Lead Attorney: Todd Bressler
Practice Area: Vertical Construction

Details: As a member of the Executive Committee of a large CA-based general contractor, provided general legal services and guidance in commercial transactions, disputes, compliance, and risk management.

Lead Attorney: Todd Bressler
Practice Area: Construction, Real Estate, Insurance

Details: Provided guidance to regional and corporate leadership regarding business and legal matters in the West Region of a top-25 ENR contractor

Lead Attorney: Todd Bressler
Practice Area: Vertical Construction

Details: Negotiated and drafted construction agreements and advised clients on delivery methods, compliance, and procurement procedures. Developed litigation strategy and supervised over 20 attorneys, paralegals, and staff in three CA offices

Lead Attorney: Todd Bressler
Practice Area: Vertical Construction

Details: Managed a diverse legal practice focusing on construction, insurance, and real estate disputes

Lead Attorney: Todd Bressler
Practice Area: Vertical Construction

Details: First and second-chaired bench trials involving multimillion dollar construction disputes, and counseled clients through contract negotiations and regulatory compliance investigations

Lead Attorney: David Frommell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Home Owners Association

Details: Represnted a comglomoarte of HOAs over waterproofing replacement costs.

Lead Attorney: David Frommell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Bad faith insurance claim. Helping a client recover attorney’s fees based on a bad faith denial during the underlying litigation.

Lead Attorney: Scot Shea
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Real Estate Developer

Details: Reprsented client on a contructiong defect on a 500 unit apartment project involving a severe soil issue.

Lead Attorney: Brett Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: “* For Scott’s Representative matters
Represented general contractor in a case involving payment disputes for construction of an approximately $250 million high-rise hotel/casino and renovation of an existing casino.Provided client with close project support during construction with a strategic view towards expected litigation.”

Lead Attorney: Michael Cowan
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: project support and mediation

Lead Attorney: Michael Zehner
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Large casino

Details: Negotiated execution of $360 million cost-plus GMP agreement for new construction of conference center.

Lead Attorney: Michael Zehner
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Large real estate developer

Details: Successfully obtained six-figure verdict, plus trebled damages, in bench trial involving a violation of Colorado’s construction Trust Fund Statute on a real estate development project.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Contractors, Construction Managers, Design-Builders

Details: Lead counsel representing contractors, construction managers and design-builders in drafting and negotiating over $200 Million in claims to successful conclusion with public and private owners.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Design-Builder

Details: Lead counsel representing design-builder in negotiating national design agreements with 8 of the largest design firms in North America for projects ranging in size from $10 Million to $400 Million.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Institutional Healthcare Owner

Details: Lead counsel representing institutional healthcare owner in drafting and negotiating integrated project delivery contract for $600 Million healthcare facility.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Contractor

Details: Lead counsel representing contractor in negotiating integrated project delivery projects (tri-party and poly-party) for $300 Million+ in themed retail facilities and attractions.

Lead Attorney: Henry Bangert
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Contractor

Details: Lead trial counsel representing contractor through trial and appeal in connection subcontractor default on performing arts complex

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Owner

Details: Represented owner in contract negotiations with designers and general contractor of over $500 million in hospital facilities.

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Claim against contractors and insurance company for indemnity.

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Negotated in 2013 and the dispute was in 2016. Under half a million

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Negotiated the prime contract for construction of 472 unit construction project. The contract amount was 115 million

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: mixed use residential/retail building, 375 units, 5 story, delay/defect claims, scope disputes, claim against owner 9M, claim against subs 1.5M.

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction

Details: 12 story mixed use high rise, claims of 6.7M

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Represented general contractor and surety against owner and subcontractors in $2 million of extra work/delay claims over construction of $18 million 8-building condominium retirement community.

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Represented general contractor against owner, insurers and subcontractors in $12 million of extra work/construction defect claims over construction of $70 million high-rise assisted living facility.

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Prevailed in arbitration over a termination and payment dispute on behalf of a general contractor against the developer of a multi-family residential construction project, which award was affirmed by the Colorado Court of Appeals in a published opinion (181 P.3d 283).

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: General Contractor

Details: Obtained $1 million verdict (including attorneys’ fees) on behalf of general contractor against a subcontractor after two-week jury trial involving delay and defective work claims on a mountain condominium resort development, and a defense verdict on $0.5 million in counterclaims.

Lead Attorney: Bret Gunnell
Practice Area: Vertical Construction
Client Type: Major Subcontractor

Details: Obtained bad faith jury verdict, entailing double damages and attorney’s fees, against general liability carrier for its unreasonable delay and denial of coverage for damages arising out of a construction crane accident. First bad-faith verdict under new statute in Colorado.