Bachara Construction Law Group

United States 2024

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Year founded: 2007

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Located in Jacksonville and St. Petersburg, Bachara Construction Law Group represents clients throughout Florida in every type of construction matter, ranging from payment disputes and bid protests to delay claims, claims of defective design or construction, and questions of insurance coverage. BCLG lawyers also regularly negotiate and draft contracts on behalf of their clients.

With decades of combined experience in construction law and litigation, the Bachara team offers both the expertise of board-certified construction lawyers and the valuable insights of partners who worked in the construction industry prior to attending law school. Managing partner Chip Bachara is a licensed general contractor with a degree in Building Construction and experience managing large commercial construction projects, and Todd MacLeod was a construction company owner and project manager before obtaining his law degree.

Bachara and Hugh Higgins are both Board-Certified Construction Lawyers who carry Martindale-Hubbell's "AV" rating and Preeminent Lawyer status. Along with MacLeod, they have been recognized multiple times by Florida Super Lawyers, and MacLeod and Bachara have been recognized multiple times by Best Lawyers in America. In 2024, Bachara was named Best Lawyers’ Jacksonville “Lawyer of the Year” for construction litigation for the fifth time.

Thanks to this depth of knowledge, larger practices regularly refer their most complicated construction matters to BCLG, which also partners with other firms and public entities on large cases. As a result, the firm has been involved in nearly every major construction dispute in Northeast Florida – and others in South Florida and Georgia – since its founding in 2007.

BCLG has been repeatedly designated a Best Lawyers Tier 1 Construction Law Firm. In addition, they were honored as one of only eight construction law practices featured in Chambers & Partners’ inaugural Florida Regional Spotlight in 2024. With a reputation for timely and effective resolution of complex construction matters and a full range of complementary skills and expertise, Bachara Construction Law Group is qualified to represent clients in every aspect of construction law.

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Metro Rankings

Jacksonville

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Firm Leadership

Henry G. Bachara

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Jacksonville

Tier 1 for Construction Law

Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction

Practice Areas

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Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^®

Bachara Construction Law Group has 2 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Bachara Construction Law Group eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.

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U.S. News - Best Lawyers - Construction Lawyer of the Year - Jacksonville; 2012, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
Top 25 Jacksonville Super Lawyers, 2021-2024
Best of the Bar 2020 - Jacksonville Business Journal
Martindale Hubbell Client Champion Silver Award 2024