Top Rated Construction Litigation Attorney in New York, NY

Melissa T. Billig has been a partner with Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP, in New York, New York, since 2009.  Ms. Billig has an active transactional and litigation practice with a specialization in real estate, design and construction matters. She represents owners (commercial and residential), adjoining property owners, developers, architects, engineers, construction managers and contractors, in connection with design and construction agreements, access and license agreements, claims and disputes arising out of breach of contract, professional errors and omissions, defective construction, adjacent construction issues and property damage claims, and dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and litigation. Melissa also provides risk, project management and business counseling.

After graduating cum laude with a bachelor's degree in 1995 from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Ms. Billig earned her law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1998. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Highly regarded by her peers, Ms. Billig has received an AV Preeminent* rating from Martindale-Hubbell.  Melissa has been selected as a “Rising Star” (in 2012) and “Super Lawyer” (since 2013) by New York Metro Super Lawyers Magazine.

Ms. Billig is active in the Center for Architecture, having served as a member of its board of directors since 2009 and as a chair of its development committee. 

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.