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GENERAL OVERVIEW
Andrea Goldman is a litigator, arbitrator and mediator who focuses on construction/contractor, business and employment matters. Andrea is General Counsel for the Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB), a division of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). She represents construction companies, developers/owners, contractors, suppliers, subcontractors and designers. Andrea serves as the trusted advisor for construction companies and businesses in drafting contracts and other legal issues in managing their businesses. She has extensive experience handling both sides of contractor/homeowner disputes and helps get projects back on track.
Andrea frequently gives presentations on construction issues
including: contracts, mechanics liens, green construction, Prompt Pay, and the
EPAs Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule. Significant construction projects
include the following: represented subcontractor in Prompt Pay claim against
contractor, represented subcontractor in defending prevailing wage claim;
representing owner in claim for delay and other damages against subcontractor in
the renovation of a large apartment complex; represented a general
contractor/owner in dispute between contractor and subcontractor involving
claims of job abandonment and material breach of AIA contract during
construction of a hotel; represented contractor when surety company sued on its
bond; represented construction company in dispute over unforeseen conditions
that significantly delayed building of bridge. Andrea also represents parties in
disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and the
formation and dissolution of businesses. She also handles Wage Act, prevailing
wage and wrongful termination claims.
Prior to forming Goldman Law Group, Andrea was the Managing Partner at Rosen Law
Office, P.C. and a Partner, Gately & Goldman, LLP.
Bar Admissions
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
Education
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law,
1989.
A.B., Brown University, 1982.
Professional Memberships
Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater
Boston (BRAGB)-General Counsel
National Association of the Remodeling
Industry (NARI)
Massachusetts Bar Association
Women's Bar Association
American Bar Association
Alternative Dispute Resolution Panels
CDRS National Panel of Construction ADR Specialists
American Arbitration Association
National Arbitration Forum
Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor Arbitration Program
FINRA-Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Languages
Spanish, French and a little Italian
