Henry G. (Chip) Bachara, Jr.

Attorney Henry G. (Chip) Bachara is the managing partner of Bachara Construction Law Group in Jacksonville, Florida, where he focuses his practice on construction law. In more than 30 years as a lawyer, he has worked on all types of construction law cases, including those involving administrative complaints, bid protests, bond claims, catastrophic accidents, contract disputes, defect claims, delays, insurance coverage disputes, lien claims, licensing complaints and liquidated damages. He serves clients in the Jacksonville metropolitan area and throughout Florida.

Mr. Bachara has extensive direct knowledge of the construction industry as well as construction law. He grew up working summers for his father's residential construction company, earned a degree in Building Construction from the University of Florida, and managed large commercial construction projects before attending law school. He is still a licensed general contractor (inactive).

The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Mr. Bachara is Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar. He holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating from the service, and has received their Client Champion Silver Award since 2018. He has been repeatedly listed among Florida Trend Magazine's "Legal Elite” and the Jacksonville Business Journal named him an “Ultimate Attorney” in 2016 and 2020, the only years they conducted such ratings. In addition, he is regularly listed in “Best Lawyers in America” and has been named their “Jacksonville Construction Lawyer of the Year” five times, most recently in 2024.

Mr. Bachara belongs to the Jacksonville Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida First Coast and the St. John’s Cathedral Properties Committee, of which he is a former chair. He is active in The Florida Bar, serving on the Construction Law Committee and in the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law section.

Mr. Bachara earned his law degree from Mercer University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law before all Florida state courts, the U.S. district courts for the northern and middle districts of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

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