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Halloran Sage built our construction practice on a foundation of hard work and proven results. Our construction lawyers emphasize value-added service focused on helping clients to achieve their business goals through risk identification and management and, when necessary, construction litigation.

We regularly counsel and assist contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, owners, developers, sureties, insurers, lending institutions and design professionals in all types of construction claims, construction disputes, and construction financing on federal, state, and private construction projects, including claims involving:

  • bid disputes,
  • debarment,
  • mechanic’s liens,
  • payment and performance bonds,
  • termination and delay issues,
  • scope-of-work disputes,
  • unforeseen and differing site conditions,
  • design and construction defects, and
  • insurance coverage.

Our team includes construction attorneys with experience in both the private and public sectors as well as a former vice president of a major construction company. This first-hand knowledge allows us to effectively represent our clients because we have the unique and distinct advantage of not only knowing the law, but also the standards and customs of the construction industry.

Our first-hand experience allows us to effectively represent our clients from the inception of the project through completion. This includes drafting and negotiating construction, design and financial agreements; counseling our clients on contracts and risk management; and serving as construction claims lawyers and construction dispute attorneys through negotiation and mediation. However, if we are unable to resolve a dispute, we have a proven track record of aggressively and successfully prosecuting and defending construction claims in the state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels and before arbitration panels as construction litigation attorneys.

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Our Team


Robert B. Cox
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cox@halloransage.com
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860.297.4657
Alfred A. DiVincentis
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divincentis@halloransage.com
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860.297.4639
John A. Howell
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howell@halloransage.com
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202.263.4971
J. Randolph MacPherson
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macpherson@halloransage.com
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202.263.4973
James P. Maher
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maher@halloransage.com
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203.672.5431
Jennifer A. Pedevillano
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pedevillano@halloransage.com
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475.655.3400

Representative Matters


Represented a prominent developer on construction issues that arose on a $70M assisted living facility. Total claims asserted were in excess of $85M in value. Claims included changed conditions, contract interpretation, delay and impact claims. A favorable result was obtained for the client.
Represented a construction manager and indirectly the owner on construction issues that arose on a $125M project. The project encountered unforeseen conditions, delays and many design issues and involved over 30 subcontractor claims. All but two of the claims were resolved short of arbitration. The remaining claims were arbitrated and successful results were achieved on behalf of the client.
Represented a general contractor in arbitration concerning the construction of a retail store. Total claims were in excess of $4M. We successfully defended against the claims asserted by the opposing party and achieved a substantial award in favor of our client.
Represented major developer in lawsuits involving defects in the construction of three apartment complexes. The claims related to defects in the construction of the building envelopes, site, and handicap accessibility issues. The lawsuits resulted in settlements or adjudication of the claims in favor of the developer in excess of $3M.
Negotiated and drafted design and construction agreements for a Regional School District Building Program in excess of $50M and counseled our client throughout the multi-year building program. No claims were ever asserted by any parties.
Successfully represented a municipality against an engineering firm concerning defective design at a waste water treatment plant and achieved a significant settlement prior to trial.
Represented a regional school district in a multi-party litigation against the project’s design professionals and contractors. A successful mediation was concluded within 6 months of being engaged by the client.
Obtained award in excess of $650K in favor of a general contractor based on trial court’s ruling that an owner had breached the contract and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by (1) failing to certify and/or pay requisitions, (2) wrongfully terminating the contract, and (3) improperly taking assignment of subcontractors.
Obtained verdict in favor of a general contractor, affirmed by the Connecticut Supreme Court, that its surety was not entitled to collect more than $700K paid to a subcontractor for a claim allegedly covered under the surety payment bond based on the jury finding that the surety breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Obtained arbitration ruling in favor of a general contractor that a release that it executed during the construction of a state transportation facility only barred those claims of the general contractor and its subcontractors that existed or that could have been brought prior to the execution of the release, which led to a settlement of $500K in favor of the general contractor.

News & Publications


Halloran Sage Announces Jennifer Pedevillano as New Partner
Halloran & Sage Attorneys Recognized by 2017 Super Lawyers
Attorneys Featured in 2015 Super Lawyers Business Edition
Succession Planning for Construction Companies
Public Private Partnerships Q&A
H & S Successfully Argues Arbitration Agreement Exempts A Party From Apportionment
ConsensusDOCS Offer An Alternative to Perceived Standard Agreements
Surety Bad Faith after PSE Consulting: An Implicit Bar to Indemnification
Planning for Delay: Critical, in More Ways than One
Reversal of Fortune: Pelletier v. Sordoni, The Final Chapter
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