Jeffrey A. Ford

• Sole Member, Jeffrey A. Ford PLLC dba Ford ADR, 2023 – Present
• Member, Executive Committee and Shareholder, Peckar & Abramson, P.C., 2016 – 2022
• Chairman/Shareholder, Ford Nassen & Baldwin P.C., 1995 – 2015
• Shareholder/Associate, Winstead Sechrest & Minick, P.C., 1977 – 1995

Board Certified Construction Attorney specializing in construction law since
1977. Transactional and litigation experience on a wide array of domestic and
international projects. Represented owners (public and private), developers,
prime contractors, design professionals, sureties, trade contractors and vendors.
Recognized in 2016 by Texas Super Lawyers as one of the Top 10 lawyers in
the State of Texas, the only construction lawyer to date who has been so
recognized. Started Ford ADR in 2023 as a solo practice focused on service as
a mediator or arbitrator of construction disputes. One of the 10 lawyers ranked
in 2026 by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 of Construction: Alternative
Dispute Resolution|Texas.

• Board Certified in Construction Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
•  Member, American Arbitration Association Construction Mega Project Panel of Arbitrators
• Member, American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction Mediators
• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
• Member, ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
• Member, State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section (former Governing Council Member)
• Member, State Bar of Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• Member, Dallas Bar Association Construction Law Section (former Chair)
• General Counsel, Associated General Contractors, Dallas Building Branch (1995-2000)
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Member, Texas Bar College

• “No Damages for Delay – Not So FAST” 28th Annual Construction Law Conference, Construction Law Section of State Bar of Texas (2015)
• “Navigating the Complexities of the Federal Arbitration Act”, Dallas Bar
  Association Headnotes (April 2025)
• “Discovery in Arbitration”, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (November 2025)
• “Mediator’s Proposals and ABA Formal Opinion 518”, Dallas Bar Association
  Headnotes (July 2026)

  Speeches, Panel Discussions, Seminars

• “Navigating Discovery in Construction Arbitration: Striking the Right Balance”,
  American Arbitration Association Webinar (August 26,2025)

• Supreme Court of Texas
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. District Courts (Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas)

• North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, 1996
• Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, Member of Executive Committee, 1995