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List of Forms by Chapter
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Chapter 1 — Responsibilities and Liabilities of Architects and Engineers for Construction Failures
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Chapter 2 — Claims Against General Contractors
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Chapter 3 — Subcontractor Claims
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Chapter 4 — Claims Against Sureties
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Chapter 5 — Claims Against Construction Lenders
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Chapter 6 — Claims Arising out of Construction Accidents
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Chapter 7 — Claims Involving Termination or Suspension
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Chapter 8 — Claims for Disruption/Loss of Productivity
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Chapter 9 — Claims for Acceleration and Delay
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Chapter 10 — Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
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Chapter 11 — Scope Changes and Differing Site Conditions
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Chapter 12 — Representing the Owner
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Chapter 13 — Sources of Evidence (Discovery)
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Chapter 14 — Working with Experts/Consultants
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Chapter 15 — Special Defenses to Construction Claims
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Chapter 16 — The Owner’s Recovery of Damages
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Chapter 17 — Contractors’ and Subcontractors’ Damages
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Chapter 18 — Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Expenses
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Chapter 19 — Nonbinding Alternatives to Court Litigation for Resolving Construction Disputes
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Chapter 20 — Arbitration
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Ryanne Bush Dent
Ryanne Bush Dent
Ryanne Bush Dent is an associate at Ice Miller LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law, including complex commercial construction in both state and federal courts. She is a mentor for The John Marshall Law School Mentoring Program and a board member of Metropolitan Family Services of DuPage County. 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 John Marshall Law School as valedictorian.
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Jeremy S. Baker
Jeremy S. Baker
Jeremy S. Baker is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He has been an adjunct professor of construction law at The John Marshall Law School, an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2012 – 2016, an Illinois Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer in 2015 – 2017, and an Illinois Leading Lawyer in 2018. 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.
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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.
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Diana Bowman
Diana Bowman
Diana Bowman is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law. She has been an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School, an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2014 and 2015, and an Illinois Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer in 2015 and 2016. 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 John Marshall Law School.
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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.
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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. 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.
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Timothy R. Conway
Timothy R. Conway
Timothy R. Conway is Of Counsel to Conway & Mrowiec Attorneys LLLP in Chicago, where he focuses on construction law. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys and the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law. Mr. Conway received his B.A. from DePaul University and his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
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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.
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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. 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.
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Kevin L. Kolton
Kevin L. Kolton
Kevin L. Kolton is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys and has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer and to Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Kolton received his B.S. in engineering from the University of Illinois and his J.D. magna cum laude from South Texas College of Law.
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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.
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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 and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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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.
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John-Paul Lujan
John-Paul Lujan
John-Paul Lujan is a Partner at Harris Winick Harris LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on counseling businesses, organizations, and institutions in connection with their construction and building needs. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America, is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and is a guest lecturer at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he also teaches construction law. Mr. Lujan received his B.S. in architectural studies and his Master’s in architecture, with an emphasis in structural engineering, from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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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.
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Virgil R. Montgomery
Virgil R. Montgomery
Virgil R. Montgomery is a Partner at Schiff Hardin 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.
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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.
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John S. Mrowiec
John S. Mrowiec
John S. Mrowiec is a General Partner at Conway & Mrowiec Attorneys LLLP in Chicago, where he focuses on construction litigation. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys and the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law and a Life Trustee of the Francis W. Parker School. Mr. Mrowiec received his J.D. from DePaul University School of Law, where he was the Articles & Notes Editor.
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Douglas J. Palandech
Douglas J. Palandech
Douglas J. Palandech is a Partner at Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction, design professional, and legal liability; products liability; and first-party property cases. He is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. He was named a Super Lawyer in Illinois from 2005 – 2009. 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.
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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 John Marshall Law School.
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Dennis J. Powers
Dennis J. Powers
Dennis J. Powers is a Partner at DLA Piper LLP (US) in Chicago, where he focuses on construction law and real estate and commercial litigation. He has been selected to Best Lawyers in America in the area of construction law, been designated an Illinois Super Lawyer in construction litigation, and is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the Construction Law Forum. Mr. Powers received his B.S. from Western Illinois University and his J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.
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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.
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Kenneth M. Roberts
Kenneth M. Roberts
Kenneth M. Roberts is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law — Litigation and Arbitration and an Illinois Super Lawyer in Construction/Surety. 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.
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Heidi Hennig Rowe
Heidi Hennig Rowe
Heidi Hennig Rowe is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on construction law. She is a member of the American Bar Association (Section of Litigation, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) and Chicago Bar Association and was named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2014, an Illinois Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer in 2015, and an Illinois Leading Lawyer in 2017. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. He is an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School’s postgraduate Center for Real Estate Law program, where he teaches construction law. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a Founder and Past President of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. 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 John Marshall Law School.
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Justin L. Weisberg
Justin L. Weisberg
Justin L. Weisberg is a Partner at Schuyler Roche & Crisham in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on construction law. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and Florida, a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, and Section Counsel of the Illinois State Bar Association Construction Section. Mr. Weisberg received his B.S.E. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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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 complex commercial litigation, construction litigation, and construction transactions. He is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, was named the Chicago Construction Litigation Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in 2014, and has been recognized as one of the top practitioners in the field by Leading Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA. 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 2018 Edition
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