Construction Law Practice Specialty

Perkins Thompson's Litigation Practice Group includes a successful practice concentration in construction law.

In the construction business, every action has a domino effect. If trouble develops in one part of the job, the entire project suffers. A bid protest, a bond claim, a Miller Act issue -- any of these things can stop a project in its tracks, causing even more problems down the chain. As construction law attorneys, we understand how to achieve practical business solutions.

We regularly represent municipalities, developers, lenders, architects, engineers, owners, general contractors, and subcontractors in legal issues regarding construction projects throughout New England. Our construction law team can negotiate construction contracts to help prevent disputes from arising. When disputes do arise, the construction law team has extensive experience prosecuting and defending disputes in state and federal courts, and in arbitration and mediation. The matters we regularly handle include the following:

• Delay and extra work claims
• Construction defects
• Mechanic's liens
• Bid protests and other public procurement issues
• Miller Act suits
• Suretyship and bond claims
• Real estate and development contracts
• Government contracts

The lead attorney on the construction law team is John Hobson. Mr. Hobson is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2008 (copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, S.C.), Maine Construction Law Section. He is the author of a number of legal publications on construction law, including:

• The State of Maine section on lienlawonline.com;
• The Maine State Construction Law Handbook;
• The State Public Construction Law Source Book (CCH 2002); and
• A chapter in Inside the Minds: Construction Laws, Settlement and Negotiation, (Aspatore Books 2007).

Mr. Hobson is also a presenter of numerous seminars on Public Construction Contracts with Public Entities.