Construction Legal Services
- Complex Project Counsel Team
- Financing & Commercial Construction
- Land Use Development
- Lien Management
- AIA Agreements
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Construction Litigation and Arbitration Attorneys
- Defective Work and Design Claims
- Delay and Acceleration Claims
CONSTRUCTION
Dispute Resolution
If a construction project results in a dispute, KJK’s Construction & Trades team is experienced in representing construction managers, contractors, and developers in claims of defective work or design, delay and acceleration, bid disputes and more. Our construction litigators understand the construction industry and make business-focused legal recommendations to resolve matters quickly and efficiently.
CONSTRUCTION & TRADES
WHO WE SERVE
Our Construction & Trades attorneys strive to identify opportunities and resolve disputes for a diverse cross-section of the construction industry. This includes:
- Architects
- Collective Bargaining Representatives
- Construction Managers
- Developers
- Design-Build Firms & Developers
- Engineers
- Excavators
- General Contractors
- Highway Contractors
- Residential Homebuilders
- Landscape Architects
- Materials and Equipment
- Manufacturers
- Project Owners
- Specialty Trade Contractors
- Subcontractors
- Suppliers
- Sureties
- Trade Associations
Representative Experience
Pre-Construction Endeavors
- Project procurement opportunities, qualification, selection and bid protests
- Contract document drafting, advising and negotiating
Post-Construction Legal
- Licensing, agency rule making
- Building codes, inspections, variances
- EEOC, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and EDGE qualification, Employment
Legal Recourse Needed
- Mechanics’ Lien filing and foreclosure
- Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration (American Arbitration Association)
- Litigation in all courts, including the Ohio Court of Claims
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT AND NEGOTIATION
- Delay, disruption and acceleration claims
- Contract claims
- Construction defect claims
- Design defect claims
- Claims for additional compensation
- Corporate entity formation, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
- Taxation, real estate transactions and financing
- Bankruptcy and workout representation of distressed businesses or their assets
- Seminar presentations on construction topics across Ohio
Construction & Trades
ATTORNEYS
Practice Group Chair: Matthew Viola
Steven A. Marrer
Partner
Matthew T. Viola
Partner
Peggy S. Beistel
Senior Counsel
Stephen D. Richman
Senior Counsel
Steven A. Marrer
Partner
Matthew T. Viola
Partner
Peggy S. Beistel
Senior Counsel
Stephen D. Richman
Senior Counsel
Contact
CLEVELAND OFFICE
1375 East Ninth Street
One Cleveland Center, 29th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114-1793
COLUMBUS OFFICE
10 West Broad Street
One Columbus Center, Suite 2500
Columbus, OH 43215