Bowles & Verna represents some of the largest general contractors and subcontractors in California and the U.S., demonstrating expertise in all legal aspects of the design and construction process. Our significant experience encompasses a diverse range of matters, including

• construction and design agreements
• OCIP, CCIP, Builder’s Risk and other construction insurance programs
• commercial, residential, and public works projects
• all types of construction claims and dispute resolution

The firm has handled numerous complex claims involving all aspects and phases of construction. These matters range from simple claims for payment to more complex matters such as construction defects, design team errors and omissions, contractor-subcontractor disputes, mechanics’ lien and stop notice actions, and the navigation of state and federal claims resolutions schemes. Although our client base primarily consists of general contractors and subcontractors, we also represent a significant number of public agencies, design professionals, developers, and owners in connection with construction claims.

We have particularized expertise and experience in identifying, analyzing and resolving the following types of issues:

• Delay, disruption and productivity claims
• Contractual interpretation disputes
• Design and scope disputes
• Change order disputes
• Construction defect disputes
• Unforeseen site conditions
• Mechanic’s Lien and Stop Notice Claims
• Prompt payment claims
• Builder’s Risk, OCIP, CCIP, Professional Liability, and other insurance coverage issues
• False Claims

Our litigation attorneys pride themselves on providing time-sensitive and cost-effective legal representation to our clients. We are well versed in the various forums in which construction disputes can (and in many instances must) be resolved; and in addition to our trial court experience we have handled hundreds of arbitrations, reference proceedings, arbitrations and mediations. The Group has also accrued extensive experience pursuing informal means of dispute resolution through the frequent negotiation and documentation of settlement agreements.

Bowles & Verna has also allied itself with some of the most well regarded experts in the field of construction. Schedule and delay experts, waterproofing consultants, architects and structural engineers are but a few of those experts available to assist our clients in understanding and evaluating a particular claim – and ones who constitute an even greater asset to our clients and our practice by virtue of their proven effectiveness in communicating complex issues to a jury panel relatively unversed in construction issues.

Bowles & Verna’s litigation attorneys have researched, analyzed and tested numerous theories of liability, defenses and insurance coverage arguments. We closely monitor current developments in the law, including federal and state regulatory enactments, and help shape the ever changing legal environment surrounding the construction industry. Our attorneys are also well regarded and active participants in various industry trade associations, often lecturing and publishing articles on myriad cutting edge construction and insurance issues.

Finally, our attorneys are at the forefront of the insurance issues most pertinent to the construction industry. We understand the important role that insurance plays in resolving complex construction disputes, and we posses the skills to maximize the benefits, not only our client’s insurance, but of that carried by all players in a construction project. Our attorneys have actively prepared, negotiated and settled numerous insurance claims and successfully litigated coverage disputes where settlement could not be obtained.

To learn more about B&V’s construction litigation practice group, please contact Richard T. Bowles or Kenneth G. Jones at (925) 935-3300 or by email at rbowles@bowlesverna.com or kjones@bowlesverna.com.