Kevin R. Garrison

Successful appeal of a trial court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration before the Alabama Supreme Court.

After a five-day arbitration on behalf of a general contractor, received an award enforcing a prior settlement agreement and dismissing the owner's attempts to recover over $3 million in damages from the contractor.

Multiple appearances and matters before the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors and the Alabama State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

Obtained the dismissal of a multi-million-dollar claim against an engineering firm without discovery in state court, a decision affirmed by the Alabama Supreme Court.

Obtained a multi-million-dollar settlement for an owner against a general contractor for defective roofing work at a prominent religious facility.

Obtained summary judgment in excess of $1 million for a general contractor's unpaid retainage relating to work at a wastewater treatment plant.

Assisted a client with hundreds of contractor and engineering licensing issues in 48 states.

Obtained dismissal of counterclaims and a half-million-dollar arbitration award against a general contractor on behalf of a window subcontractor after a five-day arbitration over leaking windows and repair costs.

Won $3.2 million in damages on behalf of a subcontractor in a lawsuit filed against the prime contractor arising from the construction of an interstate exchange. The court denied all the prime contractor's counterclaims, which totaled over $2 million.

Defended a large food processor and distributor against lawsuits filed by growers relating to alleged breaches of the applicable poultry agreement, negligence, contamination of feed, and poultry "bed bug" infestation, among other nuisances.

Represented a major food processing and distribution company in the litigation and mediation of claims related to a catastrophic cast-in-place concrete floor collapse at a production facility, which resulted in over $3 million in damages. Advised the company regarding interaction with OSHA, builder's risk and general liability insurance coverage, defense of counterclaims, and recovery of damages.

Represented a lead design firm in contract negotiations with a design-builder for a state construction project in excess of $1 billion utilizing a progressive design-build delivery method.

Reviewed a proposed EPC agreement, including the review of terms, contractual risks, and providing proposed modifications, for a $7 million solar energy project in the Southeast on behalf of a contractor responding to an RFP.

Represented a contractor in negotiating terms for a $90 million public-private partnership (P3) project agreement involving the construction of a multi-jurisdictional stormwater recharge reservoir.