Sponsored by Sterling Education Services)

2004 Utilizing AIA Form Construction Contracts in New Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2004 Construction Basics
(Sponsored by NEW JERSEY State Bar Association, Construction and Public Contracting Section)

2004 Leadership in Meeting Construction Challenges
(Sponsored by NEW JERSEY Association of School Administration)

2004 The Mold Challenge in New Jersey
(Sponsored by National Business Institute)

2003 What You Really Need To Know About Mold and Your Legal Liabilities in New
Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2003 Advances in Environmental Mold Issues in New Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2003 Limiting Construction Defects
(Sponsored by New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

2003 Facility Health Issues in New Jersey Schools
(Sponsored by New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

2002 Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in New Jersey
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2002,2003 Construction Management and Design/Build Projects
(Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2002 Construction While Still Educating
(Sponsored by New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

2002 Fast breaking Developments in Public Construction Law
(Sponsored by New Jersey State Bar Association, Construction and Public Contracting Section)

2002, 2001 Construction Contracting for Public Entities in New Jersey
2000 (Sponsored by Lorman Educational Services)

2001 Mediation for School Construction Projects
(Sponsored by New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

2000 Retaining and Using Construction Managers on New Jersey School Projects
(Sponsored by New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

1999 School Construction: Financial Options for Defects and Deficiencies
(Sponsored by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

1999 Ethical Questions in Construction and Public Contract Law
(Sponsored by New Jersey State Bar Association, Construction and
Public Law Contracting Section)

1998 Ten Recurring Construction Issues
(Sponsored by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

1998 Hot Topics in Construction Law
(Sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Association)

1997 Minimizing School Construction Defects
(Sponsored by The New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

1997 School Construction Contracting
(Sponsored by The New Jersey Association of School Administrators)

1997 Using Technology in Trial Preparation and Presentation
(Sponsored by New Jersey State Bar Association, Construction and Public Contracting Section/ICLE)

PUBLICATIONS

2008 State by State Guide to Construction & Design Law, New Jersey Section, Author, (American Bar Association, Section of Real Property) pending as update to 1996 Edition

1998-2001 Credit Manager’s Survival Kit
Author of New Jersey Section on Public and Private Construction Lien Laws (CMSK, Inc.)

1996 State by State Survey of the Economic Loss Doctrine in Construction Litigation, Editor
(American Bar Association, Construction Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section)

1995 State by State Survey of Statutes of Repose, Editor
(American Bar Association, Construction Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section)

1995 Presenting Expert Testimony in a Construction Defect Case
(American Bar Association, Construction Litigation Committee of the Litigation Section)

1988-1992 Architect and Engineer Liability in New Jersey
(The Cambridge Institute)

jlandgraf@curetonclark.com