Construction Law and Claims Resolution
The attorneys at Fortis LLP handle all facets of state and federal public and private construction projects. We have helped public and private owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to resolve their disputes, usually without resorting to litigation. We address these disputes on the project level, if possible, starting with guiding project professionals on how their contracts control resolution and where appropriate, exploring available alternative dispute resolution techniques.
Our clients have consistently returned to our firm’s attorneys for guidance as a result of our keen focus on analysis and planning, especially due to our ability to help our clients control fees and costs. Just as our clients do, we are committed to firm budgets for our work and advise our clients when changes are necessary. Too often, our competition refuses to do this, suggesting that the cost of dispute resolution is out of their control. We think that is the wrong approach, and govern ourselves by the same rules that govern our industry — with cost control as our first priority.
We have over 35 years of experience in drafting and supplementing construction contracts to help assure good project outcomes, and our firm’s attorneys are well known in the industry as proactive problem solvers, having completed more dispute resolution training of public and private owners than virtually any other firm in California. Our firm’s attorneys are well known in the Construction Alternative Dispute Resolution community.
We have resolved claims, usually without court involvement, in the following categories:
- Subcontractor substitutions
- Payment disputes and prompt payment issues
- Work stoppages
- Stop notice and bond claims
- Delay and productivity claims
- Change order and extra work disputes.
- Termination disputes
- Submittal, scope, and design disputes
- Differing site conditions
- Liquidated damages and delays
- False claims
- Mechanic’s liens, stop notice and payment bond claims.
- Defective design
- Loss of productivity and disruption
- Breach of warranty and construction defects
