(Main Office)

The firm has aggressively pursued the interests of its clients for over fifty years. During this time, it has developed a creative team of professionals with the necessary experience to comprehensively service all sectors of the construction and government contracting industries.

Three characteristics are the hallmark of the firm's mission: superior client service, aggressiveness in advocacy and creative problem solving.

Our clients benefit from our extensive involvement in both the public and private sectors of the construction industry, as well as in the federal procurement community. From pre-qualification, responsibility and bid protest disputes through contract administration, claims prosecution and project closeout, the firm works closely with its clients to achieve specifically targeted results. Whether preventing contract disputes, developing creative solutions or aggressively pursuing claims, a constant effort is made to produce cost-effective results.

The firm has throughout the years been actively involved in pursuing and/or defending the interests of contractors, sureties, sub-contractors, private owners and developers, suppliers and public agencies in complex construction or government contracting disputes.

Statement of Practice

Construction Law, Federal Contract Law, Surety Law, Labor Law, Insurance Coverage, Commercial and Real Estate Transactions, Estate and Succession Planning and Commercial Litigation before all State and Federal Courts.

Representative Clients:

Aeroflex Inc.
A.J. McNulty & Co., Inc.
American Bridge Company
Arnell Construction Corp.
Babylon UFSD
BG National Plumbing
Breco Environmental Contractors, Inc.
Defoe Corporation
Donaldson Acoustics
Ecco III Enterprises
El Sol Contracting
Exxon Chemical Americas
F.W. Sims, Inc.
First Indemnity of America
Frontier Kemper Constructors, Inc.
Gramercy Group, Inc
Granite Construction Northeast, Inc.
Hewlett Packard
Kemper Insurance
Kiewit Constructors Inc.
Kiska Construction Corp. USA
Levinson & Santoro Electric Corp.
Lumbermans Insurance Company
Mariani Metal Fabricators USA
Mass. Electric Construction Co.
Metropolitan Realty Group, LLC.
Par Plumbing Co., Inc.
Pav-Lak Construction
Perini Corporation
John P. Picone
Power Conversion, Inc.
Regional Scaffolding & Hoisting
RLI Insurance Co.
Schiavone Construction
Skanska USA Civil Inc.
Sterling National Bank
The Plumbing Foundation for City of New York
Township of Babylon
Terraferma Electrical Construction Co. Inc.
Town of North Hemstead.
U.S. Dynamics Corp.
U.S. Fire Insurance
Volmar Construction Inc.
WDF Inc.
Weeks Marine, Inc.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates

Address

66 North Village Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570, (Nassau Co.)

Phone

Phone: 516-764-2800
Fax: 516-764-2827

Website

http://www.goldbergconnolly.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

David Goldberg (1914-1988).

Henry L. Goldberg (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, New York, Florida, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Federal Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1971); Fordham University (J.D., 1974). Author: "No-Damage-For-Delay," Strikes Again, STA Subcontractor News, June 2009; "Pre-Qualification Under the Wicks Law: Be Prepared!," April 2009; "The Subcontractors 'Sword & Shield'," Lien Law 76 & 38, Subcontractors News, December 2008; "Protecting Your Insurance Protection! - Disclaimer of Coverage by Insurance Companies - Contractors Should Persevere," Professional Insurance Agents Magazine, January 2007; "Damages For Delay - Two Appellate Decisions Favor Contractors," Real Estate Weekly, June 28, 2006; "Beware of the 'Black Out' Period in New York Procurement Law," Real Estate Weekly, August 2006; "More Protection for Contractors on Public - Private Projects," New York Construction, December 2005"; "Labor Law 240: States Highest Court Validates 'Recalcitrant Worker' Defense," Real Estate Weekly, February 2005; "Liability of Design Professionals to Contractors," September 2005; "The Unfair Pricing of Change Orders: NYC Needs To Address Insurance Costs," Real Estate Weekly, March 2004; "Lender Beware - Claimants and Sureties Take Notice," Real Estate Weekly, April 2004; "What Does NYC Vendex Say About Your Company And You?" Real Estate Weekly, June 2004; "Henry Goldberg, The Industry's Creative Problem Solver," Real Estate Weekly, June 2004; "Make Sure Your Claim is 'Ripe' - It Starts With The 'Final Decision' From The 'Engineer," New York Construction, October 2004; "Contractors Should Know Their Rights Regarding Mechanics Liens, Bankruptcy," New York Construction, June 2002; "Contractor Wins at the CDRB - Contract Rules Apply Equally to Both Parties," New York Construction, November 2003; "Standard Contract: Beware of Article 30's Requirement of Monthly Damage Documentation," New York Construction, July 2003; "The Tightening Noose - NYC's Standard Construction Contract," New York Construction, September 2001; "NYC Agencies Fear is Now All Too Clear," Construction Law, December 2000; "NJ Appellate Court: PA Chief Engineer Can Not Be Sole Arbiter of Disputes," New York Construction, February 1999; "Goldberg Calls For Industry-wide Fairness in Contracting Effort," New York Construction, March 1996; "New York State Statute Impacts Withdrawals for Bid Mistakes," Constructioneer, April 19, 1993; "The Contract Surety and Federal Withholding Tax Liability: A Trap for the Unwary," Journal of Construction Accounting & Taxation, Fall 1991; "Terminations for Convenience - A Contractor Concern," L.I. Business News, April 23, 1990. Member: Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Construction Accounting and Taxation; Journal of Construction Defect Litigation. Adjunct Professor, Center for Labor and Industrial Relations, New York Institute of Technology, 1982-1996. Instructor, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 1980-1981. Special Referee, New York Supreme Court, Nassau County, 1976. Expert Advisor, American Arbitration Association. Member: Nassau County (Member, Committee on Labor Law, 1975-1986), New York State (Member, Committees on Labor and Employment Law, 1979-1986) and American (Member, Forum Committees on: Construction Industry, 1988-2000; Public Contract Law, 1989-2000; Fidelity and Surety Law, 1988-2000) Bar Associations; Trade Associations: The Moles, Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley; National Contract Management Association (Board Member, L.I. Chapter); General Building Contractors of New York State, Inc.; General Contractors Association of New York, Inc.; Associated General Contractors of America Surety & Heavy Highway Committees; Subcontractors Trade Association (Member, Executive Advisory Board); New York Building Congress (Chair, Public Procurement Committee, 1997-1999); Construction Financial Management Association of America (President, New York City Chapter; General Counsel and Director, Long Island Chapter); National Bond Claims Association; Surety Claims Institute; National Defense Industrial Association - New York/Connecticut Chapter (Member, Board of Directors); New York City Surety Association (Counsel). Practice Areas: Construction; Public Construction Law; Public Works; Construction Claims; Construction Labor Law; Construction Litigation; Construction Contracts; Construction Arbitration; Surety; Labor Relations; Government Contracts.Email: Henry L. Goldberg

Janet M. Connolly (Retired) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: College of New Rochelle (A.B., cum laude, 1961); Columbia University (M.A., with honors, 1962; Ph.D., 1966); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, Hofstra Law Review, 1978-1980. (Retired).

Mitchell B. Reiter (Member) born Albany, New York, May 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits, and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry and Litigation Section); Subcontractor Trade Association; General Contractors Association; General Building Contractors Trade Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Mitchell B. Reiter

ASSOCIATES

Brian P. Craig (Senior Associate) born New York, N.Y., August 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1988, District of Columbia, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits. Education: Daemen College (B.A., 1982); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Author: "Differing Site Conditions Claims," 1992; Claim Preparation: Practical Guide, John Wiley & Sons. Member: New York State Bar Association; Subcontractors Trade Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Surety Law.Email: Brian P. Craig

Theresa Brennan Murphy (Senior Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, November 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Iona College (B.B.A., Finance, cum laude, 1991); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: Brooklyn Women's Bar Association. New York Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Liability; Construction Litigation; Contractors Liability; Construction Contracts; Insurance Coverage.Email: Theresa Brennan Murphy

Erik Arthur Ortmann (Senior Associate) born West Islip, New York, November 25, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1990); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Nassau County, Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations. General Counsel, National Association of Remodeling Industry NYC/LI chapter (NARI). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts.Email: Erik Arthur Ortmann

Michael J. Rosenthal (Associate) born New Hyde Park, New York, December 14, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: Binghamton University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.Email: Michael J. Rosenthal

Christopher K. Smith (Associate) born Oyster bay, New York, February 21, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Connecticut; 2007, New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern District New York. Education: Sacred Heart University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Recipient, Honor Law Scholarship, 2003-2006. Research and Symposium Editor, 2005-2006 and Member, 2004-2005, Quinnipiac Law Review. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Young Lawyers Division; Labor- Employment Law Section).Email: Christopher K. Smith

OF COUNSEL

Norman A. Steiger (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, March 20, 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: New York University (A.B., 1955; LL.B, 1958). Recipient: Charles A. Dana Distinguished Service Award, National Contract Management Association, 1994; Charles Delaney Memorial Award, National Contract Management Association, 1993; Continuing Education Award for Excellence in Teaching, Hofstra University, 1991. Editor-in-Chief, "Federal Contract Management: A Manual for the Contract Professional," Matthew Bender, 1980-2003. Author: "An Abuse of Power - Releases of Government Liability in Settlement Agreements," Contract Management, 2005. Member, "Federal Contracts Report" Advisory Board, Bureau of National Affairs, 1984-1988. Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense, 1961-1965. Director of Contracts and Counsel, Hazeltine Corporation, 1965-1972. Division General Counsel, UNISYS Corporation, 1981-1986. Practice Areas: Government Contract Law.

Eugene Drexler (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., October 10, 1923; admitted to bar, 1950, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1947); Cornell Law School (LL.B., 1950). Lecturer: Government Contract Dispute Resolution, Practicing Law Institute, 1965-1966; Procurement Methods, Jointly Sponsored Program, Public Contracts Section, American Bar Association and Government Contracts Committee, Federal Bar Association. Instructor, Government Contract Law, Fordham University, 1960-1983; Long Island University Mitchell College, 1963; Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1972; Fairfield College, 1974-1976. Assistant Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Department of Navy, 1951-1963. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Government Contracts.

Darrell W. Harp (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, New York. Education: Union College (A.B., 1960); Albany Law School (J.D., 1963). Former General Counsel, Assistant Commissioner, Legal Affairs for New York State DOT, 1971-1995. Practice Areas: Construction Law.

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Julie J. Wyetzner born Brooklyn, New York, May 19, 1959; Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., Finance, 1981).Email: Julie J. Wyetzner