A Florida Business Law, Construction Attorney, and General Litigation Attorney
Serving Businesses and Their People
Construction Notices | Construction Liens | Construction Attorney
Protecting Your Payment from Start to Finish. Your one stop for Construction Notice Service, Construction Lien Drafting, and Lien Enforcement.
DBPR Complaint Defense | Professional License Complaint Attorney| Unlicensed Contracting
Statewide Representation and Same Day Consultation
Statewide Representation and Same Day Consultation
The Department of Business and Professional regulation supervises licensed contractors, real estate professionals, and other licensed professionals in the Sate of Florida. Under Florida Law, Unlicensed Contractors may face criminal charges. If you are the subject of a complaint, don't ignore it, call for help.
Construction & Electrical Qualifying Agreements
Need a Qualifying Agreement - We can help. A qualifier agreement is entered between a licensed construction/electrical professional and the business they qualify. We can assist you in drafting a tailor-made qualifying agreement to meet your needs.
Practice Areas
Construction
Andrew Douglas is a Florida Construction Attorney representing Construction Businesses and their People, handling all contract disputes, lien foreclosure action, construction injuries and all related construction law matters.
Business Law & Commercial Litigation Attorney
We are a Commercial Litigation Firm handling all contract matters and business torts.
Criminal Defense
Andrew Douglas is a Criminal Defense Attorney handling Contracting Crimes, including but not limited to, contracting without a license, and misapplication of construction funds.
Evictions - Residential and Commercial
Residential and Non-residential Eviction Services for non-payment of rent, violation of lease conditions, and hold-over tenant. Most evictions filed the same day! Representing Landlord, Corporate and LLC Landlords.
Real Estate Services
The Firm specializes in representing Real Estate Professionals, including agents, brokers, and investors. Our firm handles fast evictions, and all other real estate litigation.
General Counsel
The Firm provides general legal services to our clients including, business planning, risk mitigation, and corporate and personal legal counsel.
Personal Injury
Injured in a Construction Accident, Slip and Fall, or Automobile? The firm handles personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis.
About the Firm
Andrew Douglas, P.A. founded in 2008, is a Florida Construction Law and Commericial Litigation Law Firm offering effictive legal counsel and excellent client service. Call to learn how we can help you with your legal matter.
Andrew Douglas, Esq.
Andrew Douglas, J.D., MSF
Attorney Andrew Douglas is South Florida native and a 1999 graduate of Nova High School in Davie, Florida. Andrew attended The Florida State University graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Summa Cum Laude. In the Fall of 2001 Andrew started law school at the University of Florida College of Law in Gainesville, Florida. Andrew focused his studies on commercial litigation and business law and criminal defense law. While in law school Andrew enrolled in the Masters of Science in Business Administration – Finance degree program, and graduated law school with honors and with a Masters Degree in Business in December 2003. Andrew’s current practice focuses on Commercial litigation and Florida Construction Litigation, and Criminal Defense, and can help individuals and companies with virtually all their legal needs.
Recent Articles
Construction & Electrical Qualification – Termination of Qualifier
Fla. Stat. 489.113(3)(a) requires that a qualified business replace its qualifier within 60 days of qualifier termination of qualification. The company cannot continue to operate as a construction business until it replaces its qualifier, however,
Florida Eliminates Construction Licensing by Local Governments.
Passed in 2021, Fla. Stat. 163.211 eliminates local government’s ability to regulate and license specialty contractors (such as painters, flooring, landscapers, pavers and others whose work does not involve life safety implications.) Generally, the new
Evictions: Residential Tenant Must Provide Supporting Documentation with Motion to Determine Rent
Fla. Stat. § 83.60 requires that “If a motion to determine rent is filed, documentation in support of the allegation that the rent as alleged in the complaint is in error is required. “ From this it is clear, that
Eviction Law- Residential Tenant Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Despite Florida’s streamlined statutory framework for residential evictions, tenants maintain several tools to delay the eventual final judgment of eviction. A bankruptcy filing will delay an eviction process by the imposition of the automatic stay
Fla. Stat. 713.24 Lien Transfer to Cash by Interested Party Non-Owner, Are you obligated to increase security?
If a (non-owner) interested party (Contractor, Subcontractor) transfers to cash a lien placed on the Owner’s property, is that party perpetually obligated to increase security upon motion and order obtained by the foreclosing plaintiff for
DPBR Complaint: You received a Uniform Complaint. What do you do now?
The Division of Professional and Business Responsibility (DBPR) is the Florida agency responsible for regulating many licensed professionals through its multiple divisions including contractors, real estate professionals, architects, engineers, and much more. A member of