Construction Litigation Attorneys
Consistently Exceeding Client Expectations
The lawyers at McAlpine & Associates, P.C.,located in the Detroit metropolitan area, are frequently called upon to serve as key players in negotiation of construction contract provisions that are standard in the industry nationwide. Individual subcontractors, property owners, and other construction business interests rely on our experience in resolving contract disputes.
To request additional information about our construction litigation practice or to schedule a consultation, contact us by phone or email.
Construction law is at the core of our law practice. Our current and past clients represent the entire spectrum of the construction industry, including owners and developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, lenders, insurance carriers, sureties, governmental entities and industry associations and trade groups. All of these clients know that McAlpine & Associates, P.C. is a law firm of choice in Michigan and nationwide for handling construction litigation.
Our lawyers have hands-on experience with a wide range of projects in Michigan and throughout the country, including:
- Automobile Assembly and Manufacturing Plants and Associated Facilities
- Transportation Systems
- Building Construction
- Stadiums and convention facilities
- Petrochemical Facilities
- Water and Waste Water Processing
- Power Generation Facilities
- Commercial Office and Warehouse
- High rise structures
- Airport and related structures
- Heavy highway and large civil infrastructures
- High tech and industrial buildings
- Hospital and medical facilities
Our lawyers are routinely involved in every aspect of the construction process. Avoiding litigation is a central focus, yet our firm has extensive handling construction litigation when it becomes necessary, and we also know how to use ADR techniques.
McAlpine & Associates, P.C., represents clients in Michigan and throughout country. This includes the Michigan court system, pro hoc vice admissions in many other state courts, federal court, many government contract boards and boards of appeal, and the Court of Federal Claims. A sampling of our construction litigation and ADR experience includes:
- Obtaining $12,000,000 verdict on behalf of a general contractor who experienced a $1,000,000 overrun on a $3,000,000 municipal contract, which included recovery of $11,000,000 in business loss consequential damages.
- Currently representing various subcontractors and the general contractor on a large sports stadium project involving claims in excess of $50,000,000.
- Currently representing various subcontractors and general contractors in connection with claims exceeding $6,000,000 in connection with several renovation projects for several major state universities.
- Currently representing a subcontractor and its lenders in connection with claims exceeding $40,000,000 arising from the construction of large manufacturing facilities in Mexico.
- Represented a large general contractor in connection with litigation involving claims in excess of $60,000,000 arising from the demolition of six automobile manufacturing facilities located in three states — and in a new and renovation construction case — settled for 20% of the claim within 60 days of filing of complaint.
- Represented large electrical contractor regarding claims in excess of $40,000,000 in connection with automotive assembly plants.
- Represented large national petrochemical facility owner defending contractor claims arising from facility expansions.
- Represented national specialty contractor in connection with claims litigation arising out of the construction of a fiber optic system at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport involving cost overruns in excess of $2,000,000.
- Represented major HVAC contractor in connection with claims arising out of the construction of a large hospital expansion involving the cost consequences of schedule compression, constructive changes and constructability issues related to value engineering changes.
- Represented major Swedish robotics firm in connection with a construction contract dispute arising from the construction of a new automobile assembly plant involving the design and construction of a plant-wide automated material handling system.
- Defended a Seattle-based design firm against malpractice claims in connection with the design and construction of an elevated light rail system (product liability issues).
- Served as a member of the trial team in defense of construction costs overrun and design claims in excess of $7,000,000,000 asserted against a general contractor in connection with the construction of a nuclear power plant.
- Currently representing large condominium association in connection with claims in excess of $50,000,000 against construction manager and others arising out of a hurricane restoration project
McAlpine & Associates, P.C., best known in the construction industry for claims litigation, almost always represents the plaintiff -- often on a contingency basis. We advocate on behalf of clients who have suffered a loss on a construction project.
Working to find a way to recover that loss or restore the profitability of the contract means that we analyze what went wrong in a project, demonstrate that what went wrong is compensable under the terms of the contract, and put together claim documentation by analyzing the facts and law, including causation issues. Our analysis is ultimately used to negotiate for a resolution or to present a claim through litigation or arbitration.
Business Litigation often Involves ADR
At McAlpine & Associates, P.C., we believe that Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) should be used wherever appropriate to reduce client costs and preserve client business relationships. Our firm has extensive experience in representing parties in successful ADR procedures. A sampling of our ADR activities includes:
- Provided mediation training through the American Arbitration Association to an automobile manufacturer to assist in the development of a mediation program to resolve disputes between dealers and the company in connection with “add point” and dealer relocation disputes. Also assisted in the training of the panel of mediators to be used to resolve such disputes.
- Firm principal selected by the American Arbitration Association to serve as regional chairperson for its large and complex case program. Responsibilities included work with a national committee to develop supplemental case proceedings for cases filed where the amount claimed is in excess of $1,000,000. After the development of the rules, served as chairman of the advisory panel, which selected a blue ribbon panel of arbitrators and also trained those arbitrators to provide services on large and complex cases. Currently serving as the chair of the regional large and complex case committee.
- Firm principal served as mediator in a dispute between a large commercial development company and a major oil company concerning the damages caused by a fuel release and the resultant environmental remediation project. The parties had presented claims in excess of $3,000,000 and had been unable to settle the dispute after several years of active litigation. The matter was settled, after one and one-half days of mediation.
Our firm principal has provided arbitrator and mediator training for the American Arbitration Association since 1990. Contact the construction law and litigation firm of McAlpine & Associates, P.C. to schedule a consultation or to request additional information.
