Construction & Design Law Practice Area

Key Benefits: 

Attorney Steven J. O'Neill's combination of construction industry experience (from field to head office) plus over 30 years of legal practice, brings enormous perspective and advantages to every aspect of our construction & design law practice. The ability to understand plans & specs, the knowledge of project documentation, and a comprehensive understanding of the actual building process, provide our clients with an almost unfair advantage in negotiations and disputes. 

The services offered to our construction clients include:

Dispute Resolution - Litigation / Arbitration / Mediation

• Seasoned, aggressive, efficient, results-oriented

• Preliminary dispute evaluation; Do you have a case worth pursuing or defending?

• Construction and business civil litigation in State & Federal Courts

• Arbitration, Mediation, and other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

• Major defect claims and defense; construction collapse; architect and engineer design flaws claims and defense

• Mechanic’s liens and bonds in MA and CT; collections; pre-judgment remedies, attachments

• Breach of Contract; termination for default or convenience; business disputes; delay claims

• Abandoned projects; default; creditor’s rights in bankruptcy

• Warranty & performance disputes

• Legally defensible electronic records retention for claim preparation; electronic discovery (eDiscovery); legal / litigation hold

• Bid protests

• Subcontractor disputes and more

Contracts, Transactional, and Business Services

• Contract review, negotiation and drafting; AIA, ConsensusDocs; EJDC Contracts

• Building Information Modeling (BIM) risk allocation and contract addenda

• Corporate, LLC, and other business matters; Joint Ventures; Licensing

• Labor and employment issues; employment manuals

• Termination procedures; termination for default; termination for convenience

• Risk management advice; insurance advice; OSHA jobsite safety

• Zoning, land use, building permit, & building code issues

• Government contracts; RFPs; RFQs

• Electronic Project Documentation and Document Retention Policies

• Green / Sustainable Building contract advice; Performance issues

• Records retention; claim documentation advice; comprehensive written information security programs (WISP)

• Compliance with EPA lead-based paint law (RRP); contract clauses; insurance considerations

• Admitted to both Massachusetts and Connecticut State Bars - providing cross-border construction and business advice