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Prior to practicing law, Janet Lawler McDaniel worked in the commercial construction industry for 15 years. She worked for two different general contractors, in Colorado and in Florida, in the roles of project executive, project manager and project engineer. She has been responsible for completing more than $100 million in commercial construction projects, including schools, health care facilities, office buildings and historic renovations. She also operated her own construction management consulting practice. Janet's construction background gives her a unique combination of knowledge and experience to address complex factual and legal construction issues.
Janet's practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis in construction law. She was the chapter editor and a contributing author for the chapter on the contractor that was published in Colorado Construction Law (CLE of Colorado, Inc. 1999). She drafted a bill which was sponsored by the Associated General Contractors of Colorado in the 2000 legislative session permitting contractors to substitute a bond for claims on public works projects. She is the past chair of the Colorado Bar Association Construction Law Forum.
Representative litigation matters which she has handled or for which she has had significant responsibility include the following:
Representing a general contractor against a subcontractor in a jury trial regarding the defective installation of a waterproofing membrane on a residential project
Representing an owner in a jury trial against a fire protection subcontractor involving defective design of a fire protection system
Representing an owner in recovery of claims against insurance carriers for a design-builder and structural engineer involving a defective structural design and structural building failure
Representing a homeowners association against developer and general contractor involving remediation of two buildings with water intrusion damage
Representing design professionals in litigation to recover payment for preconstruction services from an optionee
Representing a general contractor in trial in defense of a lawsuit brought by a subcontractor regarding the existence of a contractual relationship
Representing a general contractor in a multimillion dollar wrongful termination action against a public agency
Representing a general contractor in the defense of a lawsuit brought by a subcontractor regarding defective workmanship, schedule issues and excessive liens
Representing a custom builder in an arbitration against a homeowner regarding payment issues
Representing a general contractor and its surety in defense of a lawsuit brought by an owner involving alleged construction and design defects related to expansive soils in an office building
Representing a general contractor in defense of a lawsuit brought by a developer involving alleged construction and design defects related to windows and doors in a condominium project
Representing a general contractor in defense of a lawsuit brought by a homeowners association involving alleged construction defects in a condominium project, including recovery actions from subcontractors
Representing a general contractor in defense of a lawsuit brought by an office building tenant involving alleged construction defects in interior finishes, including recovery from subcontractor through arbitration
Representing a general contractor in defense of a lawsuit brought by a public owner involving water damage caused by an underground fire protection line
Representing a surety in defense of a lawsuit by a bond principal regarding reclamation of a surface coal mine
Representing a municipal owner in a lawsuit against its designers related to defective plans and specifications
Representing a general contractor in defense of a lawsuit brought by an owner involving construction defect issues due to expansive soils in an office building
Representing a millwork installer in a trial involving nonpayment by a millwork fabricator
Representing a contractor against a public owner involving nonpayment issues related to asphalt parking lots
Representing a custom log home builder in a lawsuit against a homeowner involving wrongful termination issues
Representing a commercial owner in defense of several lawsuits involving mechanic's liens claims and bankruptcy issues
Representing a general contractor in an arbitration against a subcontractor involving an excessive mechanic's lien
Representing a homeowners association in contract negotiations with its architectural firm
Representing a general contractor in bonding around and settling multiple subcontractor liens on a condominium project
Representing a construction lender in a mechanic's lien foreclosure action
Representing general contractors in recording, enforcing, and bonding around mechanic's liens
Representing general contractors regarding personal injury accidents for workers on construction sites
Representing general contractors defending against claims by owners related to quality of work and schedule delays
Representing a designer in claims against an owner to recover payment on the design of retail space including architect licensing issues
Representing a homeowners association involving litigation with a homeowner and other general association matters
Review and drafting of subcontracts, owner/architect contracts and owner/contractor contracts
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