Partner with Bradley in Houston, TX
Mr. Farrar focuses his practice on drafting construction, engineering and architectural agreements, as well as service and operation-related contracts and oilfield transactions. He represents clients in a wide range of sophisticated and complex project development matters related to commercial, energy, oil and gas, power, renewable, manufacturing, chemical, pipeline, offshore, and infrastructure. Having served as in-house counsel for international engineering and construction companies, Mr. Farrar is a trusted advisor and consultant on the development of construction projects by leading clients through the development and negotiation of project documents. He has significant experience on a broad range of transactions throughout the entire project cycle – from selection of the proper delivery system through punch list completion. He has drafted and negotiated bespoke agreements, including unique contractual agreements, as well as AIA and FIDIC industry forms.

Jay K. Farwell is a principal in the San Antonio office of Cokinos | Young and has over 25 years’ experience as a civil trial lawyer handling complex construction matters, as well as commercial, consumer, employment, insurance, and administrative cases. Mr. Farwell is board certified in construction law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He represents general contractors, owners, subcontractors, material suppliers, design professionals and governmental entities in all types of construction cases including defective construction, collections, contractual disputes, delay and interference claims, design professional liability, differing site conditions, misappropriation of construction trust funds, insurance coverage, administrative, and other types of disputes. Mr. Farwell has tried many cases to juries and to the Court in both state and federal courts, and regularly represents parties in arbitration proceedings. He handles appeals in state and federal appellate courts, and he is an experienced mediator.

Nicolas Y. Gavrizi is an associate attorney in the Austin office of Cokinos | Young. His practice is focused on construction law — representing general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and design professionals in lawsuits involving allegations of construction/design defects and other matters related to dispute management and avoidance, enforcement of lien rights, and contract negotiation/drafting. During law school, Mr. Gavrizi was president of UT Real Law (a real estate law organization), a publishing member of the Texas Environmental Law Journal, and a judicial intern for U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Austin.

John L. Grayson is a principal in the Houston office of Cokinos | Young. He represents major contractors, including EPC contractors, subcontractors, pipeline contractors, mechanical contractors, sureties, and owners in complex construction matters in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Grayson’s experience includes jury trials, bench trials, mediations and arbitrations of all types of construction-related disputes involving projects ranging from office buildings and hospitals to massive processing plants and LNG storage facilities and energy pipelines. He has represented large and small businesses, design professionals, individuals, physicians and attorneys as well as regional and national banks both as plaintiff and defendant in state and federal courts across the country. A frequent contributor to the Construction Law Journal, Mr. Grayson’s work has also been published in the Texas Bar Journal. He has been an invited speaker at the Center for International Legal Studies in Salzburg, Austria, and he is a regular presenter at the EPC Contract and Risk Management Symposium in Houston, Texas. Mr. Grayson is a Houston Bar Foundation Fellow and maintains membership in the Construction, Litigation, Insurance and Aviation sections of the State Bar of Texas.

Gabriel S. Head is a principal in the San Antonio office of Cokinos | Young. He is a construction lawyer engaged in providing full service representation for general contractors and subcontractors in state and federal courts, arbitration and mediation with respect to breach of contract, design defect and building defect claims, differing site conditions, delay claims, payment issues, mechanic liens and bond claims. Mr. Head also has experience drafting and negotiating complex industry documents including EPC contracts, owner/builder, design-builder, and contractor/subcontractor commercial construction contracts.

Principal in the San Antonio office of Cokinos | Young

Ms. O’Rourke is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group and manages the firm’s San Antonio office. Her practice focuses on the representation of owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in construction disputes as well as insurance companies and businesses in complex disputes. Ms. O’Rourke has a wealth of experience in delay and interference claims, defective construction and general construction disputes, and she is consistently asked to present at workshops and seminars regarding her expertise on contracts, sureties and bonds. Ms. O’Rourke’s expertise in construction litigation has earned her recognition from numerous publications and organizations. She is board certified in construction law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and serves as the secretary for the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section, and she is on the Board of Directors for ABC and CFMA.

Kyle A. Zunker is an attorney in the San Antonio office of Cokinos | Young. He focuses his practice on construction law, commercial litigation, and appellate matters. Mr. Zunker works closely with the lead litigation and lead appellate principals in the San Antonio office. He graduated magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, where he received the prestigious Hutchison Scholarship.