George Richard Truitt, Jr. is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Construction Group, which is dedicated exclusively to the counseling and litigation of construction-related matters. A Board-Certified Specialist in Florida Construction Law, Mr. Truitt was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992 and has been AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 1998. Since 2017, Mr. Truitt has been ranked by Chambers USA for Construction Law in Florida, a distinction awarded to the top practitioners based on client feedback, peer recognition, and significant case achievements.
For the past 26 years, Mr. Truitt has devoted his practice to construction litigation and risk management counseling, including the representation of design professionals in professional liability claims, developers, contractors, and subcontractors in construction defect, contract, inland marine (builder’s risk coverage and litigation) and lien enforcement claims, payment and performance bond sureties in public and private bond and subrogation claims and commercial general liability and professional liability insurers in coverage counseling and litigation.
Mr. Truitt also focuses on environmental bodily injury and property damage claims. His practice includes extensive experience with Chinese drywall sulfurous off-gassing, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) environmental stress cracking from incompatibility with ABF II cutting agents, mold, mildew, fungi, bacteria, radon, carbon monoxide poisoning, and Legionnaire’s disease claims.
Mr. Truitt obtained his Bachelor of Science from Rollins College, cum laude, in 1988 and his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law School in 1992. He is admitted to The Florida Bar and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Mr. Truitt is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, the Construction Association of South Florida, the Latin Builders Association, the Professional Liability Attorneys Network (PLAN), the American Institute of Architects, and the Miami-Dade Bar.
Mr. Truitt is a founding member of the CLM National Construction Claims Advisory Board and lectures on various construction law topics, including risk management for design professionals and developers. He has presented to most major professional liability commercial general liability insurers and construction sureties on topics ranging from “Core Concepts in Construction Defect Litigation” to “Risk Management for Architects” and “Getting to Yes - Mutually Agreeable Counsel Under a Reservation of Rights.”
Mr. Truitt has served as an arbitrator in commercial and construction disputes before the American Arbitration Association. He is approved by The Florida Bar to provide Continuing Legal Education to attorneys and Continuing Education to insurance claims professionals in various construction law topics.
Awards & Recognitions
Chambers and Partners USA Guide 2025 - Florida, Construction Law, recognized since 2017
Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Construction Law, 2026
Best Lawyers , Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, recognized since 2019
Newsroom
News
•CSK Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA
Awards/Recognitions, 8.18.2025
•Significant Victory - Complex Construction Dispute - Miami-Dade County
Recent Successful Trial, 10.3.2024
•Favorable Trial Result - Architecture - Broward County
Recent Successful Trial, 1.17.2024
•Construction Defect Defense Verdict
Recent Successful Trial, 10.14.2022
•Cole, Scott & Kissane Team Contributes to Lotus Village in Overtown
News CSK Legal, 9.21.2016
Publications
Co-Authored with David Salazar, ' CSK Construction Division - Legal Spotlight, ' CSK Construction Article, 2014
' Payment Defending the Architect Against Contractor Claims for Wrongful Certification of Sufficient Grounds, ' Litigation Quarterly, June 2010
' Current Florida Law on Triggers of Coverage for Construction Defect Claims Under Standard CG 001 CGL Policies, ' CSK Article, 2014
PUBLISHED OPINIONS AND OPINIONS AS TRIAL COUNSEL
Dickerson Florida, Inc. vs. Taylor Engineering, Inc., - defense verdict and verdict in Engineer’s favor for contract balance affirmed on appeal. Order denying attorney’s fees and costs to client reversed and remanded, 42 Fla. L. Weekly D 1240 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017)
Jesse McIntosh, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James McIntosh, et. al. v. Progressive Design & Engineering, Inc., 166 So. 3d 823 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015), cert. denied 2015 WL 5248584 (upholding defense verdict based on Slavin doctrine);
Randy Gonzalez, et. al. vs. Carlos M. Barranchea, et. al., 170 So. 3d 13 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2015) (appraiser’s testimony on rental value based on flawed assumptions is not too speculative to establish prima facie case for loss of use).
Dan Euser Waterarchitecture, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach, Florida, 112 So. 3d 683 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2013) (reversing order requiring non-resident Canadian corporation to appear for deposition in Florida);
Coral Windows Bahamas, Ltd. vs. Pande Pane, LLC, et. al., 2013 WL 321584 (S.D. Fla. 2013) (order denying summary judgment against defendant as alleged successor).
McDaniels Reserve Realty Holdings, LLC. vs. BSE Consultants, Inc., et al., 39 So. 3d 504 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010) (venue for professional liability claim);
In re Florida Development Associates, Ltd., Slip Op. 2009 WL 393870 (S.D. Fla. Bankr. Feb. 9, 2009) (permissive abstention by bankruptcy court from exercising jurisdiction over construction claim by bankrupt developer);
•Construction Law Update: Date of Final Payment Integral in Evaluating Applicability of the Statute of Repose
Publication, 7.27.2015
•CSK Construction Division -- January 2012
Publication, 7.14.2014
