Real Estate and Construction

Our Real Estate and Construction team provides dependable counsel to real estate developers and the construction industry, whether in the negotiation of agreements, managing risk during the construction or development process, or enforcing claims and disputes related to commercial, public, or residential properties.

Our lawyers represent developers and builders, buyers and sellers, contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers, landlords and tenants, real estate investment trusts, and individual investors, as well as brokers, lenders, sureties, insurers, and business owners.

Our areas of expertise include:

Board of Revision/Real Estate Tax Appeals
Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
Condominium Developments and Disputes
Construction Claims and Change Order Management
Construction Contracts
Construction Financing
Construction Litigation
Delay and Acceleration Claims
Design and Construction Defects
Due Diligence and Survey Analysis
Easement Agreements
Land Use and Zoning
Landlord/Tenant Law
Lease Agreements
Mechanic’s Liens and Bond Claims
Purchase Agreements
Real Estate Disputes
Risk Management
Standard Form (e.g., AIA) Contract Preparation and Review
Title Insurance

Get to know us

Our team has negotiated construction contracts for projects as typical as schools, retail and office buildings, and as unusual as the pavilion for the Euclid Beach Carousel in University Circle and a stamping plant built to manufacture parts for military vehicles.
Our construction lawyers successfully defended against the secured claims of several sub-trades and vendors on a large public project totaling several millions of dollars after the owner refused payment, resulting ultimately in workable resolutions with both the owner and the lower tier contractors.
Our firm has effectively represented clients in various commercial real estate sales and acquisitions ranging from multi-tenant apartment buildings to mobile home parks to industrial properties.
Brian W. Bonham, Esq. can be found in the Moeller High School Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 1989) for Soccer and still holds the single season record for most goals and total points and second all-time in goals.