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Paul Drecksel practices in the area of commercial litigation with an emphasis on eminent domain and real estate matters. He has handled delay, interference, acceleration, construction defect, and other construction litigation matters for clients throughout the western United States, including matters in federal and state courts and in arbitration.

Mr. Drecksel regularly represents the largest general contractor in Utah and has represented other local, regional and national general contractors, subcontractors and owners involved in construction disputes. He has handled municipal disruption and acceleration cases with as much as $20 million in dispute and represented the prevailing party in a 21-day construction defect arbitration relating to the construction of the 2002 Olympic Speed Skating Oval.

  NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

• "39 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named As 2008 Legal Elite", Press Release, January 15, 2008
• "26 Ranked as Best Lawyers in America for 2008", Press Release, October 15, 2007
• "15 Parr Waddoups Attorneys Named 2007 Mountain States Super Lawyers", Press Release, June 28, 2007
• "38 Parr Waddoups Lawyers Named As 2007 Legal Elite", Press Release, November 27, 2006
• "21 Parr Waddoups Attorneys Ranked as Best Lawyers in America for 2007", Press Release, September 2006
• "Eminent Domain", Utah Business, July 2005
• "Supreme Court to consider legality of land grabs", The Salt Lake Tribune, February 19, 2005
• "'Spam' Lawsuit Dismissed", The Salt Lake Tribune, March 14, 2003
• "Utah not to be affected by property ruling," The Salt Lake Tribune, June 24, 2005.

  SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Talk show with Holly Mullon on eminent domain issues, AM 820 KUTR, June 24, 2005.
• Eminent Domain: Legal Update, May 2006.