Education

Boston University School of Law, J.D.

Boston University, B.A., magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts
New Hampshire

Languages

Portuguese
Spanish
French

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Gina A. Fonte

Associate
Boston
t: 617-305-2007

Gina A. Fonte is a senior associate in the firm's Boston office and a member of the Construction Industry Practice Group. Ms. Fonte concentrates her practice in all areas of commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the construction industry, insurance and surety law. Ms. Fonte’s construction law practice concentrates on the litigation, arbitration and mediation of construction disputes, as well as OSHA law, compliance and safety counseling, contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation, and general business advice to general contractors, developers, specialty subcontractors, owners, sureties and engineers.

Ms. Fonte is OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour Certified and has lectured as a program instructor at the OSHA 30-Hour Safety Course for the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts. As part of her OSHA law, compliance and safety counseling practice, Ms. Fonte has counseled clients through OSHA investigations and in legal matters involving workplace accidents, serious injury and death.

Ms. Fonte is admitted in New Hampshire and frequently advises clients in assessing, preparing and defending claims; negotiation and litigation of construction related disputes; and providing general legal advice to construction industry clients under New Hampshire law.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • OSHA 10-Hour Safety Program Certified
  • OSHA 30-Hour Safety Program Certified

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts
  • Construction Industries of Massachusetts
  • Associated Builders and Contractors
  • National Association of Women in Construction, Director
  • Massachusetts Building Congress, Member, Programs Committee

Court Admissions

  • All State Courts in Massachusetts
  • All State Courts in New Hampshire
  • U.S. District Court for Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for New Hampshire
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, Association of General Contractors OSHA 30-Hour, March and November 2011
  • "Getting Paid in Construction - Strategies and Tactics," Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, October 2, 2008

Published Articles & Books