William J. Tinsley, Jr. - Lawyer in Tampa, FL

For more than 25 years, Bill Tinsley has provided design professionals, owners, contractors and sureties with pragmatic, cost-effective resolution of complex claims and disputes through litigation, arbitration and mediation. His practice includes drafting and negotiating design and construction contracts for traditional and alternative contract delivery methods including design-build and construction management. Each contract is tailored to meet specific project requirements. Additionally, Bill provides full support, legal services for large projects from conception to project closeout for owner/developers, contractors, joint ventures and design professionals including contract development, claims management and dispute resolution.

Bill has represented clients throughout the United States on public and private projects including light rail, power plants, hotels, high rise buildings, pharmaceutical laboratories, retail centers, university buildings, highways, bridges and many other types of infrastructure improvements. Disputes successfully resolved include:

• design and construction defects
• cost overruns
• bid protests
• prevailing wage and labor issues
• unforeseen site conditions
• debt collection
• takeover and completion assignments
• bond claims
• liens

Bill has authored multiple articles and frequently provides presentations to other attorneys and industry professionals concerning best practices for design-build and other contract delivery methods, as well as dispute resolution and risk avoidance.