Jeffrey S. Wertman Email & Phone Number

I am a partner in Berger Singerman’s Fort Lauderdale office and lead the firm’s Construction Law practice team. I focus my practice on virtually all aspects of construction litigation, commercial lease litigation, and commercial real estate litigation in the state, federal and appellate courts and in arbitration.My construction litigation practice includes representing owners, developers, general contractors, trade contractors, suppliers, sureties, and condominium and homeowners associations. I provide clients with legal advice on many and varied issues, such as construction and design defects and contract claims, including compliance with Chapter 558, Florida Statutes, construction liens, terminations, payment disputes, change orders, delay damages, performance and payment bonds, and developer/association turnover.My commercial lease litigation practice includes representing developers, commercial owners, and commercial tenants in matters involving commercial leases and ground (land) lease disputes, including: pre-possession disputes, such as delays in construction and construction defects related to tenant build-out; performance disputes, such as non-payment of rent and common area maintenance (“CAM”) payments, and interpretation of lease provisions; and termination disputes, such as exercise of option clauses in leases, damages to demised premises, demand and litigation against tenants and guarantors for default, non-residential eviction actions, landlord’s liens for rent, and issues relating to reletting premises after tenant default.I also have a vigorous commercial real estate litigation practice representing individuals, banks, businesses, creditors, receivers, and commercial loan borrowers and guarantors, on many issues including non-performing loans that require sophisticated workouts. I also prosecute and defend complex contract disputes, partnership disputes, actions for breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, fraudulent transfers, receiverships, complex commercial mortgage foreclosures, and disputes between developers and condominium and homeowner’s associations.

Listed skills include Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Construction Law, and 1 others.