Joseph M. Gesker, Jr.

Associate

Experience

Joseph M. Gesker, Jr. is an Associate in the Business Litigation and Professional Practices Groups. He focuses his practice on representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation matters, including commercial and construction disputes. Joseph has represented architects, engineers, surveyors, owners, general contractors, sub-contractors and professional liability insurers in state and federal courts, arbitrations and mediations. Joseph has also negotiated design-bid-build and design-build contracts, design proposals, terms and conditions and other commercial agreements on behalf of design consultants and sub-consultants. Prior to joining Donovan Hatem LLP, Joseph practiced at Lee & McShane, P.C., Wani & Associates, P.C. and Waters & Wise, PLLC.

Admitted to Practice

Massachusetts
Virginia
Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Education

University of Dayton School of Law (J.D. 2003)
Providence College (B.A. 2000)

Business and Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Author, “Massachusetts Courts Deny Contractor’s Differing site Condition Claim Based on Disclaimer Language in the Contract Documents.” Design & Construction Management Professional Reporter (May 2015)

Representative Matters

Dewberry & Davis, Inc. v. C3NS, Inc., 284 Va. 485 (2012)
Nat’l Labor College, Inc. v. Hillier Group Architecture N.J., Inc., 739 F. Supp. 2d 821 (D. Md. 2010)
Nat’l Labor College, Inc. v. Hillier Group Architecture N.J., Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112248 (D. Md. 2012)
Wolff v. Rodgers Consulting, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70559 (D. Md. 2012)
Davis v. Holsten, 270 Va. 389 (2005)