KEVIN J. TAYLOR (kjt@kevintaylorlaw.com) received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law, and his Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Florida International University. Fort Lauderdale Construction Attorney, Mr. Taylor entered the legal field after a span of 20 years in the construction industry. During that period Mr. Taylor was a carpenter, a superintendent, a subcontractor, an estimator and a project manager for various organizations. He has been a Certified Building Contractor since 1983 and for several years had his own contracting firm.
As a lawyer Mr. Taylor has been associated with several top construction law firms, including Ferencik, Libanoff, Brandt, Bustamante and Williams, P.A. and Leiby, Taylor Stearns, Linkhorst and Roberts, P.A. where he was a partner.
Associations:
South Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors – General Counsel 2003-2005
Associated General Contractors of America -Contract Documents Committee 2002-2005
Construction Association of South Florida – Member
Broward County Bar Association Construction Law Committee – Vice-Chair 2002 – 2004
American Bar Association – Sections on Litigation; Alternate Dispute Resolution; and the Forum on the Construction Industry
Mr. Taylor was selected to as one of the founding members of the Florida International University Construction Industry Advisory Counsel and served on that committee for several years.
Teaching:
Florida International University’s Construction Management Program –
1997-2005
Adjunct Professor teaching construction law and
construction estimating courses at both the Undergraduate and Graduate level
Frequent seminar speaker and continuing education instructor having given seminars to local and national gatherings of: The Associated General Contractors, The Associated Builders and Contractors, South Florida Air Conditioning Contractor’s Association and numerous private continuing education providers.
Kevin J. Taylor, P.A. and Kevin Taylor are approved Continuing Education Providers for the Construction Industry Licensing Board
Mr. Taylor was selected as one of two instructors in The Associated General Contractor’s Superintendent Training Program, lecturing on construction supervision and management at the field level. His articles on construction law have been published in numerous trade organization periodicals.
Mary A. Cooper (mac@kevintaylorlaw.com) is a South Carolina native who was admitted to the Florida Bar. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Florida International University College of Law, her Post-Baccalaureate Paralegal Certification from the University of North Carolina, and her Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina.
While in law school, Ms. Cooper was a member of the Black Law Student Association and the Christian Legal Society. In addition, she interned with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach, Florida, Brevard County Attorney’s Office in Viera, Florida, and Florida’s Juvenile Resentencing and Review Project at Florida International University College of Law in Miami, Florida.
Prior to joining Kevin Taylor Law, Ms. Cooper was Law Clerk at a South Florida based construction company, assisting with the bidding process for government projects, drafting and negotiating subcontractor agreements, ensuring compliance with all contracts, assisting with disputes on contracts, and drafting human resource related documents.
In addition to her position at Kevin J. Taylor, P.A., Ms. Cooper is a Florida Supreme Court Certified County Court Mediator.
