Gregg E. Hutt

Overview

Gregg Hutt is a shareholder in the firm’s Construction and Litigation and Dispute Resolution Groups. Gregg is experienced in advising on all types of construction disputes. His clients include owners/developers and contractors in a wide variety of ventures, including: hotels, hospitals, military facilities, civil and infrastructure works, as well as a variety of commercial projects. Gregg leverages his ten years of experience in architecture, having earned a B.D., in Architecture, with honors from the University of Florida prior to joining Trenam, to the benefit of his clients.

Gregg’s experience includes significant matters involving design, construction, performance, and payment disputes from pre-litigation through trial and appeal.  He also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating agreements with contractors, owner/developers, and design professionals for multi-phase and complex projects.

Gregg is Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law and is listed in Chambers USA, an international ranking and rating service for attorneys, in the field of Construction Law. Gregg has been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Florida Legal Elite, and is A/V Preeminent Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Representative Matters

Construction Litigation:

• Represented owners and design professionals regarding claims of design professional malpractice.
• Represented owners/developers and contractors in multi-million dollar matters involving claims of contractor performance and delay on large-scale infrastructure and mixed use projects.
• Drafted and negotiated multiple public and private construction agreements for complex and multi-phased construction and development projects ranging from $2 million to $195 million.
• Represented contractor regarding construction defect and payment claims involving 42-story luxury hi-rise condominium.
• Represented national developer of government buildings against the General Services Administration for unpaid increased construction costs.
• Represented publicly traded lender against claims of lender liability and improper funding of construction loans.
• Represented contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, and owners/developers in matters of payment disputes and construction lien and bond claims.
• Defended contractors and developers in condominium defect claims arising upon transfer of control of the association.
• Represented contractors in governmental bid protests.
• Defended surety against performance bond claims.
• Drafted multiple forms of agreement for the construction and related industries, including Takeover and Completion Agreements in the surety context.

Appellate Matters

• Forest Brooke/Hillsborough LLC v. Henriquez, 194 So.3d 1091, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2d. District June 29, 2016
• State v. Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc.108 So.3d 723, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1st District March 1, 2013
• 9640 Ulmerton Rd., LLC v. Golden Fuel, Inc. 64 So.3d 1274, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2nd District June 29, 2011
• Marinich v. Special Edition Custom Homes, LLC 48 So.3d 847, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2nd District November 19, 2010
• Marinich v. Special Edition Custom Homes, LLC 1 So.3d 1197, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2nd District February 6, 2009

Honors and Distinctions

• Tampa Magazine’s Top Lawyers List, 2018, 2020 – 2022
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law, 2019 – 2022
• Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law
• Chambers USA Ranked, Construction Law, 2016 – 2020, 2022
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2014 – 2022
  • Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2013
• Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, 2014, 2016 – 2019, 2021

Professional Involvement

• American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
• The Florida Bar
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Construction Law Section, Co-Chair, 2018 – 2020
• Construction Law Certification Review Course Committee, Co-Vice Chair, 2017-2018
• Dispute Resolution Board Foundation