Kenneth W. Lee

Kenneth W. Lee practices in the areas of real estate litigation; real estate environmental issues; contract negotiation and drafting of real estate agreements, including construction documents for all relationships involved with a construction project (owner/designer, owner/contractor, owner/contractor/surety, contractor/subcontractor); environmental construction litigation; construction-related insurance matters; municipal and government contracts; and surety law.

His experience includes the representation of owners, contractors (including general contractors, sub-contractors, and specialty contractors) and surety providers in all fields of the construction industry.  Ken has handled Mechanics’ Lien matters on behalf of owners, contractors and subcontractors in numerous states (Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee and West Virginia), and has written and lectured on the subject. Ken recently redrafted the Contracts Section of the Pennsylvania Standard Jury Instructions (2003 Ed.) issued by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Ken is a 1987 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he received the Faculty Award for Legal Scholarship. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College and a Master of Arts degree from Villanova University. He is a graduate of The Mercersburg Academy.

Ken has handled litigation in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Connecticut, Tennessee, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia, and those states’ specialized courts such as the Pennsylvania Board of Claims and the West Virginia Court of Claims. In addition, he has tried cases before the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation Service and “private” dispute panels.
 

Ken has been appointed to the following national committees for The Associated General Contractors of America: Construction Education Committee, Surety Bonding Committee and Contract Documents Committee. Ken was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2006 and 2007 in the Construction Law category and named a 2006 and 2007 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the Construction/Surety Law Category.