Practice Areas

  • We defend Owners, General Contractors, Design Professionals, and Trade Subcontractors in litigation relating to:

    • Complex construction defect cases

    • Insurance issues unique to construction including tenders of defense and indemnification

    • Fires, Explosions, and other catastrophic losses

    • Water infiltration and building envelope issues

    • Excavation and Underground Utilities

    • Products liability

    • Bodily injury for construction workers and members of the public

    Our construction team has established relationships with experts in virtually every category of liability and damages. We can provide early evaluations and litigation strategies to our clients to bring about efficient dispute resolution. Whether clients seek aggressive defense throughout the life of a case, or prefer to explore early resolution, our construction team will listen to client's needs and address them.

  • Our firm provides insurance coverage analysis and opinions, represents insurers in declaratory judgment actions and defends insurers in direct actions filed against them.

    • Coverage opinions

    • Declaratory Judgment Actions

    • Bad Faith/Extracontractual

    • Insurance Fraud/Examinations Under Oath

    • Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims/Arbitrations

  • We defend individuals and transportation-related companies in personal injury, wrongful death and property damage cases. 

    • Personal and commercial motor vehicles

    • Negligent hiring

    • Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

    • Improper loading, unloading and accidents at loading docks

    We can immediately respond to motor vehicle accidents. Immediate response to a serious accident significantly impacts the defense and quality of the investigation. We can go to the scene and assist our client in communicating with the police and any investigators, and address the need for accident reconstruction, ECM downloads, and evaluate the need for a criminal defense attorney. 

    • Auto accidents for commercial auto and personal policies

    • Premises liability, slip/trip and falls

    • Toxic Tort including asbestos and silica exposure

    • Foodborne Illness