From construction defect issues to breach of contract disputes to payment issues, construction projects sometimes involve conflicts that require legal solutions.

Russell Weisbard can help you resolve the disputes that might arise before, during, or after a construction project has commenced. Use the experience gained during a dozen years practicing architecture and participating in construction projects to your advantage.

Construction Defects

Construction projects incorporate many different components which need to be designed and installed properly. When a building has physical problems during construction or after the project is complete, negotiations and lawsuits can ensue. The building owner might unilaterally assign responsibility to one or more of the parties involved in the construction project, or simply litigate against all the involved parties. Determining who is ultimately responsible in a construction dispute can be time- and resource-intensive.

You do not have to fight assertions of responsibility for construction defects without help. Russell Weisbard can assist you in sorting through the voluminous construction documents and communications created during your project, and represent you in litigation and negotiations.

Construction Project Contracts

Contracts, especially those for professional design services, can be complex and have long-lasting effects. From project-specific contracts to those created from AIA Contract Documents, Russell Weisbard has experience drafting, negotiating, and interpreting construction project contracts. He can help you understand and negotiate your legal rights in the construction project agreements.

Mechanic’s Liens

Texas law provides certain construction project participants with statutory protections to ensure payment for goods or services provided. These protections permit mechanics, contractors, materialmen, and professional service providers such as architects, engineers, and landscape architects, to create a security interest in a construction project’s title to property, via a mechanic’s lien.

Because Texas mechanic’s lien statutes include timetables for notice and perfection of liens, and strict regulations about wording the notice, time is of the essence in mechanic’s lien cases. Russell Weisbard can help you navigate mechanic’s liens as part of a construction project professional’s tools to ensure you are paid for services rendered or goods provided.