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Ms. Elizabeth B. Ferguson
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Ms. Elizabeth B. Ferguson

4.6
26 reviews

50 N. Laura Street, Suite 1900, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation and Miscellaneous Professional Liability

About Ms. Elizabeth B. Ferguson

Elizabeth is a member of the firm's Professional Liability Department. Her practice focuses on the defense of owners, contractors, material suppliers, developers, and design professionals (architects, engineers and surveyors) against claims of liability, breach of contract, construction defect, design defect, delay, liens/bonds, insurance coverage issues, and licensure issues. She also provides transactional support for her construction clients, including contract drafting and review. Elizabeth has been Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar since 2009 and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She served on the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, appointed by Gov. Rick Scott, from 2015-2018.

Elizabeth is a Construction Panel Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, has served as a professor of construction law, and is a frequent speaker on legal and construction industry issues. In 2019, she was selected as an 'Ultimate Attorney' in the area of construction law by the Jacksonville Business Journal. As a Florida Board Certified expert in construction law, her typical matters include residential, commercial and roadway construction matters, from pre-suit through trial and arbitration. She also defends clients before professional licensing boards related to disciplinary and licensure issues.

Honors & awards

AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Construction
2022-2026

Florida Super Lawyers
2018-2025

Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2023 Notable Women Leaders in Law

Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star-Construction Litigation
2009-2017

Florida Trend Magazine, Legal Elite, Construction Law
2014, 2018, 2020, 2021

Florida Trend Magazine, Up and Comer
2008, 2010-2013

Ultimate Attorney, Jacksonville Business Journal, Construction Law
2019

Year joined

2017

Certifications

Board Certified Specialist, Construction Law, The Florida Bar

Thought Leadership

98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

August 20, 2025
Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 98 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Less than 6% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S.

Eight Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected to the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers & Florida Rising Stars Lists

June 26, 2025
Eight attorneys from the Florida offices of Marshall Dennehey have been selected to the 2025 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine.

Five Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected to the 2024 Florida Super Lawyers & Florida Rising Stars Lists

June 27, 2024
Five attorneys from the Florida offices of Marshall Dennehey have been selected to the 2024 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine.

Kimberly Kanoff Berman and Elizabeth Ferguson Named Women Leaders in Law by Florida Trend

Appellate Advocacy & Post-Trial Practice
Architectural, Engineering & Construction Defect Litigation
December 1, 2023
Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that two of its Florida shareholders, Kimberly Kanoff Berman and

Five Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Selected to the 2023 Florida Super Lawyers List

June 26, 2023
Five attorneys from the Florida offices of Marshall Dennehey have been selected to the 2023 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine.

Classes/Seminars Taught

Design Professional Liability, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section's Advanced Construction Law & Certification Review Course, Orlando, Florida, March 5-7, 2026

Florida Construction Law, Construction Licensing Officials Association of Florida Conference, May 29, 2025

Florida Construction Defect Litigation, Jacksonville Bar Association's Florida Construction Defect Litigation CLE Lunch & Learn, April 30, 2024

Design Liability, The Florida Bar Construction Law Institute, Orlando, Florida, March 23, 2024

Views from the Bench: Complex Construction Litigation - Trials and the Run-Up, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section’s Construction Law Institute, Orlando, Florida, March 22, 2024

How Insurers Are Controlling Expert Costs in Construction Defect Claims, AM Best Webinar, November 7, 2023

The Impact of Altman on Defense and Indemnity Obligations in Florida, CLM Webinar, September 2018

 

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AV Preeminent Peer Rated
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Champion Badge Silver

At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

Champion Badge Gold

At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

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Ms. Elizabeth B. Ferguson got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Other 2
    • Architectural, Engineering and Construction Defect Litigation
    • Miscellaneous Professional Liability

Practice Details

  • Languages
    English
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Marshall Dennehey
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Significant Representative Matters: Defense of construction, engineering
    inspection sub-consultant on an FDOT project with a value over $111 million, involving claims brought by contractor for professional negligence
    breach of duty.
    Defense of large southeast residential developer
    home builder against claims by individual owners for construction defect, including improperly installed stucco, windows
    roofing systems. Represented same builder in over 100 suits against the original subcontractors to recover costs incurred by the builder for remediation
    repair of the homes.
    Defense of construction, engineering
    inspection contractor from claims of insufficient maintenance of traffic in a roadway construction zone, case involved the death of two eighteen year olds.
    Defense of subcontractor against multi-million dollar construction defect
    unfair trade practices claims by general contractor
    owner. Case involved construction of multiple buildings, water intrusion
    mold claims.
    Defense of nation-wide residential developer
    home builder in a multi-million dollar construction defects
    mold claim brought by individual owners seeking class certification of over 350 homes.
    Representative Cases: Welcome v. Arvida, 903 So. 2d 942 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005)





    Published Works: 'Big Impact on Duty to Defend Florida Construction Cases,' Defense Digest, Vol. 24, No. 1, March 2018
    Case Law Alerts, contributor, April 2018-present
    Legal Updates for Construction Litigation, June 2017-present
    Classes/Seminars Taught
    Florida Construction Defect Litigation, Jacksonville Bar Association's Florida Construction Defect Litigation CLE Lunch & Learn, April 30, 2024
    Design Liability, The Florida Bar Construction Law Institute, Orl
    o, Florida, March 23, 2024
    Views from the Bench: Complex Construction Litigation - Trials
    the Run-Up, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate
    Trust Law Section's Construction Law Institute, Orl
    o, Florida, March 22, 2024
    How Insurers Are Controlling Expert Costs in Construction Defect Claims, AM Best Webinar, November 7, 2023
    The Impact of Altman on Defense
    Indemnity Obligations in Florida, CLM Webinar, September 2018
  • Additional Links
    http://www.marshalldennehey.com/attorneys/elizabeth-b-ferguson

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2002, Florida
    2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    Memberships

    Associations & memberships

    American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, 2009 - 2019
    Associated Builders and Contractors
    Chester Bedell Inn of Court
    Florida Association of Women Lawyers
    The Florida Bar, Board Certified in Construction Law, 2009- Present
    The Florida Bar, Construction Law Committee, Co-Vice Chair
    2021-2022
    The Florida Bar, Construction Law Committee, Pro Bono Chair, 2022 - 2023
    The Florida Bar, Construction Law Review Course Steering Committee, Co-Chair, 2020-2023
    The Florida Bar Construction Law Certification Committee, 2023-2024
    The Florida Bar, Grievance Committee 4A, Vice-Chair, 2017-2020
    The Florida Bar Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 2021-2024
    The Florida Bar, RPPTL Section, Executive Committee Member, 2018-Present
    Florida Board of Professional Engineers, Former Board Member
    Jacksonville Bar Association, President: 2019-2020
    Board of Governors: 2012-2020
    Construction Law Section: 2011-Present
    Phi Delta Phi, Wilkie Inn

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Indiana University Maurer School of Law
    Class of 2002
    J.D.
    Other Education
    College of Wooster
    Class of 1999
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1977
    February 15, 1977

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Bank of America Tower50 N. Laura Street, Suite 1900Jacksonville, FL 32202U.S.A.

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    Ms. Elizabeth B. Ferguson was admitted in 2002 to the State of Florida.
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    Ms. Elizabeth B. Ferguson is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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    Ms. Elizabeth B. Ferguson attended Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
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    Marshall Dennehey was established in 1962.

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