Mastering Construction Disputes for 40 Years
For 40 years, Mr. Zetlin has litigated and arbitrated complex, multi-million-dollar construction disputes in multiple state and federal courts throughout the United States on behalf of owners, developers, institutions, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals. He brings unparalleled construction experience to every dispute. Mr. Zetlin approaches mediations with a focus on helping parties resolve disputes efficiently, cost-effectively and with a viewpoint of achieving a mutually beneficial resolution.
About Michael S. Zetlin
Michael S. Zetlin is the Managing Member of Zetlin Dispute Resolution Services, LLC. Mr. Zetlin co-founded New York City-based construction law firm, Zetlin & De Chiara LLP in 1992.
A graduate civil engineer and attorney, Mr. Zetlin has successfully litigated and arbitrated claims on projects ranging across all project types, including aviation, cogeneration, biofuels, solar power, wind power, tunnels, roads, bridges, transportation hubs, sports and entertainment venues, manufacturing facilities, data storage centers, telecommunications, education and cultural facilities, retail, residential, mixed-use, commercial and hotels.
Mr. Zetlin, a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, is a mediator certified by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and serves as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association’s Mega Construction and Large Complex Construction panels. He is a member of and has recently been appointed as General Counsel to the National Academy of Construction. He has also served for over twenty-five years as the General Counsel of the New York Building Congress, a prominent industry organization uniting all stakeholders involved in the building industry in New York City. He previously served as General Counsel to the American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter. An author and lecturer, he served as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University for nearly twenty years, teaching with one of his partners the graduate program “Legal Issues in Building Construction.” He is the co-editor of New York Construction Law, the definitive treatise on construction law in New York.
