Attorneys

Robert L. Burchette

Represent general contractors, subcontractors, owners, sureties and insurers in wide range of construction disputes and issues. Projects include coliseums, stadiums, convention centers, high-rise offices, condos, shopping centers, hotels, schools and hospitals in projects up to $350 million.
Involved in industrial, highway and utility construction including dams, highways, bridges, wastewater treatment facilities, tunnels and cogeneration in projects up to $300 million.
Certified mediator facilitating over 150 disputes since 1986.
Represent parties in real estate and development dispute, shareholder disputes, commercial/contract disputes, and condemnation. (including issues involving title, zoning and plan approval).

American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
Mecklenburg Bar Association
American Arbitration Association's Construction Arbitration and Mediation Panels
Committee Member of the ABA Construction Forum's Committee on Liens, Bonds and Insurance (Division 7)
Construction Professional Network
American Academy of Trial Lawyers
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers

Co-Author, Claims and Insurance Sections of the North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook (1994-2003)
Co-contributor and Presenter: "North Carolina Construction Law" (1999-2003)
Speaker, Current Legal Issues Affecting Construction Lawyers in NC and SC, CAGC (2003)
Speaker, ABA Forum on Construction Law on Force Majeure (2003)
Speaker, "Use of Special Master in Construction Litigation", NC Bar Association/Construction Law Section (2003)
Speaker, Construction Forum Manager's Association Legal Issues Night (2002)
Speaker, Subcontractor Law Seminar, CAGC (2002)
Co-Author, Construction Law: Can this job be saved? Creative strategies for project completion & Litigation Avoidance in North Carolina," Lorman Education Services (1999)
Speaker, Fundamentals of Construction Law