Eli J. Rogers Joins Zetlin & De Chiara LLP

Eli J Rogers has joined Zetlin & De Chiara LLP as an attorney in its New York office. Mr. Rogers has over 20 years of experience as a construction and commercial litigation attorney. He represents developers, contractors, commercial landlords, and sureties in transactional matters, claims and civil litigation, including delay claims and claims for equitable adjustment, construction defect claims, insurance claims, mechanics liens, and bond claims. He represents commercial sureties and bonded contractors in performance bond claims initiated by project owners, and supervises and administers the completion of bonded projects after default/termination.

Prior to joining Zetlin & De Chiara, Mr. Rogers founded a private law practice based in New Jersey specializing in commercial litigation and construction law. Prior to founding his solo law practice, he spent 18 years at a boutique commercial litigation firm based in New Jersey where he represented contractors, developers, commercial sureties, and small businesses. He was also previously an attorney in the surety and construction litigation practice at a New York-based national law firm, where he also worked full-time as a paralegal and law clerk prior to and during law school.

Mr. Rogers received his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law-Newark and his B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association.