Construction Law Group Representative Matters
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Brittany M. Bloam
Brittany M. Bloam is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She represents clients facing a variety of legal issues, including land use and zoning matters, real estate litigation, and commercial disputes. Read More Brittany is particularly interested in the real estate development and construction industries. Her real estate practice includes
Joseph A. Carroll
Joseph A. Carroll is an Associate in Meyer, Unkovic & Scott’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group. Joe focuses his practice on commercial disputes in both state and federal court. Read More Joe has experience in a wide array of civil litigation matters, including breach of contract, negligence, nuisance, other tort matters, intellectual property, employment law,
Jason M. Yarbrough
Jason M. Yarbrough is a Partner and Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Litigation Section. He frequently represents clients in complex commercial, real estate and construction disputes. Read More Jason’s real estate litigation practice includes representing clients in disputes concerning the acquisition and development of real property, landlord tenant disputes, property rights, property tax assessment
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W. Grant Scott II
Grant is Chair of the Real Estate & Lending Group. He counsels clients in every segment of industrial and commercial real estate, such as structuring, negotiation, and documentation of sophisticated real estate transactions, including the acquisition, sale, sale-leaseback, and disposition of real properties. Read More He also advises owners and tenants on leasing agreements, counsels
Chad I. Michaelson
Chad is an experienced trial lawyer and a trusted advisor to companies seeking to avoid or resolve business disputes. He works primarily in the construction industry but has represented clients large and small in many other businesses as well. He adds value by providing thoughtful, practical advice focused on achieving best outcomes in complex situations.
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James R. Mall
James R. Mall has been a practicing lawyer at Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP in Pittsburgh for the past 45 years. Jim serves as chair of the firm’s Construction Law Group and is a member of Litigation and Private Clients Practice Groups. He concentrates his practice in construction and commercial litigation, estate litigation, and zoning.
Joshua R. Lorenz
Joshua R. Lorenz serves as General Counsel for the firm and Co-Chair of the Construction Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of construction, real estate, business/commercial, and tort defense, handling both transactional and litigation matters. He also serves as outside general counsel to multiple entities and frequently is retained to develop comprehensive risk
Frank Kosir, Jr.
Frank Kosir, Jr. has significant civil litigation and general practice experience in all areas of real property law, and prior to entering the practice of law, Frank acquired extensive experience in all facets of real estate development, sales, construction, and leasing with his family’s home construction company. His knowledge of the construction, planning, and business
Andrea Geraghty
Andrea Geraghty focuses her practice in real estate law. With over 30 years of experience, she has wide-ranging experience derived from working with clients through land acquisition, development, construction, and management of a variety of real estate endeavors. Read More She has significant litigation experience in diverse real estate-related matters such as eminent domain, property
Labor, OSHA & Related Matters
For many years, the attorneys in the Construction Law Group, in conjunction with attorneys from the Firm’s other practice groups, have represented several contractor associations, as well as a number of individual construction companies, in the following areas: We have represented contractors in the state and federal courts, and before the NLRB, EEOC, OSHA, DOL,
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Claims and Lien Resolution
The Construction Law Group has negotiated, arbitrated and litigated claims involving delay damages, differing site conditions, express and constructive changes in the work, acceleration, cardinal changes in the work, and equitable adjustments. Also, we have filed and prosecuted on behalf of our clients’ claims under Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien Law and Pennsylvania’s Contractor and Subcontractor Payment
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Bidding Questions
Bidding issues abound in construction law. If a Pennsylvania contractor submits the lowest bid on a public project but finds that it contains clerical or mathematical errors, how swiftly must the contractor act to withdraw his bid and what are the applicable procedures? If a contractor’s otherwise lowest bid is declared non-responsive, what factors determine
Contract Document Review
Many clients of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott ask the attorneys of the Construction Law Group to review their construction contract documents, including general contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, sales acknowledgments, quotations, and requests for quotations. We consult with our clients in an effort to upgrade and strengthen their legal rights under these documents with particular focus
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Construction
Recognized for excellence The Construction Law Group of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott – ranked as one of the leading construction law practices in Pennsylvania by Chambers and Partners – assists our clients in handling the many diverse challenges that confront the construction industry, including environmental issues, bankruptcy, intellectual property matters, dealing with various governmental agencies,