FN-4618036 MN-4618036 LN-4618036, Esq.
Attorney
Edina, Minnesota
Thompson Lee-O’Halloran PLLC – President
Attorney
President, Thompson Lee-O’Halloran PLLC, 2015-Present; Partner/Construction Attorney, Hammargren & Meyer P.A., 2009-2015; Partner/Construction Attorney, Fabyanske Westra Hart & Thomson P.A., 2001-2009; Litigation Associate, Maun & Simon PLC, 1999-2001; Workers Compensation Associate, Heacox Hartman Mattiani Koshmrl Cosgriff & Johnson, 1998-1999; Litigation Associate, Heins Mills & Olson, 1997-1998.
Over 21 years of experience as a construction litigator and contracting attorney. Significant experience with construction litigation, mediation, and arbitration representing contractors, subcontractors, sureties, public owners, commercial owners, homeowners and others on all facets of construction law including liens, bonds, defects, warranties, and payment issues. Proficient in handling matters involving industrial construction, process engineering, horizontal construction, delay, disruption, and acceleration, pass through claims, insurance coverage, and complex surety issues on both payment and performance bonds, among many other topics. Familiar with and experienced in construction disputes in highway, road and bridge construction, public utilities, commercial construction, multifamily residential construction, single family residential construction, and commercial real estate.
Extensive contracting experience for general contractors, major trade subcontractors, and other construction professionals, including reviewing contracts, revising client templates, and work with major industry forms for construction contracting and federal and state government procurement. Administrative law matters involving prevailing wages, Davis Bacon Act, Good Faith Efforts, licensing, and DBE/MBE certifications. Frequent author and lecturer on construction litigation, contracting, and surety law. Particular expertise in defense and indemnity and major construction contract forms and related issues.
Extensive contracting experience for general contractors, major trade subcontractors, and other construction professionals, including reviewing contracts, revising client templates, and work with major industry forms for construction contracting and federal and state government procurement. Administrative law matters involving prevailing wages, Davis Bacon Act, Good Faith Efforts, licensing, and DBE/MBE certifications. Frequent author and lecturer on construction litigation, contracting, and surety law. Particular expertise in defense and indemnity and major construction contract forms and related issues.
Qualified Neutral for the Minnesota Court System since 2009 for mediation and arbitration. Neutral Decision Maker (a form of Med-Arb) for Minnesota Home Warranty Dispute Resolution through the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry since 2014. Over 22 years of experience as an advocate mediating construction law and other commercial litigation matters, including all issues described in the Experience section above.
Construction defect claims; contractor and subcontractor non-payment claims; design professional non-payment claims; theft by contractor claims; compliance with plans and specifications; express and implied warranty claims; delay, disruption, and interference claims.
As a mediator I prefer to begin by listening, carefully evaluating the case you present to me in order to help the parties come to a durable solution. I work hard to involve the key decision makers in generating their most productive options for a negotiated resolution, and I pursue all possible avenues for a binding settlement of your dispute. As to process, I prefer to receive written submissions approximately two to five days before the mediation session, or earlier as the complexity of your case may require.
University of Minnesota Law School (JD, cum laude-1996); Carleton College (BA, cum laude-1990).
Admitted to the Bar: Minnesota (1996), South Dakota (2011); US District Court: District of Minnesota (1997); US Court of Appeals: 8th Circuit (2008).
American Bar Association: Co-Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee (2020-present); Minnesota State Bar Association Construction Law Section Council: Past Chair (2020-2021), Chair (2019-2020), Officer positions (2016-2019), Treasurer Secretary (2016-2017), Council Member (2013-2016), Section Member (2001-Present); Minnesota State Bar Association ADR Section (2018-Present).
$350 Per Hour
English
United States of America
Edina, MN
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