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LeClairRyan

PHONE: (617) 502-8200
FAX: (617) 502-8260

Head of department/lead counsel for A/E Law:
Warren D. Hutchison Shareholder
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AIA Component Sponsorships

None currently

Practicing A/E Law Since

1990

Caseload Dedicated to A/E Construction Law

60%

Caseload Dedicated to E/O Defense Work

80%

Personnel

Number of attorneys on staff: 365.
Number of attorneys dedicated to A/E Work: 15.

LeClairRyan’s A/E attorneys have successfully defended design professionals in jury trials and arbitrations where owners and developers have sued for malpractice and breach of contract and sought recovery for project delays, lack of design coordination, design and construction defects, the release of environmental hazards, structural failures, and gas explosions, as well as claims by contractors for project delays, additional costs of construction, failure to administer construction activities professionally and unfair and deceptive practices. They have successfully tried or mediated claims involving every type of verticle and horizontal construction and as a group are unmatched in the number of A/E cases tried to vedict or award and the results achieved. They also provide risk management advice and contract review and negotiation.

Firm Information

As a trusted advisor, LeClairRyan provides business counsel and client representation in corporate law and litigation. In this role, the firm applies its knowledge, insight and skill to help clients achieve their business objectives while managing and minimizing their legal risks, difficulties and expenses. With offices in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C., the firm has approximately 370 attorneys representing a wide variety of clients throughout the nation.