Practice Area Details
Construction Law
Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick & Dym, Ltd. attorneys serve as trusted advisors and litigators for many construction companies, design professional firms, and their insurers. The firm represents general contractors, subcontractors, materialmen, architects, engineers, construction managers, insurers, owners, developers, and design-builders in a myriad of matters, ranging from construction defect and mechanics lien litigation to alternative dispute resolution to contract review to negotiation and day-to-day counseling on projects ranging from public infrastructure to high-rise, industrial, commercial and residential construction.
We handle personal injury claims, design and construction defect claims, indemnity claims, contract disputes, commercial disputes, delay claims, mechanics liens, public and regulatory compliance, OSHA-complaints, performance bonds, labor issues and other related matters.
We work closely with our clients. They call on us for our sound judgment, tenacious representation, scrupulous attention to detail and knowledge and experience in the construction area. We pride ourselves in giving preventive counseling aimed at avoiding problems and pitfalls. We understand that litigation is expensive and time-consuming. But when litigation is the proper avenue, our attorneys, working with top experts and consultants in the construction industry, have achieved unparalleled success in the courtroom and in arbitrations.
Representative Matters
Construction catastrophic injury. Before the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, prevailed by using the 2-year Contribution Act statute of limitations for a concrete erector to defeat a claim for a catastrophic injury.
Construction defects. Before the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, prevailed by a directed jury verdict, affirmed on appeal, for a precast concrete fabricator in a building construction defects claim that resulted in a $8,346,889 consequential and punitive damages verdict against the general contractor.
Sewer construction gas explosion wrongful death. Prevailed for a sewer contractor by a directed jury verdict on a claim for the wrongful death of a bystander from a gas explosion of the street during excavation. Not appealed.
Commercial high rise construction defect. Resolved for a general contractor a high rise construction design defect suit without a trial.
Residential high rise construction defect. Resolved for a design professional a high rise construction design defect suit without a trial.
Municipal structure construction defect. Prevailed for a design professional by a motion to dismiss the owner’s claim of design defect in a municipal center structure. Affirmed on appeal.
Public water reservoir construction defect. Before the owner sued the contractor, resolved for a design professional a defect claim in a water reservoir failure during construction.
Sewer design of annexed residential development. Prevailed for a design professional by a motion to dismiss the developer's claim for damages for a post-annexation, failed development project. Not appealed.
