J. David Pugh

J. David Pugh


Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recognized since 2009

Birmingham, Alabama

Practice Areas

Construction Law

Litigation - Construction

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Construction Law
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David Pugh is a partner in the firm's Construction and Procurement Practice Group. He is also a member of the firm's Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice Groups.

David has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, insurance companies and sureties throughout the United States. He has advised clients at every stage of a construction project: conception, planning, performance and closeout. He has drafted and negotiated contracts for several large scale projects, and he has participated in trials, hearings, appellate arguments, mediations and arbitrations in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Mexico, among others. He has also argued before the United States Supreme Court representing a pipe subcontractor involved in the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Florida and Alabama.

In addition to his work with the firm's Construction Practice Group, David has worked on various general litigation matters including commercial contract and insurance cases. He is also a registered patent attorney and has prosecuted a variety of mechanical, electrical and chemical patents as well as design patents and trademarks. He has litigation experience in state and federal courts prosecuting and defending claims of patent infringement, trade secrets, Lanham Act violations and other business tort or anticompetitive practices.

Contact & Links
Location
  • One Federal Place
    1819 Fifth Avenue North
    Birmingham, AL 35203
Education
  • Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1988
  • The University of Alabama, B.S., graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Alabama State Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Birmingham Bar Association - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Construction Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Construction, Birmingham (2022)
  • Construction Law, Birmingham (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
Special Focus:
  • Commercial Development
  • Condominiums
  • Construction Disputes
  • Contract Review and Negotiation
  • Contractors
  • Government Contracts
  • Industrial
  • Insurance Coverage
Awards:
  • Alabama Architectural Foundation, Board, 2011- present
  • Design Build Institute of America, South Central Region Board, 2011- present
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, Alabama Chapter Board, 2007-present
  • Associated Builders & Contractors, National Board, 2013-2015
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Government Contracts

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