J. Gregory Cahill’s practice focuses primarily on complex construction litigation and support for residential and commercial developers and contractors. Mr. Cahill also practices in the areas of insurance litigation and coverage and commercial litigation. He represents builders and developers throughout Arizona, New Mexico, and California, including in State and Federal Court and in front of various administrative tribunals and regulatory bodies. He previously practiced in the areas of personal injury and uninsured/underinsured motorist litigation.
Mr. Cahill is a frequent speaker and has served as panelist for various seminars concerning contract formation, construction law, construction defect litigation, lien law, insurance coverage, alternative dispute resolution, and ethics.
Mr. Cahill is licensed to practice in the state courts of Arizona, California, and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California.
Mr. Cahill is a frequent speaker and has served as panelist for various seminars concerning contract formation, construction law, construction defect litigation, lien law, insurance coverage, alternative dispute resolution, and ethics.
Mr. Cahill is licensed to practice in the state courts of Arizona, California, and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California.
Education & Credentials
Education
American University
B.A., International Relations and Law & Society, 1985- with honors
Arizona State University
J.D., 1989Bar Admission
Acknowledgements
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law and Litigation - Construction (2013 - present)
- Best of Arizona, Ranking Arizona
- Martindale-Hubbell™ AV rated
- The Best of Arizona Business 2010
- Top Lawyers, AZ Business Magazine, July 2009
Prominent Assignments
Represented national homebuilders in numerous construction defect mass actions involving multiple and varied defect claims brought by homeowners and ensuring a robust defense of asserted claims and prosecution of subcontractor contractual indemnity and additional insured insurance carrier obligations. Recent examples include the defense of a mass action involving 29 homeowners who alleged that drainage design deficiencies led to flooding of their homes and a 51 home mass action where the homeowners alleged damage from the claimed failure to properly design and construct the homes to address site soils conditions.
Successfully defended the nation’s third largest homebuilder in a wrongful death claim alleged to result from the installation of an allegedly deficient mechanical system at the claimants’ home.
Successfully defended tribally charted waste-water treatment and water supply business from million dollar+ wrongful termination and non-payment claims brought by business management claimant.
Successfully prosecuted differing site conditions and non-payment claims on behalf of a commercial excavation contractor on a federal reclamation project.
Successfully defended the nation’s third largest homebuilder in a wrongful death claim alleged to result from the installation of an allegedly deficient mechanical system at the claimants’ home.
Successfully defended tribally charted waste-water treatment and water supply business from million dollar+ wrongful termination and non-payment claims brought by business management claimant.
Successfully prosecuted differing site conditions and non-payment claims on behalf of a commercial excavation contractor on a federal reclamation project.
Professional Involvement
- State Bar of Arizona, Member, Construction Law Section
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of the District of Columbia
- Maricopa County Bar, Construction Law Section, previous Section Vice Chair; Section Board Member
- Arizona Builders Alliance, Legislative Committee, Community Service Board
Publications/Presentations
- Author, "Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure – Meet the New Rules, [Not the] Same as the Old Rules," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, December 2017
- Author, "Be Careful What And Who You Tell: Limitations On Defense Counsel Reporting," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, June 2017
- Author, “Arizona Court of Appeals Rules That Coverage for an Additional Insured is no Greater Than Coverage Afforded a Named Insured - - Interpretation of the “Your Work” Exclusion,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, January 2017
- Author, "Government Claims Against Contractors And Developers Subject to Statue of Repose Filing Deadlines, Arizona Court of Appeals Rules," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, May 2016
- Author, "Significant Changes Made by ROC To Its Complaints and Hearing Process," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2014
- Sponsor: ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- April 2017: Legal Issues in Design and Construction
- Sponsor: State Bar of Arizona
- March 2017: Arizona’s Indemnity Legislation and its Impact on Contracting, Construction and Insurance
- Sponsor: Maricopa County Bar Association.
- June 2017: Ethics Issues in Construction Law
- May 2016: 2016 Ethics Update.
- June, 2014: 2014 Ethics and Civil Rules Update.
- June 2013: Ethical Issues in Construction Litigation.
- August 2012: Indemnity and Defense Obligations: Three Perspectives.
- October 2011: Arbitration Under the New Revised Uniform Arbitration Act.
- January 2011: The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act: Practice Pointers and Potential Pitfalls
- Sponsor: Rider Levett Bucknall
- January 2013: Business Ethics for Directors, Principals and Office Managers.
- Sponsor: Lorman Education Services
- July 2011: AIA Contracts.
- Sponsor: Arizona State University, Masters of Real Estate Development
- January 2011: Mechanic’s Liens.