Djenita Svinjar

Djenita focuses her practice on assisting her commercial clients with drafting, review, and negotiation of multimillion dollar construction contracts and external general counsel matters. Djenita began her legal career as In-House Counsel for one of the country’s largest title insurance companies, providing legal support for title curative matters by way of claims resolution, litigation management, and foreclosure assistance for insured homeowners and sophisticated lenders alike. Afterwards, Djenita spent several years as Corporate Counsel for one of the nation’s largest general contractors, assisting with various matters to include drafting, review, and negotiation of multimillion dollar prime contracts using various methods of project delivery, resolution of mechanic’s lien disputes, and federal audit compliance for Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.


Djenita is passionate about community involvement and serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County, the Denver Chapter for the National Association of Women in Construction, and the Law Committee of the Board of Law Examiners for the Colorado Supreme Court.

Djenita Svinjar

Partner

720-576-7225

dsvinjar@bbglaw.com

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, St. Bonaventure University
  • Juris Doctor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Practice Areas

  • Vertical construction
  • Heavy Civil
  • Airports

Memberships:

  • Associated General Contractors of Colorado, Future Leaders Forum
  • National Association of Women in Construction, Board Member
  • American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry

Licensing

  • Colorado
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska

Publications:

  • 2023 Construction Law Update, Chapter Five, West Region

Awards:

  • Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Award
  • Super Lawyers, Rising Stars: 2023, 2024

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