The Firm

GRAVES CARLEY represents clients engaged in all facets of the construction industry including residential, commercial, industrial and heavy highway construction. Our representation spans the entire spectrum of the construction industry from contractors, subcontractors, and construction managers, to owners, architects, engineers, sureties, suppliers, real estate developers, and others.

Our attorneys provide a Full Range of Services to our clientele including planning, permitting, financing, negotiating, contract review and drafting, dispute avoidance, mediation, arbitration and litigation. We focus on the legal, contractual and dispute-related issues which arise from each phase of a project’s development. We are regularly engaged in the negotiation and settlement of claims and controversies and the mediation, arbitration or litigation of underlying issues.

Graves Carley has experience in handling all types of Construction Disputes, including delay, disruption and acceleration claims, concealed and latent conditions, design and structural failures, insurance, differing site conditions, surety claims, breach of contract and misrepresentation. Our attorneys have had a broad exposure to the construction industry and possess the experience necessary to understand Even the Most Complex Issues that may arise.

Graves Carley has also established itself as a firm with an outstanding reputation for providing sound advice to the Real Estate Development community. We regularly represent a number of residential and commercial developers, coordinating all legal related matters, from the initial planning through acquisition, zoning, financing, construction, leasing, management and sale. Our attorneys have been involved with the development of a wide variety of residential, commercial and retail properties, as well as various warehouse and mixed use projects. Graves Carley has counseled clients during the due diligence phase of determining project feasibility, provided legal representation during acquisitions and sales, formed and represented a number of homeowner and condominium associations, as well as provided advice concerning complex financing, construction, and development issues. Our clients also benefit from our longstanding relationships with a variety of real estate service providers. Our attorneys regularly recommend lenders, private investors, surveyors, appraisers, architects, and engineers as well as other project-related professionals.

As counsel for a number of corporate and individual clients, Graves Carley handles a wide variety of Commercial Matters on a regular basis. Specifically, we have a great deal of experience in the drafting of various agreements such as employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, and non-disclosure/non-competition agreements. Our attorneys are also frequently involved in the structuring of business entities, including the formation of corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships. We are also experienced in the re-structuring of businesses through mergers and acquisitions. When handling a commercial transaction, our primary focus is on protecting our client’s interests and advising them on the potential benefits and risks associated with each step of the process.

The attorneys of Graves Carley are qualified and licensed in all pertinent jurisdictions necessary to the representation of client interests. The practice has extended to Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, New York, Venezuela, England, India, France and elsewhere via associations with local counsel, in addition to its Louisiana base.