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William R. Purdy

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  • Nine Bradley Partners Named to Who's Who Legal: Construction 2021
    6/8/2021
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  • Nine Bradley Partners Named to 2020 Who's Who Legal: Construction
    10/8/2020
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Past Events
  • What Not to Do During Oral Argument
    5/6/2016
    The Mississippi Bar, A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to the Appellate Process
    Event
  • Appellate Practice in the Mississippi and Federal Courts
    4/5/2013
    Event
  • 2013 Construction and Procurement Practice Group Learning Day
    2/8/2013
    Event
Area(s) of Focus
  • Construction
  • Government Contracts
  • University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1975
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A.B., 1972, Morehead Scholar
  • Mississippi
  • Mississippi Supreme Court
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States District Court, Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia

American College of Construction Lawyers

Board of Governors 2005-2008

Annual Meeting Chair, 2011

International Society of Barristers

Mississippi Chair, 2002-Present

American Inns of Court, Charles Clark Chapter

President, 2012-2014

Program Chair, 2009-2010

Master of the Bench, 1995

Mississippi Asphalt Pavement Association, Honorary Life Member

American Bar Association

Forum on Construction Industry, Litigation Section

Mississippi Bar Association

Accolades

2022 Best Law Firm of the Year Construction Law Badge

Super Lawyers 2022 Badge

 

William R. Purdy, 2019 Lawyer of the Year 

Chambers USA 2022 Badge

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Who's Who Legal

American College of Construction Lawyers, Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow International Society of Barristers, Fellow Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow  2014 Mississippi Lawyer of the Year Listed in Who's Who Legal, Construction, 2015-2021 Listed in Best of the U.S. Lawyers, Construction Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Construction Law, 2003-2023 "Lawyer of the Year," Jackson, Construction Law, 2016, 2019 Listed in Chambers USA Construction, 2020-2022 Litigation: Construction, 2006-2019 Litigation: General Commercial, 2009-2011 Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World Listed in Marquis Who's Who in American Law Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers Construction Litigation, 2007-2021 "Top 50," Mississippi, 2016-2022 Listed in Super Lawyers, "Top 50 Mississippi Super Lawyers," Construction Litigation and Government Contracts, 2012-2013, 2015 Listed in Outstanding Lawyers in America Appeal of Tripod, Inc., ASBCA No. 25,104, 89-1 BCA 21, 305 (1989) Recovery of damages for over-inspection and extra work for services contractor. Appeal of W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company, ASBCA No. 49,398; 01-02 BCA 31428; 2001 WL 576900 (2001) Recovery of extra work and delay damages for construction contractor. Bagwell Coatings, Inc. v. Middle South Energy, Inc., 797 F.2d 1298 (5th Cir. 1986) Recovery of breach of contract damages for extra work. Carothers Construction, Inc. v. United States, 20 Cl. Ct. 556 (1990) Recovery of damages for ambiguous and defective specifications. CFC Fabrication, Inc. v. Dunn Construction Co., Inc., 917 F.2d 1385 (5th Cir. 1990) Defeat supplier’s claim for rental charges and for missing form materials. Hewlett-Methvin, Inc. v. United States, 703 F.2d 585 (Ct. Cl. 1982) Successful appeal and recovery on changes claim for services contractor. McKinnon v. Batte, 485 So. 2d 295 (Miss. 1986) Defense verdict on negligence claim sustained on appeal. Remza Drywall, Inc. v. W.G. Yates & Sons Constr. Co., 2007 WL 2033047 (S.D. Miss. 2007) Enforcement of contractual arbitration provision and motion to compel arbitration. The Clark Construction Co., Inc. v. United States, No. 97-749c (U.S. Claims Court 1997) Successful defense against bid protest for White Construction Company. U.S. ex rel Shannon v. Federal Insurance Company, 251 Fed. Appx. 269, 2007 WL 2493666 (5th Cir. 2007) Defeated employment and Miller Act claims by manager for general contractor. Design-Build Contracts Authored contracts for design-builders with Owners, with design professionals, and with subcontractors having design responsibilities. Ethics Codes Prepared ethics codes for over 10 federal government contractors. Miss. Code Ann. §§85-7-189, 85-7-191, 85-7-193 Contributed to and edited revisions to Miss. private work bond statutes. Mississippi private works bond form Authored bond form in most prevalent use on Mississippi private projects. Sale of business with structured buyout Handled sale of accounting firm with structured buyout. Standard subcontracts, purchase orders, and related documents Prepared standard subcontracts, purchase orders, and related documents for over 15 of largest Mississippi prime contractors. Statute Update: Miss. Code Ann. §31-3-1 Authored update of Contractor’s Board statute.
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