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George E. Pallas

Partner   |   Philadelphia, Iselin, New York
Partner   |   Philadelphia, Iselin, New York
215.564.1700
973.474.5003
gpallas@cohenseglias.com

GEORGE E. PALLAS is the Treasurer of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC as well as a Shareholder and member of the Board of Directors. He is also a Partner with the Firm’s Construction Group.

George acts as counsel to a wide range of construction clients that include general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers on both public and private projects. George has handled matters involving commercial, industrial, institutional and residential construction, heavy and highway, water supply and treatment, solid hazardous waste, school and various other multi-prime projects.

For the past 20 years, George has handled cases at both the state and federal levels in a multitude of jurisdictions, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. He has argued cases at the state and federal appellate levels in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Since 1997 George has been counsel to the Building Contractors Association of South Jersey and the Building Contractors Association of Atlantic County. He is a member of the Associated General Contractors of New Jersey and Associated General Contractors of New York State, the Mechanical Contractors Association of New York and the New York Building Contractors Association. In 2004, he was appointed construction counsel to Associated Builders and Contractors of New Jersey. He was counsel to the South Jersey Mechanical Contractors Association from 1997 to 2004, and served on their board. In 2004, he was appointed special counsel to the board of directors of the Building Contractors Association of South Jersey. In 2007, he was appointed as a national neutral arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. George is a frequent speaker at various trade organizations on all aspects of construction litigation.
 

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Awards & Recognition
  • George was named to the The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 in the field of Litigation - Construction (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC). Based on exhaustive peer-reviews, Best Lawyers is regarded as one of the most respected guides to legal excellence.
  • He has been named a Super Lawyer in the field of Construction Litigation every year since 2004 by Law and Politics Magazine. Law & Politics Magazine publishes Super Lawyers annually to recognize accomplished lawyers in more than 70 areas of practice. He was also named as a Super Lawyer in the 2009 Corporate Counsel Edition for Construction Law.
  • George has achieved an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating for professional ethical standards and legal ability by Martindale-Hubbell.  

Areas of Practice

Construction

Education

Villanova University School of Law, J.D.
Franklin & Marshall College, B.A.

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit