Robert A. Hingston
Partner

Mr. Hingston primarily practices in the area of construction law, including contract drafting and negotiation, disputes, mediation, arbitration, trials, and appeals.  He has handled matters involving contract disputes, mechanic’s liens, delay claims, bond claims under payment and performance bonds, change order disputes, bid disputes, and other construction related issues.

He has been involved in numerous highly complex matters in state and federal court, administrative bodies, and arbitration, including matters subject to the Complex Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  He has also served many times as both a sole arbitrator and a member of a panel of arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association.

Areas of Concentration

• Building Construction Law
• Surety Law
• Insurance and Commercial Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Professional and Community Involvement

• Florida Bar
• American Arbitration Association
  - National Panel of Arbitrators (Construction), 1982-present
• Dade County Bar Association
  - Construction Law Committee Chairman, 1994
• American Bar Association
  - Fidelity and Surety Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice    
    Section, 1979-present
  - Construction Committee, Litigation Section, 1981-present
  - Forum Committee of the Construction Industry, 1984-present
• Village of Pinecrest, Florida
  - Chairman of the Village of Pinecrest Planning Board, 2009
  - Council Member 1996-2006
  - Vice-Mayor 1996-1998, 2001-2002, 2005-2006
  - Planning and Zoning Board 2008, 2009
• Optimist Club of Suniland
  - Life Optimist
• Howard Palmetto Baseball Softball Association

Honors & Publications

• Co-Author:
  - "Alternative Dispute Resolution," Chapter, Florida Construction Law
    and Practice, 2ed., The Florida Bar.
• Lecturer:
  - "Basic Construction Law," The Florida Bar, 1992 American
    Arbitration Association
  - Construction Law Committee, Dade County Bar Association
  - American Arbitration Association
• Co-Author and Lecturer:
  - "Florida Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?" National
     Business Institute, 1993 and 1997
  - "Construction Payment Remedies in Florida," National Business
     Institute, 1999 and 2000
  - "Florida Law for Design Professionals," Lorman Educational
     Services, 2000 and 2001
  - "Construction Lien Law and Strategies in Florida," National
     Business Institute, 2001
  - "Construction Insurance, Bonding, and Liens in Florida," Lorman 
     Educational Services, 2005 and 2006
  - “Understanding Structural Engineering for the Construction Industry
     in Florida," Lorman Educational Services, 2005
  - "Resolving Construction Disputes in Florida: Effective Use of
     Mediation, Arbitration, and Other Processes," National Business
     Institute, 2005