Kevin Taylor

KEVIN J. TAYLOR (kjt@kevintaylorlaw.com) received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law, and his Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Florida International University. Fort Lauderdale Construction Attorney, Mr. Taylor entered the legal field after a span of 20 years in the construction industry. During that period Mr. Taylor was a carpenter, a superintendent, a subcontractor, an estimator and a project manager for various organizations. He has been a Certified Building Contractor since 1983 and for several years had his own contracting firm.

As a lawyer Mr. Taylor has been associated with several top construction law firms, including Ferencik, Libanoff, Brandt, Bustamante and Williams, P.A. and Leiby, Taylor Stearns, Linkhorst and Roberts, P.A. where he was a partner.

Associations:

South Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors  – General Counsel 2003-2005

Associated General Contractors of America -Contract Documents Committee 2002-2005

Construction Association of South Florida – Member

Broward County Bar Association Construction Law Committee – Vice-Chair 2002 – 2004

American Bar Association – Sections on Litigation;  Alternate Dispute Resolution;  and the Forum on the Construction Industry

Mr. Taylor was selected to as one of the founding members of the Florida International University Construction Industry Advisory Counsel and served on that committee for several years.

Teaching:

Florida International University’s Construction Management Program  – 1997-2005
Adjunct Professor teaching construction law and construction estimating courses at both the Undergraduate and Graduate level

Frequent seminar speaker and continuing education instructor having given seminars to local and national gatherings of: The Associated General Contractors, The Associated Builders and Contractors, South Florida Air Conditioning Contractor’s Association and numerous  private continuing education providers.

Kevin J. Taylor, P.A. and Kevin Taylor are approved Continuing Education Providers for the Construction Industry Licensing Board

Mr. Taylor was selected as one of two instructors in The Associated General Contractor’s Superintendent Training Program, lecturing on construction supervision and management at the field level. His articles on construction law have been published in numerous trade organization periodicals.