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For decades, Dickinson Wright has served the construction industry, gaining a deep understanding of the many legal and business challenges facing our clients. Our deep bench of construction attorneys is sophisticated, diverse, and accessible – and known for achieving winning results in the courtroom and before arbitration panels and state administrative agencies. We work closely with our clients during all phases of the construction process to assist in accomplishing their goals and objectives.
As a full-service law firm, our construction lawyers collaborate with the firm’s other practices to support our construction clients in related areas such as real estate, land use and development, corporate, finance, bankruptcy, government contracts, and environmental law. Additionally, Dickinson Wright has an expansive labor and employment law practice that regularly advises our construction clients concerning unions, minority business enterprises, discrimination claims, and ERISA issues.
Our Clients
Our construction team serves a variety of industries, from healthcare to education to environmental, manufacturing, transportation, and more. We represent clients across the United States and Canada, including builders, private and public owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, lenders, construction managers, and design professionals.
Our Team
Dickinson Wright’s recognized experience and knowledge in the construction industry goes beyond the courtroom. Our book, A Practitioner’s Guide to Construction Law (ALI-ABA), is used daily as a reference for handling and resolving construction issues. Our construction attorneys are active members of industry trade groups and key construction associations throughout the United States. Many have been honored individually in their respective regions by publications like Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers®. Additionally, many of our lawyers serve as advocates, arbitrators, and mediators in complex construction disputes, providing us with unique insights into the perspectives of decision-makers
Our Services
Our construction team’s experience spans every phase of construction, from drafting and negotiating to lending and liens to public procurement projects. We use our combined knowledge of the courtroom and the construction site to provide our clients with informed choices for building projects and resolving disputes efficiently.
Our clients often want a rational business solution at the earliest possible stage of a dispute. Our team is adept at developing strategies and opportunities for early resolution, whether through direct negotiation or mediation. We are also ready, willing, and able to litigate, if necessary, to quickly resolve disputes. Our commitment to delivering quality and value is one of the reasons that Dickinson Wright is a preferred provider of construction legal services. Our work includes:
