Background

Jenny Fletcher’s law practice involves construction industry issues exclusively. Jenny’s experience includes serving as lead counsel in numerous trials, arbitrations, appellate arguments, court appearances and mediations. Unlike most construction lawyers, she has extensive jury trial experience. In addition to prosecuting and defending successfully a number of multi-million dollar disputes on behalf of construction clients, in 2003 she won the largest construction jury verdict in Nevada following a nine-month jury trial. Jenny has, of course, settled many complex cases without the need for trials, and also has experience in deciding cases, having served as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association Construction Industry Panel for more than 25 years.  She is a member of the AAA Construction Mega Case Panel, and is a Fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  Jenny is the President Elect of the American College of Construction Lawyers, and serves on its Executive Board.

Jenny started her construction law career with the construction focused boutique firm of Griffin Cochrane & Marshall, where she worked as an associate and partner for more than 20 years.  GCM merged in 2006 with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, where Jenny practiced as a partner for 11 years.  At Sutherland, Jenny served as the leader of the Construction Industry Practice Group, co-leader of the Litigation Practice Group, and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.


Awards

Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of construction (2010-2012, 2015)

Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as one of the top 250 female litigators in the country (2012-2016)

Named "2013 Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in Atlanta Litigation - Construction

One of three people in the U.S. who is recognized as a "star individual" by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of construction law; top tier ranked by Chambers USA since its inception (2002-2016)

Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of construction law (2006-2017) and litigation – construction (2012-2017)

Recognized as a Georgia Superlawyer every year since the award’s inception

Professional Activities

Fellow, member of Board of Governors, and President Elect, American College of Construction Lawyers

Master, Member of Executive Board, Treasurer, American Inns of Court (Lumpkin Inn of Court)

Past member, Board of Directors, Construction Section, Atlanta Bar Association

Member, Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association

Member, Governing Committee, Sutherland Women Stepping Up®

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Co-Chair, Construction Committee for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution

Arbitrator, and member of Construction Mega Case Arbitration Panel for American Arbitration Association and ICDR

Presentations 

"Preventive Lawyering,” a panel for the annual meeting of the International Center for Dispute Prevention and Resolution

Construction Industry Crisis Management, a panel presented at the 2016 Construction Superconference

 Building Utopia: Best Practices Construction Risk Management (April 26, 2016) American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law

The Rise of Modular Construction: Emerging Commercial & Legal Issues (December 8, 2015) Construction SuperConference

Webcast: Construction Contracts: What To Do When Problems Arise (May 21, 2015) American Law Institute

Webcast: Construction Contracts: Tips for Negotiating, Drafting, and Avoiding Problems (May11, 2015) American Law Institute

 The Modular Challenge: Bringing Down the Risk of Going Up (March 10, 2015)

 Building Utopia (January 2014) ABA Forum on the Construction Industry

 PLI's Building Better Construction Contracts 2013 (September 25, 2013)

 ESI in Construction Disputes (September 2013) PLI Construction Contracts Seminar

 Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in Construction Projects and Disputes (February 20-24, 2013) ACCL 24th Annual Meeting

 Packed Just Right (September 30, 2012 - October 3, 2012) ACC 2012 Annual Meeting

 Legalities of International Green Building (September 23, 2012) ACCL/CCCL/SCL

 AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 – Conference and Exhibition (June 3, 2012) AWEA WINDPOWER

 International Construction Law Conference - Accelerated Dispute Resolution – What Works and What Does Not (May 6, 2012 - May 8, 2012)

American College of Construction Lawyers, Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, Society of Construction Law

 Contract Changes and Differing Site Conditions (February 14, 2012) The Seminar Group Construction Law Program

 ACC’s 2011 Annual Meeting: Learn Share Grow (October 23, 2011 - October 26, 2011) Association of Corporate Counsel

 Negotiating the Key Contract Provisions (September 20, 2011 - September 21, 2011) Associated Owners & Developers 14th Annual Construction Industry Conference

 Energizing Construction (February 18, 2011) American College of Construction Lawyers 2011 Annual Meeting

 The Arbitration Clause Says What? (February 9, 2011 - February 15, 2011) ABA 2011 Midyear Meeting

 How to be a Successful Advocate in the "New Era" of Construction Dispute Resolution (October 16, 2009) The Next Wave of Construction Dispute Resolution

 Surviving And Prospering On Construction Projects Under The New Administration (September 14, 2009 - September 15, 2009 & November 9, 2009 - November 10, 2009) Associated Owners & Developers 2009 National Conferences East 

Builder’s Risk 101 (May 7, 2009 - May 8, 2009) Insurance in the Construction Industry

Effectively Resolving Local and Global Disputes Through Mediation, Arbitration or Litigation (September/October 2008) AOD National Seminar

 Anatomy and Complexity of Construction Projects and Disputes (April 2008) AAA Construction Manager Training Program

 Mediation – What Works (December 2007) Construction Superconference

 Dealing with Major Construction Defects (Fall 2007) Association of Owners and Developers Meeting

 Trying the Complex Construction Case (Summer and Fall 2007) Association of Owners and Developers Meetings

 The New International Rules for Expedited Dispute Resolution Procedures (April 25, 2007 - April 28, 2007) 9th Annual American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference

 Lessons Learned: Anticipating and Resolving Project Disputes - If Your Project Is Special, Why Shouldn't Your Dispute Resolution Clause Be Special? (April 12, 2007 - April 13, 2007) American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry Annual Meeting

Georgia Condominiums Seminar (Wednesday, March 28, 2007)

 Condominium Defects Issues (Spring 2007) The Seminar Group

 Negotiating Settlements (2006) Georgia Bridge the Gap

 Mediating Construction Claims (2006) National Contract Management Association

 Associated Owners & Developers (AOD) 2006 National Conference (June 26, 2006 - June 27, 2006)

 Construction Defects: Water Intrusion and Other Calamities (2005)

 Construction Contracts Year in Review (2000-2005) Federal Publications Thomson-West

 Managing the Complex Construction Case (2004) American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry

 Mediating Construction Claims (1999) American Bar Association Annual Meeting 1999

 Design Build Strategies (1999) American Institute for Professional Training and Development

 Concentrated Course in Construction Contracts (1998) Federal Publications

 2000 Mock Argument: Surety Claims (1996) TIPS Meeting, Construction Superconference

Practical Construction Law (1996) Federal Publications

Mediating Employment Issues (1994) Construction Superconference 1994

Product Liability (1985-1989) Georgia Institute of Technology

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Jennifer Wheatley Fletcher PC Bio 3.2017