Best Lawyers Near You in Denver, Colorado for Construction Law
Named 2017 and 2018 Barrister's Best Plaintiff Construction Defect Attorney by Law Week Colorado , Shane began practicing construction defect litigation in 2006 as Mike Hearn’s associate. Since that time, Shane has successfully represented hundreds of homeowners and associations across Colorado in arbitration proceedings and at the district and appellate court levels. Shane has presented numerous Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses, DORA CAM credit classes, and CAMICB courses regar...
Shareholder Heidi Storz is an attorney with more than 25 years of experience representing clients in construction-related disputes. Her practice focuses on Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, and Construction Law . Based in Broomfield, Colorado, Heidi works with Kerrane Storz PC and regularly handles complex construction defect matters involving residential and commercial projects. Heidi is known for developing a thorough understanding of the engineering, architectural, an...
Craig S. Nuss, the co-practice group leader of the Construction Defects department at Burg Simpson. His department has achieved Tier 1 status by US News and World Report (the highest-ranking available). Mr. Nuss is a Colorado native born in Brush in 1960. He obtained his undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1982 and graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 1988. Mr. Nuss begin his legal career the following year with a ...
Dale Coplan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Dale, who practices law in Englewood, Colorado, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Dale is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Joe Smith is a licensed attorney in Colorado and Florida and a Colorado licensed architect with over twenty-five years of architecture, construction law, construction defect litigation, and related insurance coverage and bankruptcy experience. Throughout his legal career, Joe has exclusively represented homeowners, homeowner associations, and building owners. From 2011 to 2014 Joe worked as a forensic architect at a Colorado consulting firm where he provided forensic services to private and p...
Michael J. Lowder is a partner at Kerrane Storz PC in Broomfield, Colorado. His practice is dedicated to Construction Law and Litigation – Construction, where he represents homeowners and other clients in matters involving construction defects and related disputes. Michael’s career with the firm reflects steady professional growth, having previously served as a senior attorney, associate attorney, and law clerk. During law school, he gained valuable appellate experience as a judic...
Ron Sandgrund is a well-known trial lawyer and Colorado’s most prolific author of articles and books on Colorado construction and materials defect law and related insurance coverage issues. Mr. Sandgrund has extensive experience litigating construction defect, construction materials, product liability, multi-family community, class action, and insurance lawsuits, and he has argued many cases before the Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Ap...
Mari Perczak is the co-practice group leader of the Construction Defects department at Burg Simpson. She and her department have achieved Tier 1 status by US News and World Report, which is the highest-ranking available. Ms. Perczak has more than thirty years of experience as a Colorado trial lawyer and has successfully handled many large construction defect cases for Colorado homeowners and homeowner associations. In 2020, Ms. Perczak was lead trial counsel in a lengthy arbitration where she...
Mike has practiced in the area of construction defect litigation since 1983 and he has practiced exclusively in this area for the past 30 years. In that time, he has represented over 300 homeowners associations and 600 individual homeowners in construction defect claims brought against developers, builders and subcontractors. He has also represented owners of commercial buildings, high rises, apartments, raw land and even self-storage facilities. Mike has spoken at numerous seminars concernin...
Duncan focuses his practice on difficult and complex civil litigation and family law matters. He has significant experience in a variety of fields including construction defect, insurance, real estate and commercial litigation. He also assists with complicated domestic relations matters, and is especially useful in complicated property situations, or when there are concurrent civil lawsuits, receiverships, business torts or partnership dissolutions.Duncan’s work has led him to represent...
Kim is a senior associate specializing in civil litigation, family law, and appeals. With a diverse litigation background, she has handled cases involving real estate disputes, insurance bad faith, construction defects, commercial litigation, business torts, and family law. Kim thrives on problem-solving, strategic legal writing, and crafting creative solutions to help clients navigate complex legal challenges in both state and federal courts. She represents individuals, homeowners, businesse...
Jeremy J. Balu is a Partner in our Denver office, and he focuses his practice on construction, premises liability, general liability, and trucking accident litigation. For nearly a decade, he has represented construction companies, property owners, property managers, and homeowners associations of all sizes on a wide range of legal matters such as personal injury claims, premises liability, and construction defect litigation defense. He also counsels clients on day-to-day business matters suc...
Cheyenne Somers’ practice is focused on complex civil litigation and family law matters. She works closely with Duncan and Christopher Griffiths in their civil litigation practice, focusing on construction, insurance, real estate, partitions, and business disputes. Her family law practice focuses on divorce, common law marriage, allocation of parental responsibilities, and related domestic relations matters. Before becoming an attorney, Cheyenne worked at Griffiths Law for six years as ...
Michael L. Matthews is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Michael L., who practices law in Littleton, Colorado, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Prior to joining Kerrane Storz PC , Allyson Maroon served as an Appellate Law Clerk at the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal. In that role, she worked on appeals involving a wide range of legal issues, which provided valuable insight into the appellate process and trial court decision-making. Her experience included matters related to construction defects, construction contracts, building code compliance, and insurance claims, forming a strong foundation for her work in Construction Law,...
Zubin Chadha is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Construction Law. Zubin, who practices law in Greenwood Village, Colorado, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Zubin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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