Joseph Barra

Experience

1. Construction Lawyer

   Robinson+Cole

   Oct 2010 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Joseph Barra has significant experience handling disputes and transactional matters involving the design and construction of office buildings, hospitals, shopping malls, highways, utilities (water, gas, electric, fiber optic, and sewer), prisons, primary and secondary schools, universities, condominiums, wastewater facilities, water and scavenger waste treatment facilities, waste-to-energy facilities, landfill gas-to-energy facilities, gas-fired electrical power plants, hydroelectric dams, onshore and offshore natural gas pipelines, and electric substations. With skills gained in his first career as a civil engineer, he has represented clients in the construction industry for the past 20 years. Mr. Barra represents public and private owners, developers, construction managers, design professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, EPC contractors, design-builders, architects, engineers, interior designers, MBE/WBE/DBE contractors, steel fabricators, sureties, and construction lenders in litigation and transactional matters. He represents clients regarding design and construction flaws and delays, funding disputes, certification hearings, and violations involving the U.S. Department of Labor\'s Occupational Safety and Health Organization. Professional Associations Construction Management Association of America National Board of Directors Construction Management Association of America, New England Chapter Board of Directors Design-Build Institute of America, New England Region Board of Directors Massachusetts Building Congress Board of Directors Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers Past Director and Secretary Associated General Contractors of America, Massachusetts Chapter Past Director American Society of Civil Engineers American Arbitration Association National Panel of Construction Neutrals

Education

• Virginia Military Institute

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil Engineering

  1979 — 1983

• Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)