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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — Responsibilities and Liabilities of Architects and Engineers for Construction Failures
- I. [1.1] Scope of Chapter
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II. [1.2] The Role of the Architect/Engineer in the Construction Process - Design Phase
- [1.3] Description
- [1.4] Designing to the Budget
- [1.5] Computer-Aided Design
- [1.6] Building Information Modeling
- [1.7] Contractual Allocation of Building Information Modeling and Digital Data Risks
- [1.8] Specifying a Nonfunctioning Product
- [1.9] Delay in the Design Process
- [1.10] Designing in Accordance with Codes
- [1.11] Designing in Accordance with Accessibility Requirements
- [1.12] Americans with Disabilities Act
- [1.13] Fair Housing Act
- [1.14] Other Accessibility Requirements
- [1.15] Environmentally Sustainable Design
- Construction Phase
- [1.16] Description
- [1.17] Common Contractual Provisions To Protect A/Es from Anticipated Liability
- Other Areas of Liability During the Construction Phase
- [1.18] Site Observation vs. Supervision
- [1.19] Former Structural Work Act
- Other Functions During the Construction Phase
- [1.20] Shop drawings
- [1.21] Processing the contractor’s application for payment
- [1.22] Issuing certificates of partial, substantial, and final completion
- [1.23] Preparing punch list items at or near the end of the job
- [1.24] The Design Professional as Construction Manager
- [1.25] Consulting A/Es
- III. Theories of Liability
- [1.26] The Common-Law Standard of Care
- Actions Based on Contract
- [1.27] Express Warranties
- [1.28] Implied Contract Terms and Warranties
- [1.29] Claims Under Minton
- [1.30] Recovery by Third Parties Under Third-Party Beneficiary Theory
- Uniform Commercial Code
- [1.31] Application of the UCC to Construction Contracts
- [1.32] Application of the UCC to the Performance of Professional Services
- Actions Based in Tort
- [1.33] Application of the Economic-Loss Doctrine to Tort Claims Against Design Professionals
- [1.34] Cases Refining the Definition of “Economic Loss”
- [1.35] Recovery by Third Parties in Tort
- [1.36] Strict Liability in Tort
- IV. Defenses
- V. Claims
- Chapter 2 — Claims Against General Contractors
- I. [2.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [2.2] Perspectives of Counsel
- III. [2.3] The Business of Contracting
- IV. The Obligations of the General Contractor
- V. Theories of Liability for Defective Construction Claims
- Actions Based in Contract
- [2.8] Breach of Contract
- [2.9] Express Warranty
- [2.10] Implied Warranty of Habitability
- [2.11] Implied Warranty of Habitability and Insolvency Issues
- [2.12] Minton Line of Cases
- [2.13] Implied Warranty of Workmanlike Performance
- [2.14] Uniform Commercial Code
- [2.15] Magnuson-Moss Warranty — Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act Claims
- Actions Based in Tort
- [2.16] Overview of the Economic-Loss Doctrine
- [2.17] Introduction to the Economic-Loss Doctrine
- [2.18] Economic-Loss Cases: Problems in Application
- [2.19] What Is Economic Loss?
- [2.20] Test for Whether a Claim Sounds in Tort or in Contract
- Exceptions to the Economic-Loss Prohibition
- [2.21] Fraud
- [2.22] Consumer Fraud
- [2.23] Negligent Misrepresentation
- [2.24] Intentional Interference with a Contract
- [2.25] Willful and Wanton Misconduct
- [2.26] Reasonable Expectation of Personal Injury or Death
- [2.27] Strict Liability
- [2.28] Contribution and Comparative Fault
- Guarantees
- [2.29] Promises To Repair
- [2.30] Other Guarantees
- Defenses
- [2.31] Statute of Limitations
- [2.32] The Discovery Rule and the Repose Period
- [2.33] Application to Design, Planning, Supervision, Observation, or Management of Construction
- [2.34] Other Limitations Periods
- [2.35] Presumption of Reasonable Care
- [2.36] Compliance with Specifications
- [2.37] Acceptance of the Project
- [2.38] Damage Limitations
- [2.39] Remedy Limitations
- [2.40] Waiver
- [2.41] Remedy Limitation
- [2.42] Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
- [2.43] Indemnification
- Contractual Indemnity
- [2.44] Express Indemnity Clause
- [2.45] Breach of Contract
- [2.46] Contracts To Obtain Insurance
- [2.47] Uniform Commercial Code
- [2.48] Contractor Suits Against Design Professionals
- [2.49] Waiver of Implied Warranty of Habitability
- Measure of Damages
- [2.50] Contract Measure
- [2.51] Tort Measure
- Other Claims for Economic Loss
- [2.52] Delay/Acceleration Claims
- [2.53] Fraud
- [2.54] Disruption/Poor Coordination Claims
- [2.55] Owner’s Claims for Indemnification for Mechanics Lien Claims
- Defenses to Implied Warranty of Habitability Claims
- [2.56] Statute of Limitations
- [2.57] Applicable Only to Residential Property
- [2.58] Disclaimer
- [2.59] Tort Indemnity
- [2.60] Contribution
- Chapter 3 — Subcontractor Claims
- I. [3.1] Introduction
- II. Subcontractor Breach
- [3.2] Economic Loss
- [3.3] Insurance Coverage
- [3.4] Allocation of Risk of Loss
- [3.5] Assignment of Claims
- [3.6] Incorporation by Reference
- [3.7] Warranties
- [3.8] Delay
- [3.9] Consequential Damages
- [3.10] Liquidated Damages
- [3.11] Dispute Resolution
- [3.12] Third-Party Beneficiary
- [3.13] Other Substantive Issues
- [3.14] Implied Warranties
- [3.15] Vendor Claims
- Defenses
- [3.16] Design Responsibility
- [3.17] Coordination
- III. General Contractor Breach
- Prosecution
- [3.18] Bid Issues
- [3.19] Privity
- [3.20] Mechanics Liens
- [3.21] Construction Bonds
- [3.22] Third-Party Beneficiary
- [3.23] Prompt Payment Acts
- [3.24] Liquidating Agreements
- Defenses
- [3.25] Breach of Contract
- [3.26] Pay-When-Paid Clauses
- [3.27] Change Orders
- [3.28] No Damages for Delay
- [3.29] Illinois Lien Bond Statute
- Chapter 4 — Claims Against Sureties
- I. [4.1] Claims Against Sureties
- II. [4.2] Bonds — General
- III. Bid Bonds
- IV. Performance Bonds
- [4.6] In General
- [4.7] Integration with Construction Contract
- [4.8] Public Bonds
- [4.9] “Public Improvement” Defined
- [4.10] Effect of Public Owner’s Failure To Ensure Posting of Bonds
- [4.11] Standing To Assert Performance Bond Claims
- [4.12] Standing of Subcontractors and Suppliers
- [4.13] Standing of Co-Prime Contractors
- [4.14] Declaration of Default
- [4.15] Material Breach Required
- [4.16] Notice of Default Required
- [4.17] Statute of Limitations
- [4.18] Reduction of Limitations Period
- [4.19] Prepayment and Overpayment Defenses
- [4.20] Surety Performance Options
- [4.21] Complete the Work Through the Owner
- [4.22] Complete the Work Through the Surety
- [4.23] Complete the Work Through the Defaulted Contractor
- [4.24] Tendering a Completion Contractor
- [4.25] Do Nothing or Deny the Claim
- [4.26] Damages Recoverable Under Performance Bonds
- [4.27] Delay Damages
- [4.28] Liability for Personal Injury
- [4.29] Prejudgment Interest
- [4.30] Attorneys’ Fees
- V. Payment Bonds
- VI. Surety Liability
- [4.38] Standing
- [4.39] Public Construction Bond Act Limitations Periods
- [4.40] Notice Requirements Under the Public Construction Bond Act
- [4.41] Amendment Eliminates 120-Day Cooling-Off Period
- [4.42] Copy of the Bond
- [4.43] Venue Under the Public Construction Bond Act
- [4.44] Suit in Name of the Owner
- [4.45] Acceptance of the Work for Limitations Purposes No Longer Relevant
- [4.46] Bond Limitations
- [4.47] Bond Coverage
- [4.48] Defenses to Bond Claims
- [4.49] Waiver or Release
- [4.50] Defenses of the Principal
- [4.51] Pay-When-Paid Clauses
- [4.52] Failure To Mitigate Damages — Penal Sum Limits
- [4.53] Interest
- [4.54] Attorneys’ Fees
- VII. [4.55] Conclusion
- Chapter 5 — Claims Against Construction Lenders
- Chapter 6 — Claims Arising out of Construction Accidents
- I. [6.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [6.2] Personal Injury Claims
- Claims Against Employers
- [6.3] Workers’ Compensation as Exclusive Remedy
- Employer’s Liability in Contribution to Third Parties
- [6.4] Limited to Amount of Statutory Liability
- [6.5] Waiver of Statutory Liability Limitation
- Claims Against Third Parties
- Theories of Liability
- [6.6] Negligence Claims
- [6.7] Section 414 of the RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS
- [6.8] Section 343 of the RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS
- [6.9] Strict Products Liability
- [6.10] Strict Liability/Ultrahazardous Activity
- [6.11] Res Ipsa Loquitur
- [6.12] Loss of Consortium
- [6.13] Wrongful Death Act
- [6.14] Survival Statute
- Liability Issues
- [6.15] Comparative Fault
- [6.16] Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors
- [6.17] Joint and Several Liability
- Settlement Issues
- [6.18] Good-faith finding
- [6.19] Jury verdict form
- [6.20] Setoff
- [6.21] Illustrative Hypotheticals
- Indemnity Considerations
- [6.22] Anti-Indemnity Act
- [6.23] Contractual contribution
- [6.24] Additional insureds
- Defense Considerations
- Generally Applicable Defenses
- [6.25] Statutes of limitations and repose for construction claims
- [6.26] Statute of limitations for contribution and indemnity
- [6.27] Comparative negligence
- [6.28] Scope of tort duties defined by contract
- [6.29] Compliance with plans
- [6.30] Loaned servant
- Additional Defense Considerations Applicable to Premises Liability Claims
- [6.31] Notice
- [6.32] De minimis
- [6.33] Open and obvious
- [6.34] Deliberate encounter exception
- [6.35] Distraction exception
- III. [6.36] Property Loss Claims
- Chapter 7 — Claims Involving Termination or Suspension
- I. [7.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [7.2] Termination
- [7.3] Owner’s Termination of the Agreement
- [7.4] Termination of a Contractor for Cause
- [7.5] AIA Form Agreement: Termination-for-Cause Provision
- [7.6] EJCDC Form Agreement: Termination-for-Cause Provision
- [7.7] Other Examples of Termination-for-Cause Provisions
- [7.8] How Courts Interpret Termination-for-Cause Provisions
- [7.9] Termination of a Contractor for Convenience
- [7.10] AIA Form Agreement: Termination-for-Convenience Provision
- [7.11] EJCDC Form Agreement: Termination-for-Convenience Provision
- [7.12] Other Examples of Termination-for-Convenience Provisions
- [7.13] Termination for Convenience When a Project Is Canceled or Not Approved by Local Government Agencies
- [7.14] Compensation Agreements When Terminating for Convenience
- [7.15] How Courts Interpret Termination-for-Convenience Provisions
- [7.16] Contingent Assignment of Subcontracts If Owner Terminates
- [7.17] Converting a Termination for Cause into a Termination for Convenience
- [7.18] Contractor’s Termination of the Agreement
- [7.19] AIA Form Agreement: Termination-by-Contractor Provision
- [7.20] EJCDC Form Agreement: Termination-by-Contractor Provision
- [7.21] Termination by Contractor for Owner Delay
- [7.22] Termination by Contractor for Owner’s Failure To Pay
- [7.23] Providing Notice of Termination
- [7.24] Cancellation Charges
- [7.25] Anticipatory Repudiation of a Contract
- [7.26] Wrongful Termination
- [7.27] Defenses to Termination Claims
- III. [7.28] Suspension
- IV. [7.31] Conclusion
- Chapter 8 — Claims for Disruption/Loss of Productivity
- I. [8.1] Introduction
- II. [8.2] Establishing Entitlement to Disruption Claim
- III. [8.8] Establishment and Quantification of Inefficiency and Other Impact Claims
- [8.9] Establishing Liability and Burdens of Proof
- [8.10] Establishing Cause of Diminished Labor Productivity
- [8.11] Methods To Quantify Inefficiencies
- [8.12] Discrete Pricing
- [8.13] Measured Mile Approach
- [8.14] Total Cost/Modified Total Cost Methodologies
- [8.15] Industry and Academic Publications
- [8.16] Use of Expert Testimony
- Chapter 9 — Claims for Acceleration and Delay
- I. [9.1] Scope of Chapter
- II. [9.2] Delay
- [9.3] Excusable Delay
- [9.4] Compensable Delay
- [9.5] Non-Compensable Delay
- [9.6] Non-Excusable Delay
- [9.7] Concurrent Delay
- [9.8] Contractual Issues
- [9.9] Notice Provisions
- [9.10] No-Damage-for-Delay Provisions
- [9.11] Analyzing Critical Path Method Delays
- [9.12] Primavera as a Tool for Critical Path Method Scheduling
- [9.13] Use of Experts To Analyze and Quantify Critical Path Method Delay
- III. [9.14] Acceleration
- IV. [9.15] Remedies and Damages
- Remedies for Each Party
- [9.16] Damages to the Owner
- [9.17] Damages to the Contractor
- [9.18] Calculating Commencement of Delays
- [9.19] Calculating Damages
- [9.20] Discrete Method
- [9.21] Total Cost Method
- [9.22] Modified Total Cost Method
- What Costs Are Included
- [9.23] Extended Home Office Overhead and the Eichleay Formula
- [9.24] Loss of Efficiency or Productivity
- V. [9.25] Conclusion
- Chapter 10 — Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- I. [10.1] Introduction
- II. [10.2] Common Types of Insurance Policies Related to Construction Defect Claims
- III. [10.3] Claims Covered by the Typical Commercial General Liability Policy
- [10.4] Definition of “Occurrence”
- [10.5] The Evolution of the Commercial General Liability Policy Forms and Its Intended Effect on Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- [10.6] The Split in Authority as to Whether Damage from Construction Defects, Standing Alone, Is an “Occurrence”
- [10.7] The Illinois View: Damage to the Project Itself vs. Damage to Other Property
- [10.8] Damages Caused by a Subcontractor’s Work
- [10.9] Contract Claims vs. Tort Claims
- [10.10] The Definition of “Property Damage”
- [10.11] Physical Injury to Tangible Property
- [10.12] Repair or Replacement of Faulty Workmanship
- [10.13] Damage to Other Property
- [10.14] The Incorporation Doctrine
- [10.15] Loss-of-Use Damages
- IV. The Duty To Defend
- [10.16] The Scope of the Duty To Defend as Compared to the Duty To Indemnify
- Triggering the Duty To Defend
- [10.17] The Low Threshold for the Duty To Defend
- [10.18] The Four Corners of the Complaint and True but Unpleaded Facts
- [10.19] The Estoppel Doctrine
- [10.20] Ability To Retain Independent Counsel — Conflict of Interest
- V. [10.21] Typical Exclusions Applicable to Construction Damages Claims
- VI. [10.26] Additional Insured Coverage
- [10.27] Major Insurance Services Office Additional Insured Endorsement Forms and Scope of Coverage
- [10.28] CG 20 10 11 85 and the Broad “Arising out of” Formulation
- [10.29] CG 20 10 10 93 and the Assault on Completed Operations Coverage
- [10.30] CG 20 10 10 01 and CG 20 37 10 01
- [10.31] CG 20 10 07 04 and Fault-Based Additional Insured Coverage
- [10.32] CG 20 09 03 97 and Absence of Contractual Liability Coverage
- [10.33] Manuscript Endorsements and Limitations to Imputed or Vicarious Liability
- [10.34] Determining the Duty To Defend Under Limited Additional Insured Endorsements
- VII. The Targeted Tender Rule and Other/Excess Insurance Clauses
- Chapter 11 — Scope Changes and Differing Site Conditions
- I. Scope Changes
- [11.1] Overview
- [11.2] Constructive Changes and Waiver of Change Order Provisions
- [11.3] Outside Original Scope — Spearin
- [11.4] Outside Original Scope — General
- [11.5] Outside Original Scope and Interference, Duty Not To Hinder
- Ordered by Owner, Agreed To Be Paid by Owner
- [11.6] Who Is Authorized To Bind the Owner
- [11.7] Words or Conduct Indicating Payment
- [11.8] Inapplicable Change Order Provisions
- [11.9] Notice and Written Claim Requirements
- [11.10] Change Orders as Accord and Satisfaction
- [11.11] Cardinal Change and Cumulative Impacts
- [11.12] Construction Change Directives and Continuing Work
- II. Differing Site Conditions
- Chapter 12 — Representing the Owner
- I. [12.1] Introduction
- II. [12.2] The Owner
- III. [12.7] The Economics of Construction Dispute Resolution
- IV. Investigating the Claim: The Expert; Spoliation; Notice; Memorializing the Evidence
- [12.8] Spoliation
- The Importance of the Expert
- [12.9] Consulting Expert
- [12.10] Testifying Expert
- [12.11] The Contractor’s Right To Cure Deficiencies
- [12.12] Developing a Remediation Plan
- [12.13] The Expert’s Testimony
- [12.14] Ascertaining the Sources of Responsibility
- [12.15] Ascertaining Recoverable Damages
- V. [12.16] The Nature of the Claim
- [12.17] Pre-Construction Claims
- [12.18] Public Bid Claims/Protests
- [12.19] State Government Bid-Protest Procedures in Illinois
- [12.20] Bid-Protest Procedures for Illinois Units of Local Government
- Standing To Challenge the Award
- [12.21] Taxpayer
- [12.22] Unsuccessful bidder
- [12.23] Indispensable parties
- [12.24] Theories of Challenge to Bid Awards
- [12.25] Mandamus
- [12.26] Injunctive relief
- [12.27] Deprivation of due process
- Recovery
- [12.28] No recovery of lost profits
- [12.29] Recovery of bidding expenses
- [12.30] Private Nuisance Claims
- [12.31] Trespass Claims
- [12.32] Claims During Construction
- [12.33] Contract Claims During Construction
- [12.34] Default and Termination for Cause
- [12.35] Delay Claims
- [12.36] Termination for Convenience
- [12.37] Payment Claims
- Post-Construction Claims
- [12.38] Negligence, Construction Defects, and the Economic-Loss Doctrine
- [12.39] Personal Injury Tort Claims
- [12.40] Contribution and Indemnity Claims
- [12.41] Damage to Other-Property Negligence Claims
- [12.42] Fraud — Intentional Misrepresentation
- [12.43] Negligent Misrepresentation
- [12.44] Breach of Contract
- [12.45] Express Warranties
- [12.46] Implied Warranties
- [12.47] Implied Warranty of Residential Habitability
- [12.48] Residential: Magnuson-Moss Warranty — Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act
- VI. [12.49] Targeting Defendants and Understanding the Construction Delivery System
- [12.50] The Traditional Approach: Design-Bid-Build
- [12.51] Multiple Primes Managed by the Owner
- [12.52] Construction Management
- [12.53] Construction Manager as Advisor
- [12.54] Construction Manager at Risk
- [12.55] Design-Build
- [12.56] Subcontractors
- [12.57] Integrated Project Delivery with Building Information Modeling
- [12.58] Manufacturers
- [12.59] Surety
- VII. [12.60] Ascertaining and Triggering Insurance Coverage
- [12.61] Is There an Occurrence, and Is There Property Damage as a Result of an Occurrence?
- [12.62] Damage to “Other” Property
- [12.63] The Commercial General Liability “Your Work” Exclusions
- [12.64] The Subcontractor Exception to the “Your Work” Exclusion Contained in the Products/Completed Operations Liability Coverage Form
- [12.65] Coverage and the Additional Insured
- VIII. [12.66] Complying and Pleading Compliance with Conditions Precedent to Commencing Dispute-Resolution Proceedings During Construction
- IX. [12.67] Ascertaining the Forum: Litigation or Arbitration
- X. Pleading the Claim
- [12.68] Degree of Specificity
- [12.69] Limitations Issues
- [12.70] Actions Based on Tort or Contract for an Act or Omission in the Design, Planning, Supervision, Observation, or Management of Construction or Improvement of Real Property
- [12.71] Actions Based on Other than Tort or Contract for an Act or Omission in the Design, Planning Observation, or Management of Construction or Improvement of Real Property
- [12.72] Personal Injury
- [12.73] Implied Warranty of Habitability
- [12.74] Contractual Limitations Period
- [12.75] The Discovery Rule
- [12.76] Extending the Discovery Rule — The Continuing Treatment Exception
- [12.77] Estoppel/Waiver To Raise Statute-of-Limitations Defense
- [12.78] Fraudulent Concealment
- [12.79] Contribution and Indemnity
- [12.80] Governmental Limitations Immunity
- XI. [12.81] Trial
- Chapter 13 — Sources of Evidence (Discovery)
- I. Discovery Strategy and Planning
- II. [13.4] Litigation Holds
- III. [13.5] Interrogatories
- IV. [13.9] Requests for Production of Documents
- V. Depositions
- VI. [13.16] Requests for Admission
- VII. Other Discovery Methods
- VIII. [13.19] Expert Witness Discovery
- [13.20] Disclosure of Experts and Expert Reports
- [13.21] The Scope of Expert Discovery and Privileges for Communications Between Experts and Attorneys
- [13.22] Admissibility of Expert Opinions
- [13.23] Expert’s Testimony Must Be Relevant
- [13.24] Relevant Expert Testimony Is Inadmissible If the Potential for Prejudice Outweighs the Probative Value of the Testimony
- [13.25] Admissibility of Expert Testimony Based on Scientific or Specialized Knowledge
- [13.26] Basis of Expert Opinion Testimony and Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
- [13.27] Timing of Expert Retention
- [13.28] Choosing an Expert
- [13.29] Use of Experts in Discovery
- [13.30] Discovery of Opponent’s Expert
- [13.31] The Qualifications of the Expert
- [13.32] The Expert’s Bias
- [13.33] The Expert’s Credibility
- [13.34] Adequacy of Preparation
- IX. [13.35] Resolving Discovery Disputes
- X. [13.39] Protective Orders
- XI. [13.40] Discoverability of Insurance
- XII. [13.41] Discovery Support
- XIII. [13.42] Consider Limited Discovery
- XIV. Discovery and Duties Before the Lawsuit
- XV. Appendix
- Chapter 14 — Working with Experts/Consultants
- I. [14.1] Introduction
- II. Retention
- III. Forum Rules for the Admissibility of Expert Testimony
- IV. [14.16] Drawings, Photos, Videos, and Models; Illinois Procedural Rules for Admission of Evidence
- V. Expert Discovery and Disclosure
- VI. [14.20] Expert Preparation
- VII. [14.21] Preparing for Discovery of the Opponent’s Experts
- VIII. [14.22] Preservation of Notes, Reports, and Opinions
- IX. [14.25] Joint Defense Privilege
- Chapter 15 — Special Defenses to Construction Claims
- I. Introduction
- II. Defenses Arising from Statute
- [15.4] Statute of Limitations
- [15.5] Application to Design, Planning, Supervision, Observation, or Management of Construction
- [15.6] Triggering Events
- [15.7] Scope of Application
- Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act
- [15.8] Coverage Under the Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act
- [15.9] Exceptions to the Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act
- [15.10] Statutory Presumption of Reasonable Care
- III. Defenses Arising from Common Law
- [15.11] Economic-Loss Rule (Moorman Doctrine)
- [15.12] Exceptions to the Economic-Loss Rule
- [15.13] Sudden and Calamitous Damage to Other Property
- [15.14] Intentional Misrepresentation (Fraud)
- [15.15] Negligent Misrepresentation by One in the Business of Supplying Information
- [15.16] Open and Obvious Dangers
- [15.17] Betterment/Unjust Enrichment
- [15.18] Architect/Engineer Cases
- [15.19] Contractor Cases
- [15.20] Roof Cases
- [15.21] Failure To Mitigate
- [15.22] Lack of Proximate Cause/Intervening Cause
- [15.23] Deviation from the Plans and Specifications
- [15.24] Equitable Estoppel and Judicial Estoppel
- [15.25] Lack of Reasonable Reliance
- Immunity
- [15.26] Public Employees
- [15.27] Consultant Privileges
- [15.28] No Duty
- [15.29] Lack of Foreseeability
- [15.30] No Control
- [15.31] Contributory Negligence
- Compliance with the Standard of Care/Reasonable Care
- [15.32] Designers
- [15.33] Contractors
- [15.34] Accepted-Work Doctrine
- [15.35] Voluntary Acceptance of Defective Work
- [15.36] Assumption of the Risk
- [15.37] Failure To Exhaust Administrative Remedies
- [15.38] No License (Illegality)
- [15.39] Defenses to Implied Warranty of Habitability Claims
- [15.40] Waiver/Disclaimer of the Implied Warranty of Habitability
- [15.41] Statute of Limitations
- [15.42] Solvency of Upstream Entity
- Owner’s Defenses
- [15.43] Defective Work
- [15.44] Cause for Termination
- [15.45] Setoff
- [15.46] Right of Contractor To Correct Defective Work
- IV. Defenses Arising from Contract
- [15.47] Limitation-of-Liability Clauses
- [15.48] Contractual Statute of Limitations — Modification by Contract
- [15.49] No-Damage-for-Delay Clauses
- [15.50] Liquidated Damages Clauses
- Remedy Limitation Clauses
- [15.51] Alternative Dispute Resolution
- [15.52] Warranty as Exclusive Remedy
- [15.53] Waiver of Consequential Damages
- [15.54] Waiver-of-Subrogation Clauses
- [15.55] Compliance with Plans and Specifications
- [15.56] Qualified Privilege (Privilege To Interfere)
- [15.57] Material Breach as Excuse for Nonperformance
- [15.58] Acceptance by Owner or Owner’s Agent
- V. [15.59] Shifting Risk to Another
- VI. Defenses to Particular Statutory Claims
- Chapter 16 — The Owner’s Recovery of Damages
- I. [16.1] Introduction
- II. The Evidence of Damages
- III. [16.9] Damages Arising from Contractor’s Breach of Contract
- [16.10] General Rule: Foreseeable Damages
- [16.11] General Rule: Cost of Completion
- [16.12] General Rule: Cost of Repair
- [16.13] Exception: Unreasonably Disproportionate to the Benefit
- [16.14] Exception: Unreasonable Destruction to the Work
- [16.15] Bad-Faith Breach
- [16.16] Residential Property
- [16.17] Date of Valuation of Damages
- [16.18] Betterment Not Recoverable
- Other Damages
- [16.19] Business Disruption
- [16.20] Mitigation Expense
- [16.21] Personnel Time Lost
- [16.22] Inconvenience Due to Delay
- [16.23] Loss of Use
- [16.24] Financing
- [16.25] Loss of Profit
- [16.26] Professional Consulting Fees
- [16.27] Mental Anguish
- [16.28] Personal, Peculiar, or Sentimental Value
- [16.29] Special/Consequential Damages
- [16.30] Punitive Damages
- [16.31] Delay Damages
- [16.32] Recovery of Incidental and Consequential Damages Under the Uniform Commercial Code
- IV. Recovery of Design Defect Damages Against the Design Professional
- V. Contractual Limitation on Damages
- Liquidated Damages
- [16.35] In General
- [16.36] Liquidated Damages as Cumulative
- [16.37] No Damage for Delay
- [16.38] Exculpatory/Limitation-of-Damages Clauses
- Attorneys’ Fees
- [16.39] The American Rule
- [16.40] Additional Exceptions to the American Rule
- [16.41] Mechanics Lien Act
- [16.42] Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
- [16.43] Magnuson-Moss Warranty — Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act
- [16.44] Violation of Building Ordinance
- [16.45] Under the Rules of Arbitration
- [16.46] Proof of Attorneys’ Fees
- Interest
- [16.47] Prejudgment Interest
- [16.48] Postjudgment Interest
- [16.49] Interest Under the Mechanics Lien Act
- [16.50] Interest Under Prompt Payment Acts
- [16.51] Contractor’s Prompt Payment Act
- [16.52] State and Local Government Prompt Payment Acts
- [16.53] Costs
- State Court
- [16.54] In General
- [16.55] Filing Fees, Subpoena Fees, and Statutory Witness Fees
- [16.56] Deposition Costs — Used at Trial
- [16.57] Professional Fees
- [16.58] Interpreter Fees
- [16.59] Federal Court
- [16.60] Arbitration
- VI. Defenses to Damage Claims
- VII. [16.65] Standard of Appellate Review
- VIII. [16.66] Conclusion
- Chapter 17 — Contractors’ and Subcontractors’ Damages
- I. [17.1] Introduction
- II. Contract Theories, Clauses Authorizing Damages, and Limitations
- [17.2] Common-Law Contract Measure of Damages
- [17.3] Substantial Performance
- [17.4] Contractor’s Common-Law Measure of Damages When the Owner Is in Material Breach and Substantial Performance Has Been Achieved
- [17.5] Contractor’s Common-Law Measure of Damages When the Owner Is in Material Breach but the Contractor Has Not Achieved Substantial Performance of the Contract
- [17.6] Contractor’s Common-Law Measure of Damages When the Contractor Is Guilty of the First Material Breach of Contract and the Contractor Has Achieved Substantial Performance
- [17.7] Contractor’s Common-Law Measure of Damages When the Contractor Is in Material Breach of the Contract but Has Not Achieved Substantial Performance
- [17.8] Standard of Proof
- [17.9] Contract Clauses Authorizing Damages
- Common Limitation-of-Damages Clauses
- [17.10] No Damages for Delay
- [17.11] Waiver of Consequential Damages
- [17.12] Change Order Clause Limitations
- [17.13] Other
- [17.14] Differing Site Conditions Clauses
- [17.15] Failure of Payment by Owner
- Pass-Through Claims
- [17.16] Introduction
- [17.17] Illinois Permits Pass-Through Claims
- [17.18] Liquidating Agreements Appear Not To Be a Necessary Prerequisite in Illinois
- [17.19] The General Contractor Must Remain Liable, if Only Conditionally, to the Subcontractor
- [17.20] The Pass-Through Subcontractor That Is Disappointed in the Result May Not Be Bound To Accept the Result of the Pass-Through Claim
- III. Tort Theories and Limitations
- [17.21] Intentional Torts
- [17.22] Fraud
- [17.23] False Sworn Statements
- [17.24] Constructive Fraud
- [17.25] Conversion
- Unintentional Torts
- [17.26] Negligence
- [17.27] Strict Liability
- [17.28] Economic-Loss Doctrine — Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co.
- [17.29] Negligent Misrepresentation
- Statutory Torts
- [17.30] Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
- [17.31] Contribution
- [17.32] Punitive Damages
- IV. Overview of Damages Calculations
- V. Types of Recoverable Costs
- [17.38] Labor Costs
- [17.39] Direct Labor Overrun
- [17.40] Applicable Wage Rate
- [17.41] Additional Hours
- [17.42] Labor Burdens
- [17.43] Wage Escalation
- [17.44] Loss of Productivity
- [17.45] Equipment and Small Tool Costs
- [17.46] Additional Equipment Costs
- [17.47] Cost of Additional Small Tools
- [17.48] Material Costs
- [17.49] Materials Generally
- Direct Costs Associated with Material Claims
- [17.50] Owner-Caused Delay
- [17.51] Defective Specifications
- [17.52] Owner-Directed Changes
- [17.53] Indirect Costs Associated with Material Claims
- [17.54] Mitigating Factors in Recovering Additional Costs
- [17.55] Price-Escalation or Revisions Clauses
- [17.56] Bond and Insurance Costs
- [17.57] Construction Contract Bonds
- [17.58] Reasons for Increased Bond Costs
- [17.59] Loss or Impairment of Bonding Capacity or Credit
- [17.60] Increased Insurance Costs
- [17.61] Jobsite Overhead
- [17.62] “Jobsite Overhead” Defined
- [17.63] Calculation Methods
- [17.64] Home Office Overhead
- [17.65] Home Office Overhead Costs
- [17.66] Fixed Costs vs. Variable Costs
- [17.67] Eichleay Formula
- [17.68] Other Methods
- [17.69] Profit
- [17.70] “Profit” Defined
- [17.71] Profit on Work Performed
- [17.72] Profit on Unperformed Work
- [17.73] Lost Business Revenues
- [17.74] Interest
- [17.75] Interest Act
- [17.76] Prejudgment Interest
- [17.77] Postjudgment Interest
- [17.78] AIA Contracts
- [17.79] Mechanics Lien Act
- [17.80] Prompt Payment Acts
- VI. [17.81] Attorneys’ Fees and Claim-Preparation Costs
- VII. Other Sources of Remedies and Damages
- VIII. Restitution
- Chapter 18 — Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Expenses
- I. [18.1] The American Rule and Shifting the Burden
- II. [18.2] Who Is the “Prevailing Party”
- [18.3] “Prevailing Party” as Defined by Illinois Courts
- [18.4] Fee-Shifting Provisions in Contracts
- [18.5] Fee-Shifting Provisions in Statutes
- [18.6] Illinois Mechanics Lien Act
- [18.7] Home Repair and Remodeling Act
- [18.8] Contractor Prompt Payment Act
- The “Catalyst Theory” and Settlement Agreements
- [18.9] Catalyst Theory
- [18.10] Settlement Agreements
- III. [18.11] Award of Attorneys’ Fees, Interest, Costs, and Expenses
- The Award of Attorneys’ Fees
- [18.12] Reasonableness of Attorneys’ Fees
- [18.13] Determining the Amount of Attorneys’ Fees and Costs To Be Awarded
- [18.14] Appellate Review of Awards of Attorneys’ Fees
- [18.15] Attorneys’ Fees Under the Mechanics Lien Act
- [18.16] Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in Arbitration
- [18.17] Costs and Expenses
- [18.18] Award of Interest
- IV. [18.19] Conclusion
- Chapter 19 — Nonbinding Alternatives to Court Litigation for Resolving Construction Disputes
- I. [19.1] Introduction
- [19.2] Why Not Let Court Litigation Run Its Course?
- [19.3] Alternative Dispute Resolution
- [19.4] Step Negotiation
- [19.5] Dispute Review Boards
- [19.6] Med/Arb
- [19.7] “Initial Decision Maker”
- [19.8] Court-Annexed Procedures
- [19.9] Other Flexible Processes
- [19.10] Contractual Election of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- II. [19.11] Mediation
- III. [19.18] Alternatives to Traditional Mediation
- IV. [19.21] Conclusion
- Chapter 20 — Arbitration
- I. [20.1] Introduction
- II. [20.8] Arbitration: A Statutorily Enforced Agreement
- [20.9] Multiple Overlapping Statutes
- [20.10] The Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act
- [20.11] The Federal Arbitration Act
- [20.12] The International Commercial Arbitration Act
- [20.13] Interaction of State and Federal Arbitration Law
- [20.14] Similarities and Differences
- [20.15] Federal Preemption of State Law
- [20.16] Application of Arbitration Statutes
- III. [20.17] Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements
- [20.18] Presumption Favoring Arbitration
- [20.19] Motions To Compel or Stay Arbitration
- [20.20] Waiver of Right To Litigate
- [20.21] Waiver of Right To Arbitrate
- [20.22] Who Decides Whether a Party Waived a Right To Arbitrate?
- [20.23] Basis for Arguing That a Party Waived Arbitration
- [20.24] Who Determines Arbitrability, and on What Basis?
- [20.25] Delegation of Arbitrability Determination to Arbitrator
- [20.26] Challenges to the Validity of an Agreement To Arbitrate
- [20.27] Does the Dispute Fall Within the Arbitration Clause?
- [20.28] Under the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act
- [20.29] Under the Federal Arbitration Act
- Unique Arbitration Law Issues
- [20.30] Availability of Designated Arbitrators or Arbitral Forum
- [20.31] Forum-Selection Clauses and Statutes
- IV. [20.32] Arbitration Proceedings
- [20.33] Conditions Precedent
- [20.34] Initiating Arbitration
- [20.35] Joinder and Consolidation
- [20.36] Venue and Locale
- [20.37] Arbitrator Selection
- [20.38] Customizing the Process
- [20.39] Prehearing Conferences
- [20.40] Agency Fees
- [20.41] Discovery
- [20.42] The Hearing
- [20.43] Ex Parte Hearings
- [20.44] Form of Arbitration Award
- [20.45] Interim and Final Awards
- [20.46] Award Remedies
- [20.47] Modification of Award by Arbitrator
- V. [20.48] Confirming, Vacating, and Correcting Awards
- [20.49] Confirming an Award
- Challenging an Award
- [20.50] Time To Challenge an Award
- [20.51] Grounds for Vacatur of an Award
- [20.52] Manifest Disregard of the Law
- [20.53] Arbitration Awards That Violate Public Policy
- [20.54] Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards Is Extremely Limited
- [20.55] Modifying or Correcting an Award
- Jeremy S. Baker
Jeremy S. Baker
Jeremy S. Baker is the Founding Attorney at Baker Law Group LLC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on design and construction law. He has been an adjunct professor of construction law at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (2016 – 2018), is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and is a liaison to the AIA Contract Documents Committee (2016 – present). Mr. Baker received his B.A. with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his J.D. cum laude from Tulane University Law School.
- Eric A. Berg
Eric A. Berg
Eric A. Berg is Of Counsel to Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on construction law. He has been rated AV Preeminent (5 out of 5) by Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys and a Past Chair of the American Bar Association Construction Forum. Mr. Berg received his B.A. from Yale University, where he was on the Dean’s List, a semi-finalist in the Julius H. Miner Moot Court, and the class commencement speaker, and his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
- Diana Z. Bowman
Diana Z. Bowman
Diana Z. Bowman is Senior Counsel at Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law. Effective January 2022, she will be a Partner at Perkins Coie LLP. She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers, an Emerging Lawyer by Illinois Leading Lawyers, and a Recommended Construction Attorney by The Legal 500 United States. Ms. Bowman received her B.A. with honors from DePaul University; her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society; and her LL.M. in real estate from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
- Geoffrey A. Bryce
Geoffrey A. Bryce
Geoffrey A. Bryce is the Managing Capital Member of Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial and construction litigation and business transactions. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations, the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, the American Institute of Architects, and the Associated General Contractors of America. He has also been named a Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation and Construction Law. Mr. Bryce received his B.A. from the University of Toledo, his M.S. in taxation from DePaul University, and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
- Jeffrey B. Charkow
Jeffrey B. Charkow
Jeffrey B. Charkow is a Partner at Harris Winick Harris LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in construction litigation. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Carol E. Jackson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer, and is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Top Rated Litigator (2022). Mr. Charkow received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D., Order of the Coif, from Washington University School of Law.
- Timothy R. Conway
Timothy R. Conway
Timothy R. Conway is a Partner at Conway & Mrowiec Attorneys LLLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He has been named to the Top Ten in Construction Law by Illinois Leading Lawyers in 2003 – 2019 and was named the Construction Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Chicago by Best Lawyers in 2012. Mr. Conway received his B.A. from DePaul University and his J.D. summa cum laude from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
- Ryanne B. Dent
Ryanne B. Dent
Ryanne B. Dent is an associate at Ice Miller LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law, construction litigation, appellate law, and commercial litigation. She is a member of the Appellate Lawyers Association, the Illinois State and DuPage County Bar Associations, and the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network, Chicago. She was a Judicial Extern for United States District Court Judge Ronald Guzman and Illinois Appellate Court Justice Mary K. Rochford. Ms. Dent received her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Tampa and her J.D. summa cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law as valedictorian.
- Adam L. Gill
Adam L. Gill
Adam L. Gill is an associate at Duane Morris LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in construction litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and of the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Gill received his B.A. in architecture from Kansas State University and his J.D. cum laude from DePaul University College of Law.
- Lawrence S. Gosewisch
Lawrence S. Gosewisch
Lawrence S. Gosewisch is a Senior Partner at Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in litigation and architects and engineers. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations. Mr. Gosewisch received his B.A. with high honors from Lewis University and his J.D. with honors from DePaul University College of Law.
- Kevin L. Kolton
Kevin L. Kolton
Kevin L. Kolton is a Partner at Perkins Coie LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law and clean energy. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys and a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer and ranked by Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Construction Lawyers. Mr. Kolton received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. magna cum laude from South Texas College of Law Houston.
- Samuel R. Leist
Samuel R. Leist
Samuel R. Leist was a summer associate at Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC in Chicago. He is a third-year student at the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he is Head Coach of the Notre Dame Debate Team. Mr. Leist received his undergraduate degree cum laude from DePauw University and taught English at Pamukkale University in Turkey as a Fulbright Scholar.
- Samuel H. Levine
Samuel H. Levine
Samuel H. Levine is an attorney practicing in Chicago with a focus on construction and real estate litigation. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and the Illinois State Bar Association (Construction; Commercial, Banking, Collections and Bankruptcy; and Real Estate Section Councils); a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers; an Illinois Super Lawyer (Construction Litigation); an Illinois Leading Lawyer (Creditors’ Rights/Commercial Collections Law and Real Estate); and a frequent lecturer in the areas of mechanics liens, construction law, real estate litigation, and loan and collateral enforcement. Mr. Levine received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Charles B. Lewis
Charles B. Lewis
Charles B. Lewis is a Partner at Duane Morris LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on construction law and litigation and construction dispute resolution. He has been named to the American Arbitration Association’s Construction Mega Project Panel, which is limited to approximately 60 arbitrators nationwide, and has also been selected by a rating committee made up of a diverse group of advocates and in-house counsel representing clients in large complex disputes to be one of 11 mediators on the Association’s Midwest Master Mediator Panel. He is certified as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute. Mr. Lewis received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
- John-Paul Lujan
John-Paul Lujan
John-Paul Lujan is a Partner at Harris Winick Harris LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on counseling businesses, organizations, and institutions in connection with their construction and building needs. He has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America and is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. He has lectured and written on various design and construction law issues. Mr. Lujan received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
- Paul M. Lurie
Paul M. Lurie
Paul M. Lurie is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction arbitration and mediation. He is a Master Mediator and member of the Large Complex Case Panel of the American Arbitration Association, a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators. Mr. Lurie received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
- Virgil R. Montgomery
Virgil R. Montgomery
Virgil R. Montgomery is a Partner at Venable LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Ohio State Bar Associations. Mr. Montgomery received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
- Jonathan M. Mraunac
Jonathan M. Mraunac
Jonathan M. Mraunac is Of Counsel to Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He was an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2016 and 2017, a Law Bulletin Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer in Construction Law in 2016 and 2019, and a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Mraunac received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
- John S. Mrowiec
John S. Mrowiec
John S. Mrowiec is a Partner at Conway & Mrowiec Attorneys LLLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He has been named to the Top 10 in Construction Law by Leading Lawyers in 2008 – 2020 and was named the Chicago Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law in 2014 and in Construction Litigation in 2019 by Best Lawyers. Mr. Mrowiec received his B.A. cum laude from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
- Douglas J. Palandech
Douglas J. Palandech
Douglas J. Palandech is a Senior Partner at Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Mr. Palandech earned his B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Texas and his J.D. cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Michael D. Pisano
Michael D. Pisano
Michael D. Pisano is an associate at Ice Miller LLP in Lisle, where he focuses on construction litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Justinian Society of Lawyers. Mr. Pisano received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
- Dennis J. Powers
Dennis J. Powers
Dennis J. Powers is a Partner at DLA Piper in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in construction law and real estate and commercial litigation. He has been selected to the Best Lawyers in America, Illinois Super Lawyers, and Illinois Leading Lawyers, all in the area of construction law, and is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Mr. Powers received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
- Richard P. Reichstein
Richard P. Reichstein
Richard P. Reichstein (retired) founded the Law Offices of Richard P. Reichstein, Ltd., in Chicago, focusing on building construction claims, government contracts, and general business litigation issues. He has been a member of the American, Illinois, and Chicago Bar Associations; the National Contract Management Association; General Contractors of America; and Associated General Contractors of Illinois. Mr. Reichstein received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Kenneth M. Roberts
Kenneth M. Roberts
Kenneth M. Roberts is a Partner at Venable LLP in Chicago, where he is Chair of the firm’s Construction Law Group. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Forum on the Construction Industry, Section of Dispute Resolution, CLE Committee), the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. He is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America and an adjunct professor of construction law and risk management at Northwestern University. Mr. Roberts received his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Iowa and his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law and has done postgraduate studies at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Management Institute.
- Heidi Hennig Rowe
Heidi Hennig Rowe
Heidi Hennig Rowe is a Partner at Venable LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law. She is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, Chambers USA ranked, and an Illinois Leading Lawyer. Ms. Rowe received her B.A. magna cum laude from Valparaiso University and her J.D. with high honors, Order of the Coif, from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Randolph E. Ruff
Randolph E. Ruff
Randolph E. Ruff is a Shareholder and Practice Group Chair at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on construction law. He was awarded Lawyer of the Year for Construction Law in Chicago by Best Lawyers in 2016, was awarded Tier One from 2015 to 2019 and Ranked from 2003 to 2019 by Chambers USA, and was recognized among the Top 10 Illinois Construction Lawyers by Leading Lawyers from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Ruff received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his J.D. from the Valparaiso University Law School.
- Clifford J. Shapiro
Clifford J. Shapiro
Clifford J. Shapiro is a Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Chicago, where he is Chair of the Construction Law Practice Group. He is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, Past President of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and an active member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry. He is an inaugural member of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel, is ranked as a “Band 1” Top Construction Attorney by Chambers USA, and is also listed as a top construction lawyer by Leading Lawyers and Illinois Super Lawyers. Mr. Shapiro received his B.A. magna cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. with high honors, Order of the Coif, from George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the law review.
- Eric L. Singer
Eric L. Singer
Eric L. Singer is a Partner at Ice Miller LLP in the DuPage County office in Lisle, where he concentrates his practice in construction law and litigation. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and DuPage County Bar Associations; the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry; and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. He is also a Professional Affiliate Member of the American Institute of Architects Chicago and AIA Northeast Illinois. Mr. Singer received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois, Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
- Lorence H. Slutzky
Lorence H. Slutzky
Lorence H. Slutzky is the Principal at the Law Office of Lorence H. Slutzky, Ltd., in Glenview, where he concentrates in the law of architecture, engineering, procurement, and construction of the built environment. Mr. Slutzky is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a founder, officer, and former president of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. He has acted in the capacity of an advisor, negotiator, litigator, mediator, and arbitrator and was for many years an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Law’s postgraduate Center for Real Estate Law teaching construction law. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and recently retired from the Florida Bar, where he was certified as a Construction Specialist. Mr. Slutzky received his B.S. from Southern Illinois University, attended the University of Exeter, England, through William & Mary, and received his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
- Justin L. Weisberg
Justin L. Weisberg
Justin L. Weisberg is a Shareholder at Robbins Salomon & Patt, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He serves as President of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys (2021 – 2022) and has served as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Construction Section (2020 – 2021) and Chair of the ASCE Illinois Section Construction Institute (2020 – 2021). Mr. Weisberg received his B.S.E. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
- Jeffrey H. Winick
Jeffrey H. Winick
Jeffrey H. Winick is a Partner at Harris Winick Harris LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in construction transactions and litigation. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys and the Chicago Committee on High Rise Buildings and has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2009 – present). Mr. Winick received his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Iowa and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Construction Dispute Litigation (ARCHIVED 2018 EDITION)
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