D. Matthew Jameson III
D. Matthew Jameson III
Biography
D. Matthew Jameson III is a Member of the Construction Law Practice Group at Burns White in Pittsburgh. A seasoned trial attorney, he counsels and represents engineers, contractors, construction managers and architects in all aspects of construction law, and has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation. Also, Mr. Jameson is routinely asked to serve as a mediator in a variety of litigation matters.
Mr. Jameson is licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey, and admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Courts for New Jersey, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
He is an active member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He is consistently recognized among the best lawyers in the construction law industry. Mr. Jameson graduated from the Rutgers University School of Law where he served as editor-in-chief of the Rutgers Law Journal.
Credentials
Areas of Law
- Construction Law
- Professional Liability Litigation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992)
- The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1988)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- State of New Jersey
- United States District Courts for New Jersey
- United States Court of Federal Claims
Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- New Jersey Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Master Builders’ Association of Western Pennsylvania
Accolades & Involvement
Honors/Awards
- Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyers®, 2020-2022
- Selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for Construction Law by his peers in Best Lawyers in America®, 2022
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law Section, 2007 – Present
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation Section, 2011 – Present
Presentations
- Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law Amendments, Keystone Contractors Association, Organizer and co-presenter, February 2017
- Construction Claims: Challenges for Pennsylvania Owners, Constructions Owners Association of America, Co-resenter, September 2016
- BMI (Building Information Modeling) Contract Negotiation and Risk Allocation, The Associated General Contractors of America, Co-presenter, 2011 – 2016
Publications
- “Construction Materials: Where Are You and Why Do You Cost So Much?,” The Legal Intelligencer, August 2022
- “COVID-19: Impact on PA Construction Industry” Burns White Insights, March 2020
