About Christopher Pope
Christopher Pope is a Florida Bar Board Certified construction attorney who works in Fort Myers, FL and the surrounding areas. Mr. Pope is also Florida Bar Board Certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law (Board certification is the highest level of recognition by the Florida Bar for the competency and experience of a lawyer practicing in a specialty area).
Mr. Pope is licensed to practice in Florida. He attended LSU Law School and Boston University School of Law and currently works at Pavese Law Firm in Florida.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Pope worked as an Area Construction Manager for one of the nation’s largest homebuilders where he managed and directed construction for master planned golf course communities, some with build-outs of 5,000 homes. He has also managed condominium rehabilitations, underground utility installations, and site work. Because of his field experience, Mr. Pope understands both the language of the field and the law.
Below are some of the Construction Law services that Mr. Pope provides:
Preparing and filing construction liens and statutory notices, including Notices of Commencement, Notices to Owner, and lien waivers and releases for compliance with Chapter 713, Florida Statutes
Drafting and reviewing construction contracts, including AIA, EJCDC, and Consensus Documents
Contract and Change Order negotiation
Administrative representation in licensure and permitting matters
Construction lending
Notices of construction defects under Chapter 558, Florida Statutes
Construction litigation and arbitration (lien foreclosure and priority; prompt payment; change order disputes; retainage disputes; surety claims; delay claims; warranty and defect claims)
Public and private bond claims
Mr. Pope is licensed to practice in Florida. He attended LSU Law School and Boston University School of Law and currently works at Pavese Law Firm in Florida.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Pope worked as an Area Construction Manager for one of the nation’s largest homebuilders where he managed and directed construction for master planned golf course communities, some with build-outs of 5,000 homes. He has also managed condominium rehabilitations, underground utility installations, and site work. Because of his field experience, Mr. Pope understands both the language of the field and the law.
Below are some of the Construction Law services that Mr. Pope provides:
Preparing and filing construction liens and statutory notices, including Notices of Commencement, Notices to Owner, and lien waivers and releases for compliance with Chapter 713, Florida Statutes
Drafting and reviewing construction contracts, including AIA, EJCDC, and Consensus Documents
Contract and Change Order negotiation
Administrative representation in licensure and permitting matters
Construction lending
Notices of construction defects under Chapter 558, Florida Statutes
Construction litigation and arbitration (lien foreclosure and priority; prompt payment; change order disputes; retainage disputes; surety claims; delay claims; warranty and defect claims)
Public and private bond claims
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Location
Fort Myers, FL
Expertise Area
Construction Law
Real Estate Law
Condominium Law
HOA Law
Licenses
Florida
Languages
English