George Spofford serves
as the General Counsel for the Underground Utility
Contractors of Florida. George is Board
Certified by The Florida Bar as a Construction
Law Specialist and has practiced solely in the
construction industry for over 20 years. In addition
to working with the UUCF, he routinely represents
clients in matters such as claims preparation,
bid protests, OSHA matters, contract negotiation
and drafting, claims avoidance, litigation of
delay, extra work claims, and breach of contract
actions. George was previously an owner, officer,
and counsel to one of the largest heavy civil
construction companies in Florida, and is a member
of the Florida Transportation Builders Association,
NUCA Construction Attorney's Forum, MERITAS Construction
Law Group, West Coast Roofing Contractors' Association,
and Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning
Contractors Association. George is a Fellow of
the Litigation Counsel of America and is AV Peer
Review Rated in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
He is listed in Chambers USA, Florida Super Lawyers,
and Florida Trend's Legal Elite. George has argued
before the Florida Supreme Court and is also
a Certified Mediator and a Certified FDOT Dispute
Review Board Member.
A partner in the law
firm Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker, P.A., George is head
of the firm’s construction law practice
group. Founded in 1983 and based in Tampa,
Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker P.A. is
a business law firm designed to provide big-firm
expertise and sophistication combined with
small-firm economy and attention. The firm’s
13 shareholders practice throughout Florida
and the Southeast U.S. providing a variety
of legal services in seven practice areas:
construction; labor and employment; commercial
litigation; corporate finance; trust and estate
planning; real estate; and banking and insolvency.
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