Jack R. Dodson, III

• Represented an owner in a dispute with the general contractor regarding claims for cost of acceleration and unapproved change order requests arising from the construction of a music venue in Las Vegas.
• Represented the general contractor in disputes with the owner of a luxury hotel development project. The claims involved over 15 separate occurrences of water leaks and water damage occurring during and after the completion of the project, and complex issues of insurance coverage under builders’ risk and property insurance coverage.
• Represented a regional owner of acute care hospital facilities in a dispute with its general contractor arising from the construction of three separate facilities. Successfully negotiated a favorable resolution for the client.
• Represented a national general contractor in disputes with six different subcontractors, as well as assisting with claims against a subcontractor’s default insurance carrier. We negotiated settlements with four subcontractors and successfully arbitrated the two remaining subcontractor claims.
• Represented a developer in a dispute with adjacent property owners regarding the ownership of a US$5 million commercial property. The dispute involved a complex set of transactions resulting in the grant of title to the developer, as well as enforcement of easement rights burdening the property of the adjacent landowner. After two separate lawsuits and multiple appeals, we successfully prevailed on all claims, resulting in clear title to the property and easement held by the developer.
• Represents a general contractor, which was terminated by the owner of a construction project involving the historic renovation of a building in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. We were retained to represent the client regarding its claim against the owner for wrongful termination, as well as payment for over US$1.2 million of work performed prior to the termination.
• Represented a large electrical subcontractor in a dispute with the owner of an automotive equipment manufacturing plant regarding claims in excess of US$10 million. The owner refused to pay our client alleging extensive delays and cost overruns. After preparing and submitting the fully documented claim, we were able to obtain full payment of all amounts due.
• Represented a general contractor in a dispute with a subcontractor regarding defective concrete slab installed for a hospital facility. After a five-day arbitration, the arbitrator ruled in favor of our client, awarding all damages claimed.
• Represented a general contractor in a dispute with an electrical subcontractor regarding claims for delay and impact totaling over US$3 million, including Covid-19 delay claims. We successfully mediated the claims, with a very favorable outcome for our client.
• Represented a hospital owner in claims against a general contractor and multiple subcontractors arising from moisture intrusion at the hospital causing extensive damage. After a week-long jury trial, the jury awarded our client all damages it claimed, as well as its attorneys’ fees incurred to prosecute the claim.
• Represented manufactured home company in claims of moisture intrusion resulting in property damage, as well as personal injuries from alleged exposure to toxic mold. After a four-week trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of our client and rejected all claims asserted by the plaintiffs.
• Represented the owner of a hospital in a dispute with the owner of an assisted living facility adjacent to the hospital in a dispute regarding the subsidence of a hill on the hospital’s property, which resulted in damage to the assisted living facility.

• Recognized by Chambers USA for Construction in Tennessee, 2022-2024
• Listed in the Best Lawyers in America^® – Construction Law and Commercial Litigation, 2020-2023
• Named to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list – Construction Litigation, 2019-2021
• Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as a Recommended Lawyer for Construction (including construction litigation), 2019-2024

• American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Nashville Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Alabama Bar Association
• Associated Builders’ and Contractors
• Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel
• Associated General Contractors of Middle Tennessee, Regulatory Advisory Committee
• Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA)
• Fellow, Construction Law Society of America

With full-time, dedicated construction lawyers located in most major cities across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, our firm has one of the largest and most geographically diverse Construction and Infrastructure law practices in the world. Our extensive global footprint allows us to service our clients’ needs on a multijurisdictional basis and provide insight into the local legal and cultural issues that commonly arise in particular jurisdictions.

We have considerable experience in all major national and international standard forms of construction contracts including FIDIC and NEC as well turnkey EPC and EPCM contracts, target prices, guaranteed maximum price contracts, and alliancing and partnering contracts. Further, many of the group’s lawyers have worked in the construction industry. This practical, real-world experience, combined with the breadth of our practice, allows us to guide our clients through the myriad of problems that can arise during any phase of a complex construction project.

We have advised on some of the most challenging and ambitious construction projects in the world, including major multibillion dollar energy and transportation infrastructure projects in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East.

At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our lawyers and policy professionals to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions.

We marry process with vision, success with dedication, method with passion, and innovation with creativity. The outcome: The K&L Gates Experience

Located across five continents, we represent a broad array of leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. We also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations, and individuals.

Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation. We are leaders in legal issues relating to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences, among others.