Jason Moyer

Partner

Jason Moyer is Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar and is the founding partner of Moyer Law Group.  He has spent the past 16 years representing those companies that develop, construct and participate in large dollar, complex construction projects statewide, including owners, developers, contractors, sureties, material suppliers and design professionals.  His focus on client trust and client objectives, in combination with developing case specific winning strategies, has produced consistently successful results for firm clients.  The process of attention to important details, solid preparation and constant evaluation at every phase of a construction or commercial dispute is the hallmark of his team’s approach.

Jason’s trial experience spans the State of Florida, with trials in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Miami-Dade and other Counties. In Hillsborough County, he obtained outright defense verdicts for his clients, including the General Contractor and Surety involved in the full-scale remodel of a Tampa Housing Authority Project.  In addition to defending against the subcontractor’s claims on the construction bond and for breach of contract, his client also prevailed on a counterclaim for costs to repair the subcontractor’s deficient flooring work.

In Miami-Dade County, he effectively defended the railing subcontractor responsible for the manufacturing, coating and installation of the balcony railings on a 30-story, 210-unit, luxury high rise condominium tower on Williams Island.  After eight days of trial before the Honorable Judge Peter Lopez, the case successfully settled.

While the bulk of his practice is comprised of defending large contractors and subcontractors in breach of contract and negligence claims involving large hotels, condominiums and multi-family apartment complexes, Jason’s litigation experience also includes the representation of a Fortune 300 Company in a personal injury lawsuit involving a massive carbon dioxide spill.

In Pinellas County, Jason defended and obtained a complete defense verdict for a driver involved in a rear end automobile accident.  Despite his client admitting liability for the accident, the defense disputed that the accident caused any permanent injuries, and after 5-days of trial the jury awarded no damages to the Plaintiff.      

In addition to trials, Jason has arbitrated or mediating over one hundred construction related disputes throughout Florida, and received an “AV,” or top rating, from Martindale-Hubbell in 2014.  Jason was listed by Florida Trend Magazine as Legal Elite, is named in Best Lawyers of America® for Commercial Litigation and was recognized by Florida Super Lawyers as one of Florida’s Top 100 Lawyers in the state. 

Presentations & Publications

Presentations

• New Florida Legislation: Impacts of HB 837 & SB 360 (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), August 2023
• Defense Strategies for Small-Target Defendants: How to Get the Little Guy Out (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), August 2023
• Successfully Solving the Puzzle of Construction Defect Claims (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), August 2023
• Florida Construction Defect Statute: Understanding and Responding to 558 Notices, January 26, 2023
• The 4 Quarters of Risk Transfer (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), October 22, 2020
• CD Case Management Strategies and Case Study of D.R. Horton, Inc. v. Heron’s Landing Condo. Assoc. of Jacksonville, Inc. (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals),  September 2019
• Construction Defect Litigation (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), July 2018
• Opportunity to Cure and Right to Repair: Florida’s 558 Pre-suit Procedure and 10 Florida CD Cases to Know, June 2018
• Bouchard Insurance’s Construction Seminar: Practical Tips for Contractors Responding to Fla. Stat. § 558 Construction Defect Claims and Pre-suit Notices, May 2018
• Efficient & Aggressive Defense of Premises Liability Claims, September 2017
• Pre-suit Opportunity to Cure/Right to Repair: A 50 State Survey of Pre-Suit Procedures in Construction Defect Cases, June 2017 CLM Webinar
• 5 Hour Law and Ethics Update (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), July 1, 2014
• CD Claims: Proactive Management Early and Often, June 26, 2014
• Issues Impacting Construction Cases (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), April 12, 2013
• Guest Lecturer Construction Law class at Stetson Law School, March 2013
• Ethics and Good Faith: Tripartite Conflicts in Florida Claims (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), February 7, 2013
• Adjuster Ethics Pursuant to Florida Administrative Code, December 7, 2011
• Construction Defect Claims – Damages and Indemnity (Continuing Education Course for Claims Professionals), September 28, 2011
• Chinese Drywall Presentation to Real Estate Committee of St. Petersburg Bar, November 2009

Publications

• “The FL Dept. of Revenue Changes Rules for Direct Purchase Orders (Construction Projects)”, The Paraclete, Author, April 2011.

Professional Affiliations

• St. Petersburg Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• The Illinois Bar

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Trustee – St. Petersburg Bar Foundation
• Soccer Coach – NE Raiders U10 Recreational Team

PRACTICE AREAS

• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation

EDUCATION

• J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2002
• B.A., University of Central Florida, 1998

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida
• Illinois

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

DISTINCTIONS

• Recognized as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Florida by Super Lawyers Magazine, 2018
• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Rated, 5.0 out of 5.0
• Board Certified in Construction Law, The Florida Bar
• Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2015, 2017
• Florida Super Lawyers, Construction Litigation, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
• Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2011, 2017
• CALI Award for Highest Grade, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology