Construction Law

The law firm of Rhoades McKee has a broad range of experience in providing legal services in the construction industry. This experience spans from enforcing simple local liens to complicated construction contract negotiation and construction dispute resolution involving matters in the seven figures in many different states. We have made a commitment to excellence and have endeavored to participate in the construction industry through lectures, publications and other public service activities.

Practice Areas

The attorneys in the Rhoades McKee Construction Law Group have a broad range of experience in handling a large variety of issues. We have represented developers, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, owners, sureties, manufacturers and suppliers in many phases of the construction process, including:

 

  • Contract review and negotiation
  • Contract review and analysis
  • Change Order review and analysis
  • Claim review, preparation and analysis
  • Schedule related issues, including delay, inefficiencies, interference, compression, acceleration, and related issues
  • Differing site condition claims
  • Design issues
  • Bonding issues
  • Product failures
  • Construction defects and failures
  • Liquidated damages disputes
  • Construction insurance and OCIP audit issues
  • Termination issues
  • Lien preparation
  • Dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and litigation in state and federal courts

In-house Seminars

Various members of the Rhoades McKee Construction Group have put on custom in-house seminars for our clients and contacts on a variety of business and construction law topics. Some of the seminars deal with on-site issues such as contract documents, project documentation, communication, and similar topics. If the seminars are close enough to drive to, we do them for free. If you would like us to put on a seminar for your company, or would like to hear more about them, please contact us.

Newsletter

The Construction Group at Rhoades McKee publishes a newsletter which comes out only when we believe there is a topic worth sharing. You are welcome to be added to our mailing list, free of charge. The letters are usually sent out every sixty days, but you could receive two letters in one month and then go several months without any letter, all depending on what is happening in the industry. If you would like to be added to the list, or if you would like to know more about it, please contact us.