Industries & Practices

All construction projects, regardless of scale, can be subject to delays, cost overruns and unnecessary risk if not properly coordinated from the start. The earlier you engage our firm, the more you can maximize the benefits from our services. As experienced construction litigators, we understand how critical contract drafting can be when resolving disputes as a project progresses.

We regularly work with all forms of agreement within the construction industry, including traditional, CM, fast-track, multi-prime, phased, public-private partnerships, design build, engineering procurement and construction, as well as architectural, engineering, and professional service consultant agreements. Our contract drafting and negotiation experience includes AIA and other industry form agreements. We also create and adapt custom documents as needed.

For clients engaging in multiple projects, we understand the benefits of using master contract forms with project-specific work orders in order to maximize efficiency.

Our construction litigation team is experienced with the specialized issues surrounding government contracting, including:

• Bid Protests. We regularly represent clients in federal, state, and local procurement award protests throughout Florida

Claims and Disputes. We assist contractors in analyzing and preparing claims, requests for equitable adjustment and requests for price adjustment

State and Local Procurement. Our group represents clients selling products or furnishing services to state or local governments, as well as lawyers assisting certain governmental entities in procurement policy and implementation, contract negotiation, responses to RFPs and bids, and protests and claims.

At Loren & Kean law, we spend a great deal of time educating our clients and their staff on the process of protecting lien and bond rights. It is basic knowledge that ever contractor should understand and exercise. We use our expertise to draft constructions liens, navigate the default provisions in contracts, and draft bond claims. When all other efforts to recover are exhausted, we vigorously and efficiently pursue litigations and arbitrations to recover damages suffered by our clients.

At Loren & Kean law, we spend a great deal of time educating our clients and their staff on the process of protecting lien and bond rights. It is basic knowledge that ever contractor should understand and exercise. We use our expertise to draft constructions liens, navigate the default provisions in contracts, and draft bond claims. When all other efforts to recover are exhausted, we vigorously and efficiently pursue litigations and arbitrations to recover damages suffered by our clients.

The lawyers at Loren & Kean law have been practicing construction law for almost 30 years. Our clients do no spend their time and fees educating the lawyers on reading design drawings or educating the lawyers on the construction process. In construction design and defect claims, we have represented every type of company and person in the process -- owners, developers, general contractors, every type of subcontractor and design professionals. Most important, we are not retained by insurance companies -- our only loyalty is to our clients.

Delay-type claims are one of the most complicated types of claims that contractors and construction lawyers must evaluate. Our board certified construction lawyers have the years of experience and expertise to analyze and pursue these type of claims. At Loren & Kean law, we have represented all types of contractors in public and private projects seeking damages for delay and disruption. Because we do not represent any government entities, we pursue the contractor's claim in public projects vigorously -- our only loyalty is to our clients.

At Loren & Kean law, our experienced board certified construction lawyers have decades of experience in protecting our clients in administrative and licensing hearings, including license denial or discipline for contractors and design professionals. We take pride in protecting the rights our clients where certifications have been denied by a government agency, including denial of small business or woman owned certifications.

The firm represents a wide range of contractors who have received citations for OSHA violations on the jobsite. Drawing upon the firm’s decades of experience representing the construction industry, the firm is well-suited to advise clients on the procedures and federal law governing the risks and best practices to defend against these citations, including negotiating for a lesser level and amount of penalty or, if necessary, challenging OSHA’s allegations in an administrative hearing. In short, the firm’s attorneys force OSHA to meet its burden to uphold a violation. Moreover, the firm will advise clients of the less obvious consequences of OSHA violations and regularly works with safety consultants to assist the client to improve their safety practices and decrease the risk of future violations.