Our Construction practice group brings its proficiency to managing risk for our clients and handling claims for all contract and commercial surety matters. The combination of our lawyers’ experience and training in construction, commercial, and surety and fidelity law, along with our geographic footprint, make us particularly well suited to advise clients in the most complex surety and fidelity bond transactions and disputes.

Our Services

We collaborate with in-house counsel, underwriters, claim representatives, and other third parties involved in contract and commercial surety bonding. We manage every aspect of the investigation as well as surety bond claims, including negotiating and drafting completion, tender, and takeover agreements following contractor default.

We are adept at navigating the complexities of scheduling and cash flow issues, we appreciate the art of construction pricing, and we are highly experienced with damages and cost accounting. Additionally, our attorneys have a deep understanding of a surety's right to indemnity and subrogation as well as the common interest issues that can arise between a surety and its bond principal.

In the area of fidelity bonding, we assist in banker's bonds, financial institution bonds, commercial crime policies, and other types of bonding vehicles. We are equally knowledgeable about the charter provisions of financial institutions and the regulatory rules and agencies governing the industry.

No matter the bond-related issue, our lawyers understand and implement steps to minimize the potential for loss and avoid the need for litigation. Even with the best risk management strategies, disputes inevitably arise from complex transactions. In these events, we help you skillfully navigate complex litigation, mediation, and arbitration. We oversee a wide range of disputes involving bid bonds, performance bonds, and payment bonds—including federal Miller Act and state Little Miller Act claims, bad faith claims, and matters involving the bankruptcy courts. Our lawyers appear in state and federal courts, before administrative law tribunals, and before local, state, and federal agencies.

Our Team

Our lawyers collaborate with colleagues throughout our firm’s diverse practice areas, providing seamless legal representation on all surety and fidelity issues. We are actively involved in local, state, and national construction and surety trade and bar organizations. Our lawyers lecture and author articles on topics of interest to the construction and surety industries. We also organize and conduct seminars and training sessions designed to keep claims personnel informed of changes and new developments in the law.

Our Construction practice group is equipped to help you manage risk and handle claims for all surety and fidelity bond matters. Our legal services help you prevent losses whenever possible, and to navigate mediation, litigation, or arbitration.