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Our attorneys consistently work with clients in contract drafting, revision, development, negotiation, and review; risk management and planning; claim avoidance; claim development; and counseling.
Our attorneys provide review and preparation of bid protests, contract claims, and requests for equitable adjustment and have represented clients before all state and federal boards and courts.
We have perfected, prosecuted, and defended hundreds of mechanics liens matters ranging in value from thousands to millions of dollars on behalf of general contractors, specialty contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Elmore & Wall attorneys have represented contractors and subcontractors in delay, performance, and payment issues on a vast array of projects, including schools, airports, multifamily residential, hospitals, cofferdams, pulp and paper, colleges, universities, research facilities, hotels, churches, industrial parks, prisons, hotels, commercial buildings, office buildings manufacturing & industrial facilities, highways, bridges, and waste water and sanitary sewer systems in traditional and nontraditional project delivery methods.
We assist sureties in their investigation of default and termination of their principals; the evaluation of the status of the work; and the negotiation of completion contracts and takeover agreements.
We have successfully defended our clients on performance bond obligations against delay and extra work claims where contractors failed to adhere to bond terms.
We have successfully prosecuted claims on behalf of sureties for change orders executed without the surety’s consent, overpayment, and failure to grant time extensions.
Our attorneys have defended clients against allegations of breach of performance bond obligations and bad faith.
We have successfully defended and prosecuted numerous Miller Act and Little Miller Act claims for our clients.
Our attorneys have significant experience in state and federal courts across the nation handling complex actions that have frequently involved permanent disfigurement, wrongful death, and catastrophic loss.
We have successfully defended hundreds of premises liability actions.
The firm has represented several large trucking companies and freight carriers in various matters including cargo liability and accident claims.
Our attorneys are routinely retained to handle matters on appeal in an effort to correct or sustain issues before state tribunals that are perceived as incorrect applications of the law.
Several of our attorneys are certified mediators and have significant experience assisting our peers in the successful resolution of complex disputes.
Our attorneys regularly serve as sole arbitrators or on arbitration panels rendering decisions in a wide array of matters.
Our attorneys are regularly called upon to provide insurance coverage analysis and have successfully prosecuted and defended hundreds of declaratory judgment actions on behalf of insurers and insureds.
We have extensive experience and have successfully defended insurers against claims of failure to pay benefits and bad faith.
Our attorneys work with health care facilities and hospitals on issues of policy and risk management in furtherance of claims prevention.
We have defended physicians, medical practice groups, and hospitals against numerous claims of misdiagnosis and negligent care including severe cases involving quadriplegia and death.
Our firm has successfully defended a wide range of businesses against allegations of development and sale of injury causing products in state and federal courts.
The firm has defended numerous actions alleging widespread personal injury and property loss including asbestos and toxic mold litigation.
Our attorneys have handled state and nation wide class actions including products liability, insurance coverage, federal Miller Act, and toxic torts claims.
We have successfully prevented claimants from obtaining class certification against our clients where the proper legal basis did not exist and obtained judgment on behalf of our clients against speculative claims. |
