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R. Webb Moore

Favorite Book: Ulysses by James Joyce

Webb is a professional engineer and Chambers-ranked construction lawyer who assists owners, contractors, subcontractors, developers, architects, and engineers with construction-related and development issues. Utilizing his background and experience in engineering, business, and law, Webb is adept at problem-solving and protecting his clients’ legal rights, contractual and otherwise.

Webb negotiates construction and design contracts nationwide, defends and prosecutes large, complex construction claims, including mechanic’s lien claims, and represents design professionals before the Virginia State Board of Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects. He has experience handling the appeals of public contract cases before the Federal Board of Contract Appeals, and his extensive court experience includes representing clients in both state and federal courts in Virginia.

In addition to his construction and real estate development law practice, Webb represents business owners and individual entrepreneurs in a wide range of business and litigation matters. His experience extends to product liability defense and intellectual property law, including IP litigation.

A licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a certified construction arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association, Webb also is registered to practice as a patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a frequent lecturer and author on all aspects of construction, development, and intellectual property law.

When not helping clients with construction and litigation issues, Webb enjoys swimming, tennis, biking, and walking. He is an active supporter of the American Red Cross and donates surgical blood as often as he is eligible.

Qualifications

Education

University of Virginia
B.S.M.E, 1980

University of Richmond School of Law
J.D., 1987

Admissions

Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

United States Patent and Trademark Office Bar

Licensed Professional Engineer, Virginia

Construction Industry Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

Honors & Recognitions

Best Lawyers in America® in Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, 2025-2027

Chambers USA, Virginia in Construction Law and Litigation, Band 4, 2009-2026

Virginia Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation, 2007-2026

"Legal Elite", Virginia Business Magazine, Construction, 2001-2025

Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year for Construction Law (Virginia), 2021

Experience

  • Represented owners and developers, contractors, design professionals and sureties in commercial, retail, mixed-use and institutional real estate development projects.
  • Defended manufacturers in product liability litigation, including publicly traded corporations in multimillion dollar claims.
  • Represented business clients in corporate and partnership transactions and disputes, including large, complex litigation.
  • Consulted with clients regarding protection of all forms of intellectual property, including copyright protection of computer software, software licensing, trademark and service mark protection and patent protection.
  • Defended a Virginia municipality in a complex construction dispute arising from a roadway improvement project involving claims for delay damages, additional work, and alleged tortious interference with contract. The matter also involved claims against the project's civil engineer and construction manager and sought damages exceeding $2 million.
  • Representing a contractor in a $1.2 million construction claim against a concrete supplier related to work performed on the new Virginia General Assembly Building in Richmond, Virginia.
  • Represented a construction labor staffing subcontractor on multiple bonded solar energy projects in Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. Successfully recovered 100% of amounts owed, together with attorneys' fees and costs, through payment bond claims against multiple sureties.
  • Defended a building enclosure engineering firm against $7 million in claims arising from the design of a complex multi-story glass curtain wall system for an academic building. Allegations include defective engineering design, delay damages, extended general conditions, and re-engineering costs.
  • Defended an architectural firm against claims alleging defective design of a collegiate aquatics center in Virginia, involving professional standard-of-care and construction-related design issues.
  • Represented a property owner whose commercial property sustained subsurface utility damage during adjacent construction activities associated with a major mixed-use redevelopment project in Richmond. Achieved a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Serve as construction counsel to a national developer and construction company, drafting and negotiating complex design and construction agreements for warehouse, airport, and mixed-use developments throughout the United States involving millions of dollars in construction value.
  • Advised an industrial recycling and development company on land acquisition, zoning, land use, permitting, and development matters involving multiple parcels and significant capital investment to support ongoing construction and expansion activities.
  • Served as a member of a three-arbitrator panel administering a large-scale construction arbitration involving claims and counterclaims with disputed amounts between $5 million and $10 million.
  • Served as sole arbitrator in a complex construction dispute involving claims valued between $3 million and $5 million under the administration of the American Arbitration Association.

Affiliations

Community

Second Presbyterian Church (Richmond), Former Trustee and Current General Counsel

Presbytery of the James (Central Virginia), Trustee

St. Ann’s Episcopal Church (Block Island, Rhode Island), Senior Warden, Bishop’s Committee

Professional

Associated General Contractors

American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Section of Intellectual Property Law (Former Member)

Virginia State Bar, Construction Law Section Board of Governors (Former Member)

News & Insights

Events & Speaking Engagements

  • Event
    Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity Series on Construction Contracting
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