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J. David Pugh

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J. David Pugh

Partner

David Pugh is a partner in the firm's Construction and Procurement Practice Group. He is also a member of the firm's Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups.

David has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, insurance companies and sureties throughout the United States. He has advised clients at every stage of a construction project: conception, planning, performance and closeout. He has drafted and negotiated contracts for several large scale projects, and he has participated in trials, hearings, appellate arguments, mediations and arbitrations in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Mexico, among others. He has also argued before the United States Supreme Court representing a pipe subcontractor involved in the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Florida and Alabama.

In addition to his work with the firm's Construction Practice Group, David has worked on various general litigation matters including commercial contract and insurance cases. He is also a registered patent attorney and has prosecuted a variety of mechanical, electrical and chemical patents as well as design patents and trademarks. He has litigation experience in state and federal courts prosecuting and defending claims of patent infringement, trade secrets, Lanham Act violations and other business tort or anticompetitive practices.

Distinctions

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Construction Law, 2009-2013
    • Litigation—Construction, 2011-2013
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, National Board, 2013-2015
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, Alabama Chapter Board, 2007-present
  • Design Build Institute of America, South Central Region Board, 2011- present
  • Alabama Architectural Foundation, Board, 2011- present

Publications

4/15/2013
Construction Alert
4/2009
How does an agent help contractors add value to their business and projects through insurance and bonding?
1993
1990
Legal Considerations, Education and Continuing Development for the Civil Engineer
1994
Construction Projects Formbook

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (Litigation Section, Forum on Construction)
  • Alabama State Bar Association
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Associated Builders and Contractors, Board of Directors, North Alabama Chapter, 1998
  • American Society of Civil Engineers, Associate Member, 1982-2008
  • Briarwood Soccer Club, Board of Directors, 2002-present
  • First Priority of Alabama, Inc., Board of Directors, 1999-present
  • Quest Sports Ministries, Board of Directors, 2000-present
  • Birmingham Adopt-A-School Program, Powell School tutor, 1990-1995

You May Not Know

David has an extensive background in engineering and construction. David studied civil engineering as an undergraduate. During college, he worked for Chicago Bridge & Iron at its Memphis, Tennessee plant and for Georgia Power construction at Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia. Upon graduation, David went to work for Harbert Construction as a project engineer. He then decided to return to law school to pursue a career in construction law.