Jump To Navigation

Construction Litigation

Landmark Cases With Superior Results

At the law offices of Ernest Brown & Company (the Company), we respond routinely to a full spectrum of major construction disputes with experienced, practical and effective advice that saves our clients time and money. We represent clients regularly in claims, defenses and counterclaims when the stakes are high.

Ernest Brown & Company — The Company You Keep
Help Is a Phone Call Away: 1 (800) Team-Win (832-6946). Contact us online.

Whether your $400 million public works bid is being challenged, your major project has suffered unforeseen delays or you are dealing with the aftermath of a catastrophic accident, the Company has the resources and flexibility to give you the guidance that you need to resolve your legal matter and get your project back on track.

Since 1989, our team of construction litigation lawyers has aggressively and effectively handled a significant number of disputes involving:

Advice You Can Rely on for Resolving Construction Litigation

At the Company, our attorneys are focused exclusively on construction law-related matters. Ernest Brown, our founder, has more than 30 years' experience exclusively in construction law and litigation. He has played a leadership role in construction law-related matters in California, received recognition by his peers for his extensive lecturing and writing on construction law matters and has earned an AV* Rating as a pre-eminent construction law attorney in a peer review system. Clients benefit from his ability to help them understand the issues they are facing and their legal options, and from his thorough approach in resolving construction-related disputes.

While we are prepared to take your legal matter to trial, if necessary, we will first seek to avoid the risk and the cost of lengthy litigation. Ernest Brown has a proven record of success in mediation and arbitration, as do many of our fellow attorneys. However, if it appears that the most effective way to resolve your problem is by going to trial, you may rest assured that we have the experience to do so.

Mr. Brown has served as lead trial counsel in major construction litigation matters such as the following:

  • The Central Arizona Water Project (CAP), a $146 million federal court pre-stressed concrete pipe claim
  • The John Wayne Airport, a $70 million claim settled for less than retention)
  • The San Francisco Municipal Pipeline, a $42 million pipeline explosion case
  • The Mohave Power Plant Explosion, a $250 million claim

Call 1 (800) Team-Win (832-6946). Contact us online.

*CV, BV, AV, and Pre-Eminent are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.