Bill Franczek serves as the Managing Partner of the law firm, and is located in the Firm’s Norfolk office.  Bill’s practice focuses on construction law, public contract law, and alternative dispute resolution.  His extensive background in the construction field includes highway projects, power plants, airports, and marine terminals.  In addition, Bill is a licensed professional engineer with hands-on field experience enabling him to provide specialized services to his clients.

Regionally, nationally and internationally, Bill handles claim preparation, negotiation, and litigation/arbitration on behalf of construction industry clients.  His experience includes privately-owned projects; federal, state and local public projects, and hybrid developments such as public private partnership projects.  His clients span across the construction industry and include owners and developers of large projects, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, and suppliers.  Bill has also served in leadership roles in many construction trade associations, including the Associated General Contractors, Hampton Roads Builders and Contractors Exchange, Associated Builders and Contractors, and the Design Build Institute of America.

Bill is regarded as an expert in mediation, arbitration and conflict management.  He is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s Construction Panel for arbitrators and mediators, from which he has served across the nation as a neutral in all types of construction disputes.