Peckar & Abramson Holds Call-in Session on City of Miami Beach's New Sustainability Ordinance

MIAMI - Aug. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- The Miami office of the national construction law firm of Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is holding a complimentary call-in session on Thursday, August 25, 2016 from 12 noon – 2pm EST with P&A attorney Monique Cardenas, who is certified as a LEED® Green Associate by the US Green Building Council, regarding the recently enacted Green Building Ordinance adopted by the City of Miami Beach.

The new Ordinance has established specific requirements for green building certification within the City, as well as a sustainability fee for owners and developers who fail to meet the new minimum standards of sustainability. Cardenas will discuss crucial information about the new Ordinance including the new requirements in detail, as well as provide an overview of the associated risks and suggestions to manage and mitigate these risks.

Questions may be submitted in advance for discussion during the session to marktg@pecklaw.com. The call-in information is below. RSVPs are not required:

Call in Telephone number: 1-877-870-9011

Session number: 1133073#

Cardenas focuses her practice in the areas of construction law and commercial litigation and is certified as a LEED® Green Associate by the United States Green Building Council. She represents clients in construction lawsuits involving construction defects, delay claims, contractual disputes, lien disputes, bond claims, insurance claims, commercial landlord/tenant disputes, workers' compensation claims, governmental and environmental compliance claims and other construction-related claims. Cardenas' notable client work includes representation of owners, construction managers, general contractors, public entities and sureties on a range of complex construction contract, project administration, and commercial litigation matters. She holds a JD from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. maintains offices in New York, New Jersey, Florida, California, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania and has affiliations with global firms in Latin America through its founding membership in Construlegal^®, as well as in the London and China. In addition to its core construction practice, the Peckar & Abramson lawyers counsel contractors on labor and employment matters, corporate and regulatory compliance issues, including D/M/WBE compliance and general corporate and real estate matters.