D. Matthew Jameson III

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Area of Emphasis

Matt Jameson is a trial attorney who serves as chair of the firm’s Construction Services and Litigation Services Groups. He also serves as the editor of Under Construction, the firm’s construction law newsletter. He has had significant experience in construction bid protests, construction delay, acceleration, and inefficiency claims, and construction payment disputes (including bond and lien issues).  He has also advised clients on the impact of a variety of technology issues impacting the construction industry. In addition, he has experience in handling complex breach of contract actions and environmental cost recovery cases.  He has represented clients in trials and hearings before various courts, administrative tribunals, and alternative dispute resolution forums, including the Supreme Court of the United States, numerous United States District Courts and Courts of Appeals, various state courts, the Pennsylvania Board of Claims, and the American Arbitration Association.

Background

Mr. Jameson graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. degree in 1988. He received his J.D., with honors, from the Rutgers University School of Law-Camden in 1992. While at Rutgers, Mr. Jameson served as Editor-in-Chief of the Rutgers Law Journal, where he also published two articles. In 1991, Mr. Jameson won the Judge James Hunter III Memorial Advanced Moot Court Competition. Prior to joining the firm in 1993, Mr. Jameson served a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Michael Patrick King, Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Representative Matters

• American Standard Environmental Inc. v. Sports & Exhibition Authority – convention center demolition
• M.I. Friday, Inc. v. Franklin Regional School District – school construction
• Carmen Paliotta Contracting Co. v. PennDOT – bridge construction
• F.J. Busse Co., Inc. v. Port Authority of Allegheny County – subway station renovation
• Beazer East, Inc. v. Mead Corp. – environmental cost recovery
• Pittsburgh International Airport parking garage mediation

Memberships and Affiliations

Mr. Jameson is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the United States District Courts for New Jersey and the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Seventh Circuits.

He is a member of the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and American Bar Associations. He serves as a member and has given presentations before the Federal Bar Association and the Allegheny County Bar Association Construction Law Section, and has previously served as an associate with the Pittsburgh chapter of the American Inns of Court. Mr. Jameson has been listed in the Construction Section of The Best Lawyers in America^® since 2007. He has also been recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s top lawyers since 2005, according to an annual survey published in Philadelphia magazine.

Personal

Mr. Jameson resides in Hampton Township with his wife Danelle, and their three children, Caitlin, Sarah, and Declan. Among his civic activities, Mr. Jameson has served as the attorney advisor for Hampton High School in the state-wide Mock Trial Competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He has also been active in Parkwood Presbyterian Church, Wildwood Golf Club, the North Hills and Downtown YMCA, and in coaching various Hampton Township athletic teams.

Publications/Presentations

• Co-presenter, “Construction Law 2008 – The Year in Review," Pittsburgh, February 24, 2009.
• Presenter, “ConsensusDOCS vs. AIA|The American Institute of Architects," Allegheny County Bar Association, December 11, 2008.
• Co-presenter, “Construction Law 2007 – The Year in Review: ConsensusDOCS/AIA Revisions & Other Significant Developments," Pittsburgh and State College, PA, Winter 2008.
• Presenter, “ConsensusDOCS," Master Builders Association, January 18, 2008.
• Presenter, “Amendments to Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien Law: How to Effectively Deal With These Changes," January 11, 2007.
• Presenter, “Construction Law: Legal Rights to Payment for Construction Work," Builders Association of Central Pennsylvania, January 24, 2006.
• Presenter, “Construction law: An Overview of Recent Developments," Centre County Bar Association, December 14, 2005.
• Lead organizer, presenter and co-author, “Advanced Construction Litigation," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, November 1, 2005 (Pittsburgh), November 8, 2005 (Philadelphia).
• Co-author, “Contractors and Sureties: Why Can’t We Be Friends?" Construct!, Vol. 14, No. 1, Fall 2004.
• Lead organizer, presenter and co-author, “Construction Litigation: From Contract Through Performance, Claims & Resolution," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, October 24, 2003.
• Presenter, “Evaluating, Handling & Litigating Mold Claims," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, August 6, 2003.
• Co-presenter and co-author, “Had Your (Safe) Fill? Pennsylvania’s New Proposed Safe Fill Regulations," Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., March 1, 2002.
• Lead organizer and presenter, “To ‘E’ or Not to Be: The Impact of E-Business on the Construction Industry," Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., September 29, 2000.
• Co-presenter and co-author, “Pennsylvania’s Mechanic’ Lien, Payment and Surety Bond Laws," Lorman Educational Services, March 24, 2000.
• Co-presenter and co-author, “A New Way to Do Business: Pennsylvania’s New Procurement Code," Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., July 20, 1999.