We handle disputes in real estate and construction defect litigation, to help clients hold those accountable or to protect their interests as developers. We understand complex construction projects and have litigated large development projects.
Representative Real Estate and Construction Experience
- Represented owner-investor successfully in highly contested real property litigation involving a $25,000,000 luxury development.
- Handled over a dozen simultaneous active cases in real estate and construction defect litigation with alleged damages ranging from $1,500,000 to $10,000,000+.
- Trial attorney in multiple high-stakes real property cases in both federal and state court.
- Experienced in high-stakes litigation in jury and bench trials, including extensive discovery, law and motion and post-trial practice.
- Experienced litigating entrenched foreclosure disputes, mechanic’s liens, landlord-tenant, and contractor-subcontractor disputes to favorable conclusion.
- Assert and defend claims involving surety and insurance coverage disputes for alleged construction defects in highly complex multiparty, multi-jurisdictional litigation.
- Resolved numerous mechanic’s lien disputes in settlement in the context of pre-litigation and litigation.
- Litigated plaintiff-insured’s rights in insurance disputes to successful conclusion against insurance carriers; litigate defendant-insured hands-on and in collaboration with insurance-appointed counsel.
Our work has involved projects such as:
C.W. Driver
Represented a general contractor adverse to C.W. Driver in large construction defect litigation, settled favorably.
Represented a subcontractor adverse to C.W. Driver in complex civil litigation, settled favorably.
Fortress Investment Group
Represented developer client adverse to a Fortress-backed development foreclosed on distressed debt on property later acquired by my client, leading to entrenched litigation wherein my client prevailed and won post-judgment attorneys’ fees.
Hampton Inn & Suites
Represented contractor and subcontractor in construction defect litigation involving carrier and loss of use of property policy dispute resolved favorably.
Peri Formwork Systems, Inc.
Represented contractor client against Peri in federal and state court litigations, resulting in eventual stay of federal litigation and eventual dismissals after favorable settlement of the case.
Marriott Hotels
Represented contractor and subcontractor in construction defect litigation involving carrier and loss of use of property policy dispute resolved favorably.
Benchmark Insurance Company
Represented contractor insured against carrier for non-payment of premiums and obtained dismissal.
Navigators Specialty Insurance Company
Represented contractor insured against carrier for non-payment of premiums and obtained favorable settlement.
Navigators Specialty Insurance Company
Represented insured seeking costs of defense against carrier, resolved in favor of client.
Personal Liability Cases
We have also represented corporate officers including an attorney and a CEO, obtaining dismissal of claims against them individually in construct defect litigation.