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“The difference between the
impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.”
Tommy Lasorda
As Principal Attorney at the Breakell Law Firm, Mr. Breakell
concentrates his areas of practice on construction issues
such as contract review, performance disputes, delay claims,
disputed and extra work issues, changed conditions, OSHA and
Labor Law matters, Payment Bond claims, Mechanics Liens and
when necessary, Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation of those
issues. His practice areas also regularly focus on business
transactions involving business acquisitions and transfers,
successorship issues, major commercial transactions and litigating
commercial disputes.
Walter Breakell has an extensive knowledge of the construction
industry. Several members of his family have deep roots in
construction. His Grandfather worked on the original construction
of the Chrysler Building, Stewart Air Force Base and the expansion
of Cadet Facilities at West Point. His Father was a Mechanical
Contractor in the Hudson Valley and his Uncle was a large
commercial General Contractor in the Capital District prior
to retirement. Mr. Breakell has developed a particular strength
in providing services for his clients in the construction
industry based on decades of experience. In describing his
affinity for the practice of construction law, he observed,
“I find the multitude of legal subject matters, which
cumulatively are classified as construction law, to be intellectually
challenging. The individuals whom earn a living within the
industry are extraordinarily interesting and very much cognizant
of the impact that their profession has on the daily lives
of their respective communities. They are resourceful, ingenious,
intelligent, proud and adventurous.”
Mr. Breakell believes that his deep knowledge and insight
of the construction industry is what provides him with the
unique ability to get two divergent parties communicating
in an effort to resolve their particular disputes without
the necessity of a time consuming and costly litigation. In
generally describing how those goals are accomplished, he
stated, “I am a firm negotiator and tenacious litigator.
I have been successful in obtaining extremely satisfactory
results for several clients without the necessity to expend
the requisite monetary and personnel resources in a fully
contested litigation. At the same time, when it has been necessary,
I have not hesitated in initiating a whole-hearted, undivided
commitment to the litigation of my client’s interest
during [arbitration or] the trial process.”
As a practitioner for over 25 years, Mr. Breakell has extensive
experience in arbitrating disputes as well as litigating matters
in both the Federal and State Courts as well as the Government
Board of Contract Appeals. He is also a member of many professional
organizations including the New York State Bar Association,
Florida State Bar Association, the Construction Law Division
and Litigation Division of the American Bar Association and
is Counsel to the New York State Concrete Masonry Association.
He is a member and frequent lecturer on Construction Law topics
on behalf of the Northeastern Subcontractors Association,
Associated Builders & Contractors and Eastern Contractors
Association.
He has been a member of the Upstate New York Construction
Industry Advisory Counsel and lecturer for the American Arbitration
Association. He is a mediator for Construction and Commercial
disputes and is currently an active Arbitrator on the Commercial
and Construction Industry Arbitration Panel. Mr. Breakell
is also a certified Arbitrator for the American Arbitration
Association for the Large Complex Construction Dispute Case
Program.
As Principal of the law firm, Mr. Breakell has lead the firm
in participating in the support of several local organizations
and charities, including the Regional Food Bank and the Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
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