P&A has served as counsel to public owners on projects relating to horizontal construction (public works) and vertical construction (buildings). Our cases have ranged from legal issues related to the bankruptcy of a general contractor on a $60 million high school renovation, resolution of multi-million dollar delay and damages claims arising from a large sewer treatment plant, design and delay claims in construction of a senior center, and legal claims arising from a public works dredging project essential to the delivery of a municipal water supply serving three communities. Our clients include large cities, towns and public agencies in this specialized area of practice.

Mr. Petrini is recognized as a statewide leader in the area of public construction law, and has spoken on dozens of occasions on issues relating to public construction law and litigation to the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association, MCLE, Inc., the Massachusetts Municipal Association, and other trade and industry associations. Mr. Petrini also has been asked to comment on proposed public construction reform legislation, and drafted the design-build legislation eventually enacted as part of the Construction Reform Act of 2004. Mr. Petrini also has spoken at the national level on issues related to public construction and delay claims on several occasions.  P&A founded and for the past 10+ years has chaired the MMLA Annual Public Construction and Infrastructure Update Conference.