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Jeffrey S. Brenner :: Construction :: Providence :: Nixon Peabody LLP
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Jeffrey S. BrennerPartner
jbrenner@nixonpeabody.com401-454-1042Fax: 401-454-1030One Citizens Plaza Providence, RI 02903
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Jeffrey Brenner is a litigation partner and Team Leader of the firm's Real Estate team and Construction team.He concentrates his practice in land use matters, zoning issues, and complex real estate, commercial, land use, and tort litigation.He has successfully represented many clients in court and arbitrations in eminent domain cases, tax appeals, zoning appeals, title disputes, boundary disputes, and construction disputes involving owners, general contractors, and subcontractors.
Mr. Brenner has argued more than a dozen cases in the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.He has also handled dozens of cases through trial in state and federal courts, and he has appeared before many administrative and municipal boards throughout Rhode Island.Mr. Brenner frequently handles construction and commercial arbitrations and mediations administered by the American Arbitration Association.
Articles by Mr. Brenner have been published in the Rhode Island Bar Journal, and he has been quoted extensively in many issues of the Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly regarding zoning and land use issues.Mr. Brenner has also presented seminars concerning litigation and land use topics.In 2006, Mr. Brenner wrote a chapter in a treatise published by Aspen Publishing entitled "State-by-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims".
Mr. Brenner is recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 for litigation work.
AdmissionsMr. Brenner is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and before the Untied States District Courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
AffiliationsIn November 2004, Mr. Brenner was elected to the Town Council in Barrington, Rhode Island.He has been president of the Barrington Town Council since December 2004.From 1992 to 2004, Mr. Brenner was a member of the Zoning Board in Barrington and served as chairman from 1998 to 2004.Mr. Brenner has been a member of the Barrington Democratic Town Committee since 1996.He served as chairman of the Town Committee from 1999 to 2005.