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Paul Alain Sandars III

Paul Alain Sandars III

Member
Location:
Roseland, New Jersey
Phone:
(973) 228-6767
Fax:
973-403-9021
Email:

PAUL A. SANDARS, III concentrates his practice in construction and complex commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, construction law, taxation and zoning matters. He is currently serving as a member of the Council of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, he is a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and is a New Jersey Court Approved Mediator. He is the immediate past Co-Director of Division I of the ABA Section of Litigation. He is an immediate past Co-Chair of The American Bar Association Section of Litigation Construction Law Committee, the past Co-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Section on Construction and Public Contract Law. He is the Immediate Past Long Range Planning Officer and a former Council member of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section, and is an active member of the ABA Forum on Construction, as well as the New Jersey Chapter of the Building Contractors of America, and The American Subcontractors Association. He is a frequent lecturer on construction law and litigation as well as alternative dispute resolution. He is listed in America's Best Lawyers under Construction Law and has been named as a New Jersey Super Lawyer® under Construction and Surety Law from 2005 through 2011. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, The District of New Jersey, Southern District of New York, United States Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, US Tax Court and US Claims Court.

Year Joined Firm

  • 1981

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Business & Commercial Law
  • Construction Law & Litigation
  • Contracts
  • Debtor/Creditor
  • Government Contracts
  • Insurance Law
  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Litigation & Appeals
  • Real Estate Law
  • State, Local & Municipal Law
  • Taxation Law

Litigation Percentage

  • 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 1981
  • New York, 1987
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1987
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1981
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1990
  • U.S. Tax Court, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1984

Education

  • New York University School of Law, New York, New York
    • LL.M. - 1987
    • Major: Taxation
  • Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
    • J.D. - 1981
  • Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • B.S. (Cum Laude) - 1978
    • Major: Economics

Honors and Awards

  • Listed in America's Best Lawyers under Construction Law
  • Named a New Jersey "Super Lawyer" under Construction and Surety Law from 2005 through 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Member, Council
  • American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Member, Task Force on Mediation Ethics
  • American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Past Member, Council and Past Long Range Planning Officer
  • New Jersey State Bar Association, Past Co-Chair, Construction and Public Contract Law Section
  • American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Past Co-Chair, Construction Law Committee,
  • American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Past Co-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
  • American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Immediate Past Co-Director, Division I
  • New Jersey Chapter of the Building Contractors of America, Member
  • American College of Civil Trial Mediators, Fellow
  • ABA Forum on Construction, Member
  • American Subcontractors Association, Member

Pro Bono Activities

  • Bergen County Public Defender

Languages

  • French

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